Books are a gateway to knowledge, imagination, exploration, love, diversity, and so much more. Books are powerful. Words are powerful. Book bans are a coward’s attempt to control ideas and words that make them think critically or (gasp) learn to love and accept those that are different from them. Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem, The Hill …
I’m knee-deep in a feel-good reading kick. Give me all the warm fuzzies and happy endings. So, The Baker’s Man was the PERFECT book to read on vacation last week. It hit all the sweet spots – small town, baking, but of magic, and a strong female lead finding her strength and voice. As soon …
Is there anything better than a female multi-generational story? Nope. I also loved how Memphis was a character crucial to the story. I’ve only seen Memphis through the eyes of a frequent visitor, but seeing it through the eyes of the North women gave me a whole new perspective for the city. There’s also just …
Friends … this book should’ve just been titled “Love” because it was just that good. I loved the food and cooking show competition element. I loved London and their confidence and unfiltered belief in and love for themselves. I loved Dahlia and all of her disasters and clumsiness and vulnerability. I loved how fiercely they …
This book is the perfect example of why I love going into books completely blind. I knew NOTHING of the plot. S.A. Crosby hooked me from page one. I was immediately intrigued. I found both Ike and Buddy Lee compelling and deeply flawed … and you know how much I adore flawed characters. Then they …
Like many progressive Americans, I’ve followed Representative Ilhan Omar’s political journey over the last few years, but I didn’t know much about her otherwise. Her memoir should be required reading for everyone. She tells her story of growing up in Somalia, becoming a refuge, and immigrating to America. She’s a spitfire who has dedicated her …
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I truly have a soft spot for family secrets and complicated family dynamics. The London House did all of these and did them well. I was hooked from page one. I usually LOVE dual timeline historical fiction. There’s just something magical about time-hopping. But this one took a different approach that I just kinda liked. …
Wow. Just wow. I enjoyed Helen’s previous two books but this one was something else. I’m not quite finished processing it, but I felt every emotion reading The Heart Principle. I truly related to Anna and her struggle to be understood and find her voice. It was so refreshing to read her voice. Thank you, …
I started the Serpent & Dove Trilogy last Thursday and devoured it. I kind of wish I’d read it a bit slower so I could have made it last longer, but I just couldn’t stop. I loved Lou and Reid and Ansel and Coco and lit everything about these books. Fantasy isn’t usually a genre …
I did not expect to love this book as much as I did … but it was amazing. I was instantly captivated by the story and the characters, especially the way the women were portrayed. Alice and Margery were strong women, and even when they were literally knocked down, the still fought back. It was …
