by Michelle | Apr 16, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, F Author, Review Copy
The Witch Elm by Tana French reads less like a thriller and more like a mystery. Even then, it is less a whodunit and more of a search for the correct psychopath. All of this with elements of a family drama, a coming-of-age reckoning, and a reflection on the idea of...
by Michelle | Jan 25, 2021 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy
True to form, Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks is a well-written glimpse into the hardships of the past. Moreover, it involves a story that does not get much exposure but one that reflects today’s culture even as it picks apart the past. Ms. Brooks has...
by Michelle | Apr 30, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, K Author, Review Copy
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd is, simply put, a gorgeous story. It takes a very real, long-held idea that Jesus had a wife and imagines who that woman could be. Except, this is not a story of Jesus’ wife. It is the story of a formidable woman in her own...
by Michelle | Dec 27, 2019 | A Author, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2019, D Author, H Author, L Author, M Author, N Author, R Author
Yes, I am still alive! It has been a rough fall season, so blogging fell completely by the wayside as I struggled just to survive from one day to the next. I still managed to read, which I think may have been the only thing that kept me sane. I do not have my usual...
by Michelle | Jan 29, 2019 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2019, G Author, H Author, Novel Nuggets, P Author
Ms. Hanover’s debut novel about clones is, simply put, fantastic. The Similars is everything I love about reading. The story is engaging; I could not stop reading it everything I predicted ending up not coming true. The characters may be archetypes, but I still...
