October - 2022

Oct 31, 2022

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/31/22 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now Happy Halloween, bookworms! I'm reading The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell's newest historical fiction,...

Oct 28, 2022

October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite October reads! Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: a bitingly funny, poignant book of essays; a candid...

Oct 27, 2022

Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Marcellus the octopus is the very deserving star of the show here, and being able to predict much of where the story was headed didn't...

Oct 26, 2022

Review of How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur

Filled with sometimes playful, often weighty questions, scenarios, and ideas, How to Be Perfect makes considering ethics and morality...

Oct 25, 2022

Review of The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker

Hawker offers irresistible details of daily life and historical elements that add vivid layers to this story of Utah Territory,...

Oct 24, 2022

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/24/22 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Restless Truth, the second book in Freya Marske's historical fiction fantasy mystery duology; I'm...

Oct 21, 2022

Six Spooky, Gothic Tales

The Gothic Undercurrents It's the perfect time of year to read some spooky, dark, gothic tales. Desolate settings, mysterious deaths,...

Oct 20, 2022

Review of The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

This romantic light fiction story includes sibling conflicts, loss, betrayal, a love that seems impossible...and a ghostwriter who's...

Oct 19, 2022

Review of Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

Hester is richly imagined historical fiction with connections to themes and characters from The Scarlet Letter. It's magical and...

Oct 18, 2022

Review of Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris

In and among Sedaris's oddball, incisive, skewering observations are poignant, funny, heartfelt, complicated moments from his personal...

Oct 17, 2022

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/17/22 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Horse, the newest historical fiction novel by Geraldine Brooks; I'm listening to Happy-Go-Lucky,...

Oct 14, 2022

Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites

Historical Fiction Story Love If you're into historical fiction, you might also like to take a look at the books I listed on the Greedy...

Oct 13, 2022

Review of The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

ICYMI: I loved being along for the ride with Moyes's five strong women characters as they traveled through the wilds of Kentucky in...

Oct 12, 2022

Review of In the Serpent's Wake (Tess of the Road #2) by Rachel Hartman

I wished for more of a focus on the character of Tess and her personal story--and less on political strategies, power plays, and the many...

Oct 11, 2022

Review of I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Former child actress McCurdy's account of her mother's narcissistic, harmful, abusive behavior and how it has shaped the author's life is...

Oct 10, 2022

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/10/22 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Fire and the Ore, the newest historical fiction novel (to be published tomorrow!) from Olivia...

Oct 7, 2022

Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You

Witchy Book Love It's the perfect time of year to read a spooky book full of magic! If you haven't already, I hope you'll check out the...

Oct 6, 2022

Review of Harrow the Ninth (Locked Tomb #2) by Tamsyn Muir

Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth, is a complex, fascinating, gruesome story full of action and shifts in...

Oct 5, 2022

Review of A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot #1) by Becky Chambers

Chambers's slim book explores a man's search for meaning--and how a robot's simple questions about maintaining the status quo might open...

Oct 4, 2022

Review of The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream by Jeannie Zusy

Zusy's Frederick sisters navigate a complicated, stressful situation and drastic changes with plenty of mistakes, forgiveness, and...

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