**Review** Me For You, Lolly Winston ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you ever found an author whose voice and style resonated and stuck with you? For me, Lolly Winston is one of those authors. Thirteen-ish years ago I read her first two books, Good Grief and Happiness Sold Separately and loved them. I kept looking for a new …
**Review** Daisy Jones & the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You know that scene in Almost Famous when they all start singing Tiny Dancer? Every time I watch that, it gives me this intense feeling of contentment. I want to be there on that bus singing that song with those people. Then anytime you hear …
**Review** On The Come Up, Angie Thomas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What I love most about Angie Thomas’s writing is how real and honest it is. Bri’s character is expertly written and defined. You feel what she feels. See what she sees. Want what she wants. On the Come Up is about a girl with dreams, struggles and …
**Review** White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As white people, we are often more concerned with the fear of being labeled a racist than we are the actual damaged caused by subtle, structural and societal racism. Some criticism I’ve heard since sharing this book calls out the whiteness of the author, furthering the underlying issue that …
**Review** The Woman I was Before, Kerry Fisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I almost didn’t love this book. Kate’s story and mystery kept me intrigued and reading, but it was the twists with Sally and Gisela that hooked me. In the beginning, I kept turning the page to find out what Kate was hiding. I had an idea, …
**Review** Restless Wave, John McCain ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of my consistent goals is to learn to listen to and respect views and opinions that differ from my own. I’ll admit this isn’t always easy and I often struggle to keep my mind open. Prior to Restless Wave, I just finished James Clapper’s Facts and Fears. McCain …
**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 …
