Review: Pretty Things, Janelle Brown (thank you to the publisher & NetGalley for the gifted copy) When I first picked up Pretty Things I wasn’t sure what to expect. Based on the synopsis, I’d assumed it was a suspenseful women’s fiction novel. There’d been a Bookstagram debate (of course) over whether or not it was …
Review: Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson (audiobook)I’ve spent the last day trying to find the words to review Just Mercy, and I’m not sure I have them. This book is a must-read. It’s powerful and difficult, but so important. The inequities and injustices in our justice system have been ignored for far too long. I’ve always …
Review: A Taste of Sage, Yaffa S. Santos (Thank you to the publisher for the gifted copy) I really wanted to love this one. The writing was fantastic and the premise was unique and intriguing. Lumi was an engaging character, as was Julien. I didn’t love him at first, but he grew on me.What kept …
Wow. Guys, I know I’m late to the party on this one but damn. This was an intense ride. I was pretty familiar with the Harvey Weinstein case when I started this book but I had no idea just how insane and predatory he was until I learned the lengths he went to kill the …
I don’t know that I’ve ever read a book where I loved every single character, flaws and all. But I did. I fell madly in love with the Strick family. Astrid and Birdie. Porter, Elliot and Wendy, and Nicky. Cecilia. Each one of them perfectly imperfect and real. I did not want this book to …
Oh, motherhood. The feeling that you’re always screwing up and doing it wrong. The comparisons. The desperation. The no sleep and never-ending messes. The pure, unfiltered beauty of it all. Happy & You Know It captured it all. And then some. This was the perfect book to escape reality for a bit and get completely …
I know I say this with every Jennifer Weiner book I read, but this was by far my favorite. I was worried she wouldn’t be able to top Mrs. Everything. She did. Big Summer blew me away. Daphne was loveable, relatable, and real. Her relationship with Drue, though frustrating, is something that I think we …
I came into Little Weirds with zero expectations and left with a massive girl crush on Jenny Slate. Before reading Little Weirds, Jenny Slate was a comedian, a voice that appears in movies my kids love, and a myriad of other things that we assign to actresses and celebrities. Now I know the truth. Jenny …
You know those books that just make you want to smile? That was The Sweeney Sisters. Each sister had a complex, relatable story and journey that brought them to life. Even the characters not present much on page, Bill, Maeve, and Birdie felt real and alive. This was the exact book I needed to pull …
I had such high hopes for Valentine when I picked it for my April BOTM. I’d seen amazing reviews on Bookstagram and Jenna Bush Hager picked it for her April book club. But, it fell short for me. I loved the writing and voice of the book but the story felt disconnected. Each character could …
