**Review**Lightness of Body and Mind, Sarah Hays Coomer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Last month, I had the opportunity to attend a writer’s retreat all about overcoming obstacles that women face. I met Sarah Hays Coomer there and learned more about her approach to health and mindfulness. After her first session, I went back to my room and bought …
**Review** ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I won’t lie, I missed Nantucket, but I adored the Caribbean island setting in Winter in Paradise. The cast of characters was compelling and intriguing. I do wish each got more time as there was a lot of unpack with each character. The twists and turns were fun and kept propelling me forward. …
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**Review**American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️A good friend forced to read this book. She surprised me with it on my birthday after casually texting to see if I’d read it. When I told her I hadn’t, she replied, “don’t, it’s horrible.” Imagine my surprise and amusement when it arrived at my house a few days later. (Side …
**Review** SLAY, Brittney Morris ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’m a white, middle-class suburban working mom who’s never gamed a day in her life. I also don’t read YA. I loved everything about this book. The characters. SLAY. The story. The writing. All of it was amazing. Keira is a strong, brilliant teenager. She recognized a need and rather …
**Review** Right After the Weather, Carol Anshaw (10.1.19) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Right After the Weather is like a beautiful slow burn, except you never quite touch the fire. Cate is a dynamic, rich and relatable character. Her circle of friends and family are equally dynamic. While the story didn’t propel me forward, the prose and characters did. …
**Review** The Stillwater Girls, Minka Kent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wow. From page one I was hooked. I needed to uncover everything and kept making guesses along the way. Some right. Some wrong. The voice of this novel was amazing. The writing flowed easily and allowed me to immerse myself in the characters. I absolutely loved this book …
**Review** Cilka’s Journey, Heather Morris (10.1.19) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Tattooist Of Auschwitz was good. Very good, in fact. But Cilka’s Journey was amazing. This young woman survived more than any of us can even imagine. She saw the absolute worst of the world during WWII, and then saw it again when she was sentenced to hard …
**Review** Our New Normal, Colleen Faulkner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I read this book as I read most of my Kindle books—while rocking my daughter to sleep or sitting in her room while she plays. This may have influenced my relationship with Our New Normal. I’m always drawn to mother-daughter books, so I was sucked in immediately. Liv’s …
**Review** Waiting For Tom Hanks, Kerry Winfrey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Confession: I LOVE rom-com movies. Like, love them more than Chris Evans. Okay, maybe not that much. (If I’m being honest, Chris Evans is my Tom Hanks.) Until this year, I didn’t love reading rom-coms. In fact, I swore them off. Then I read one. And then …
**Review** If Only I Could Tell You, Hannah Beckerman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful. Tragic. Beautiful. What an emotionally draining read. It was also impossible to put it down, and I read it in under 4 hours. The prose was absolutely beautiful. Figurative language that will gut you. Audrey, Jess and Lily have survived the unthinkable. But, it …
