I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I opened this book. I had read Wild by Cheryl Strayed before and enjoyed it, so I thought I would pick up this one as well. If you need something to remind you that life isn’t so bad and everything happens for a reason, I…
An American Marriage tells the story of newlyweds Celestial and Roy who come from very different backgrounds in the south. Both have worked very hard throughout their lives and Roy has found success in finance, while Celestial is an artist creating Poupées (dolls). Celestial has had the financial backing of her parents, while Roy comes…
Oh my did this book surprise me! I thought I was getting one story when Liv Constantine threw a major curveball at me. I was so captivated by this book that I easily could have read it straight through. Not to mention I love that the authors are two sisters with Liv Constantine being the…
I loved everything about this book- from start to finish I was completely enthralled! Where the Crawdads Sing chronicles the life of Kya Clark from her unfortunate childhood to the beautiful, independent woman she has become. Kya lives on the outskirts of town in the marsh where she was seemingly abandoned by everyone and everything…
I love a good mystery so I was automatically intrigued by The Last House Guest. The book takes place over the course of a couple of years in a beachy, tourist Connecticut town. Avery grew up among the average joes of the town, seemingly blending in with the crowd. Tragedy strikes when she loses her…
This book format is completely different from anything I’ve ever read leisurely. It’s in an oral-history format, kind of like reading a conversational interview except it includes a lot of different characters. Reid does a great job developing the characters in this format, I thought I would get lost but the personalities really came through…
My book club in San Diego read this and said it was amazing (apparently I was too busy that month to participate). The beginning of the book was pretty slow in my opinion. I was starting to think that maybe my book club and I had different tastes aka theirs is bad and mine is…
Desert To City 