

Review of The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
Hoffman made me feel anchored to the characters and the emotions, concerns, and life-and-death decisions the three women grappled with....
Jan 4, 2020


Review of The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
This was the type of book I could’ve stayed up all night reading. I was totally hooked. This was the type of book I could’ve stayed up...
Jan 2, 2020


Review of The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life... by Tracy Walder
I love a peek at a secret world, and here Walder offers fascinating glimpses of her life as a CIA and an FBI agent.
Jan 1, 2020


Review of Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera
Although the three interconnected women faced sometimes staggeringly tragic challenges, Spera injects moments of joy and wonderful...
Nov 21, 2019


Review of I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt... by W. Lee Warren
Warren digs deeply into the realities of doubting his faith, God, his life’s work, and his vision of an afterlife. This book made me cry...
Oct 24, 2019


Review of Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
This story was so much more than I expected. Napolitano created an irresistible and true-feeling character in Edward. I loved this book....
Oct 18, 2019


Review of The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
Vasya is an irresistibly and wonderfully strong and defiant main protagonist, and Arden includes lots of offbeat details. This second...
Oct 11, 2019


Review of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Harrow explores the wondrous bravery and the sometimes dark and destructive forces surrounding collectors venturing through worlds.
Oct 11, 2019


Review of Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen
Kin Stewart will have to break all the rules of time travel to preserve the existence of his daughter without destroying the world.
Sep 23, 2019


Review of Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
I loved Alex and Henry and really all of the characters, the banter, and especially McQuiston's politics lite.
Sep 20, 2019


Review of Recursion by Blake Crouch
Sutton and Smith must identify and confront dark forces that might be manipulating—and destroying—minds and the very framework of society.
Sep 10, 2019


Review of All the Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger
I loved Bertie! I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. Oh, I loved this...
Aug 23, 2019


Review of The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood
Trust Greenwood to bring to life another intriguing situation with unique characters.
Jul 29, 2019


Review of City of Windows (Lucas Page #1) by Robert Pobi
I loved Pobi's mystery, the character of Page, and the smart commentary about gun ownership and responsibility.
Jul 20, 2019


Review of A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World: A Novel by C.A. Fletcher
Young Griz is tough as nails and determined and wonderful. I thought this was fantastic.
Jul 9, 2019


Review of The Huntress by Kate Quinn
The character-driven post-WWII story was wonderful, with compelling and lush detail and a gutsy female pilot determined to help take down...
Jun 29, 2019


Review of The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
I loved this smart, funny young adult book with Chinese folklore, a rock-solid friendship, creative fantasy elements, action, and romance.
Jun 28, 2019


Review of the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
The first book in the Winternight trilogy, this is a Russia-set, ancient-feeling, dark fairytale of a story.
Jun 27, 2019


Review of Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Strout is truly a marvel in the way she crafts full, complicated lives through sharing small moments. I loved every bit of this. Oh,...
Jun 25, 2019


Review of The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Harper's mysteries read like twisty character-driven Westerns set in Australia, and things aren’t always what they seem. I thought this was
May 23, 2019
