

Review of The Parting Glass by Gina Marie Guadagnino
There's a love triangle and fantastic details that bring the era1830s to life. The Parting Glass has both substance and lovely lighter...
Apr 5, 2019


Review of The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
This gem from Mitchell is a set of six intriguing tracks through time that are full of surprises.
Mar 20, 2019


Review of A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler
I loved this; Fowler strikes a realistic balance between Alva's frivolity and meaningful growth and explores her important role in the...
Mar 16, 2019


Review of A Murder by Any Name by Suzanne M. Wolfe
Wolfe's book was a fun, quick read that kept me engaged the whole way through. The Elizabethan-era detail in A Murder by Any Name was...
Mar 2, 2019


Review of The Witch Elm by Tana French
Within a suspenseful mystery structure, French explores privilege, interconnectedness, and the many shades of gray that complicate things.
Feb 19, 2019


Review of The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker
Hawker brings to life a quiet existence in the German countryside set against a background of the unpredictable violence and destruction...
Feb 4, 2019


Review of Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird
Bird does an excellent job of keeping up the tension and making clear the high stakes of Williams’s enormous secret in this story, which...
Jan 4, 2019


Review of Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
I felt promise in the characters and their mutual adoration, but I was distracted from feeling a true pull to the heart of this book. I...
Oct 9, 2018


Review of Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper
I didn’t feel as attached to Aaron in this mystery set in the Australian bush, but I still love Harper's tone and pacing, and I'm in for her
May 13, 2018


Review of Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
I love how Strout interlinks characters, backgrounds, and stories so gracefully, yet also allows them to stand on their own. As soon as I...
Feb 11, 2018


Review of News of the World by Paulette Jiles
This is character-driven historical fiction at its best.
Jan 26, 2018


Review of Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
There were a million ways this story could have felt less real and messy and fascinating. But it was just wonderful.
Jan 3, 2018


Review of The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles
This beautiful book broke my heart and I just adored it.
Jan 1, 2018


Review of The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) by Jane Harper
Harper's small-town Australia dark secrets and twists and turns have me totally hooked.
Nov 1, 2017


Review of The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker
The detail and thrills and chills of Viking-era Norway held so much promise, I'll give the next book in the series a try.
Aug 31, 2017


Review of The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Bennett's characters in The Mothers often make questionable choices, sometimes with grim consequences.
Apr 6, 2017


Review of All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
I loved suspending my disbelief for Mastai's fascinating story of time travel, alternate realities, love, loss, humor, and bravery.
Mar 31, 2017


Review of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Wow. The positive elements of the story don't come easily, and this makes them even more powerful. This is an unlikely love story with a...
Nov 25, 2016


Review of Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Crouch's story is a fascinating blend of action-packed and poignant. Just settle in and prepare to roll with this--it keeps you hooked.
Aug 28, 2016


Review of Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller
I only wished this were longer so I could spend more time in Sheldon's head and in his company. I adored it.
Oct 2, 2015
