**Review** Nothing But Darkness, Maria Ann Green ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Holy. Shit. I had a conversation with the author of Nothing but Darkness before I started reading. I’d mentioned how much I despised Gone Girl (legit, hatred). She commented I might not like her book. She was wrong. And right. Aidan, the main character, is completely hate …
**Review** The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every page of this book lived up to the hype. When I started reading, so many friends commented that I should be prepared to stay up all night reading. They weren’t wrong. I maintained my pace for the first 200 pages and then devoured the final half of the …
**Review** Mrs. Everything, Jennifer Weiner (available 6/11/19) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Where do I even begin? This book had my attention and heart from the first words in the author’s note. Mrs. Everything follows Jo and Bethie, two Jewish sisters growing up in Detroit in the 1950s. The book tells each of their stories as they grow up, …
**Review** Things You Save in a Fire, Katherine Center ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I am not sure I have ever related to and loved a character as much as I loved and related to Cassie. Things You Save in a Fire is a beautiful story about forgiveness, family, love and perseverance. What I loved most was how real …
**Review** The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I both loved and hated this book. The story and characters captured me from page one. Leni leapt off the pages and chased me every time I put this book down. I wanted to shake some sense into Cora and make her see her daughter, and herself, as …
**Review** The Hidden Women, Kerry Barrett ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Some secrets are better left out in the open. While I admit I had completely different expectations for this book than what the story delivered and it took me quite a while to get into the story, once I finally did, I enjoyed it. Helena, an uptight, Type-A …
**Review** Educated, Tara Westover ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This just may be the best memoir I’ve ever read. The story itself was engaging and interesting, but the prose was breathtaking. Her words transported me to Idaho, BYU, Cambridge and Harvard. Her retelling of the events of her childhood and her growth made me cry, rage and, occasionally, laugh
**Review** Before We Were Yours, Lisa Wingate ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved every page of this book. Every time I had to set it down, it stayed with me. Each mystery revealed left me with questions. Rill’s story was heartbreaking. I was desperate to know what happened with her siblings and how Judy fit into the puzzle. …
**Review** Becoming, Michelle Obama ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oh Michelle. Your voice and story were exactly what I needed. I picked up both the hardcover and audiobook of Becoming. I much prefer to listen to memoirs rather than read them. Hearing the author’s story is always so much more intimate and personal when you can hear their words …
**Review** Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ When I read the synopsis, I wasn’t sure how Gyasi was going to execute the multi generational story outlined. She did it beautifully with impeccable prose and detail. The pictures she painted were so vivid I felt like I was living with each of the characters. At first, I was …
