Title: Sometimes I Lie Author: Alice Feeney My Rating: ⭐ Why I gave this rating: This is the first Alice Feeney book I really didn’t like. It was lacking in so many ways compared to her others. It didn’t have the chapter-ending cliffhangers I’ve come to love about her writing. For a short book, I... Continue Reading →
Title: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Author: Erik Larson My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: It was an interesting historical read. Not really wow but I enjoy Larson’s writing. Kind of wish there were pictures throughout so I could get visuals. Felt like... Continue Reading →
Title: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Author: Gabrielle Zevin My Rating: ⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: I unfortunately went into this book with a biased opinion before I even started. One of my good friends read it last year and just struggled with reading it. We talked about it before I started reading and... Continue Reading →
Title: Miss Memory Lane: A Memoir Author: Colton Haynes My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: Need to give a warning in advance for this book. It is an incredibly tough to read book with some very heavy topics. Colton is very vulnerable in his writing and talks about things he went through as... Continue Reading →
Title: Take My Hand Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: This book was incredible! A fascinating story about the horrible treatment of women minorities in relations to how they should live and use their bodies. It was a historical fiction unlike anything I've read before, based on a true case... Continue Reading →
Title: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Author: Allison Pataki My Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐(.5) Why I gave this rating: Marjorie Post is a fascinating woman. She helped grow the company General Foods from the small cereal company out of Battle Creak, MI. But there was so much more to her than just the business side of things.... Continue Reading →
Title: It Ends with Us Author: Colleen Hoover My Rating: ⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: I know, I know, an incredibly unpopular opinion for this book. I just was not nearly impressed with it as many others are. This is my least favorite Hoover book that I have read so far. (Kind of a... Continue Reading →
Title: Things We Never Got Over Author: Lucy Score My Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: Holy Cannoli! This is a spicy, spicy, SPICY book. Putting it in the grouping of Mom and Grandma do not read this book. In the end I really enjoyed this romance book and it was the perfect Grumpy-Sunshine book.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Clockmaker's Wife Author: Daisy Wood My Rating:⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: I really was bored with this book. I was reading it just for it to be over. It wasn't a typical historical fiction that engaged me and kept me interested. I'm not sure why I didn't get into but I found... Continue Reading →
Title: November 9 Author: Colleen Hoover My Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: (Mom and Grandma do not read. Lot's of spice). Ok I cracked and finally had to read another Colleen Hoover. I've read Verity and Confess but finally got my hands on November 9. I say finally cause it feels almost impossible to... Continue Reading →
The Library Abroad 