When someone asks me what my favorite genres are, I usually don’t include science fiction — but lately, each time I sit down to read a science fiction book, I always enjoy it more than I think I’m going, and this one is no exception. Sometime in the future of our planet, June is an absolutely brilliant young girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut like her uncle, whom she lives with after the death … Read More “In the Quick by Kate Hope Day” »
This book was just wild. I’m not sure I’ve ever read anything quite like this, but I really enjoyed it and can’t wait to read more by this author. Aiden Bishop is trapped in a time loop with no idea who he is or why he finds himself inhabiting the body of one person after another — eight in total. All he knows is that Evelyn Hardcastle will die at the end of the day … Read More “The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton” »
I know so many people rave about how much they enjoyed this book, but for me, it was just okay. There was so much wrong in this family — and I’m not even talking about the schizophrenia — that it was a bit of a struggle to get through. Trigger warning for severe spousal abuse and child sexual abuse. Don and Mimi Galvin set out on their married adult lives with huge dreams. They end … Read More “Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker” »
Monthly Roundup
After such a strong January, I seem to have run out of steam a bit during February. I will say, our house was much cleaner, though. But, I made it through six books — two of them were for my book clubs — and overall, it was a decent month. My favorite book was David and … Read More “February Book Roundup” »
Rockwell and Decker return in the second book in this series that doesn’t disappoint. I definitely recommend it as a fun, quick thriller. When the mummified body of a teenage girl is found entombed in a barrel of sand in the basement of an abandoned cabin, clutching an old handmade ragdoll, Olivia Rockwell is horrified, especially because she recognizes the doll… she had one just like it when she grew up. Yet again, she’s worried … Read More “Her Perfect Bones by Ellery Kane” »