I’m just going to say it up here: Keep reading all the way to the end. That’s what makes the whole book. Seriously, keep reading. Iris and Summer are identical twins on the outside, but inside — where it counts — they are actually mirror images of each other, both in the placement of their organs and in who they are. One is the “perfect” twin, while the other is severely flawed. When Summer needs … Read More “The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle” »
Publisher: William Morrow
This is one of my favorites of the year so far. It reminds me a bit of A Man Called Ove, which I also really enjoyed, but I really liked how this book included a lot more history of the main character. Eudora Honeysett is 85-years-old, lives alone with her crotchety old cat, and outside of occasionally swimming laps at the local pool, is just sitting around and waiting to die. In fact, she’s so … Read More “The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons” »
Amy is living a seemingly perfect life with an amazing husband, their young baby, and her 15-year-old stepdaughter. She has a best friend Charlotte who leads the neighborhood book club, which is held at Amy’s house. While the book club is usually a very buttoned up (and boring) evening, with a classic novel, a one-hour time limit, and very small pours of wine at the beginning of the night, the book opens with a striking … Read More “Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson” »
I really struggled with the characters and their decisions in this book, but I really enjoyed the story itself, along with the writing. Rachel has a whirlwind romance with Dhruv and after eloping, moves to Mumbai (from New York.) While there, she experiences culture shock to the extreme, and even more so when her mother-in-law Swati arrives unexpectedly to move in with them, and Dhruv doesn’t stop her even though Rachel has absolutely no interest … Read More “Mother Land by Leah Franqui” »
This one sat on my shelf for a while, and I struggled to pick it up, but I should have started it the day I received it since so far it’s in my top three books published in 2020! This book begins in 1947, when Janey Everett, war photojournalist confronts Irene Lindquist (aka Irene Foster) in Hawaii, a famous pilot who went missing on an around-the-world flight. Janey is writing a book about Sam Mallory … Read More “Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams” »