Just a girl and her books
A MODERN FAMILY | Helga Flatland 06.13.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Liv, Ellen, and Hakon are setting off, along with their families, partners, and parents, on a holiday in Rome they soon won’t forget. The trip is to celebrate their father’s seventieth birthday, but nothing goes as planned. From the start things don’t … Continue reading Book Review: A Modern Family
WE LOVE ANDERSON COOPER | R.L. Maizes 07.23.2019 | Celadon Books Rating: 4/5 stars WE LOVE ANDERSON COOPER is a short story collection bringing together tales about characters that have experienced being treated as outsiders for a variety of reasons, such as sexual orientation, religious identity, socioeconomic status, and their appearance. Each story focuses on … Continue reading Book Review: We Love Anderson Cooper
TURBULENT WAKE | Paul E. Hardisty 05.16.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Ethan Schofield has returned to the place of his birth to bury his father. They lived a strained relationship following the death of Ethan’s mother. For years he has felt a lack of connection with his father. Hidden away in one of … Continue reading Book Tour: Turbulent Wake
DAISY JONES & THE SIX | Taylor Jenkins Reid 03.05.2019 | Ballantine Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Daisy Jones & The Six hit the height of their fame in the 1970s and then mysteriously and abruptly decided to split. This is the story of how Daisy Jones met The Six, their rise to stardom, and all … Continue reading Book Review: Daisy Jones & The Six
ATTEND | West Camel 12.13.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars This is the story of Anne and Sam. They haven’t met yet, but their lives are slowly becoming connected on many levels. Anne is a recovering heroin addict trying to make her life normal again in her hometown of Deptford. Things are tense between … Continue reading Blog Tour: Attend
THE LION TAMER WHO LOST | Louise Beech 09.30.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Ben has always dreamed of going to Africa and saving lions. When his mother passed away he made her a promise that he would follow his dreams, but his recent journey to Zimbabwe to work as a volunteer at a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lion Tamer Who Lost
THE WIDOW OF WALL STREET | Randy Susan Meyers 04.11.2017 (paperback release 06.26.2018) | Atria Books Rating: 3/5 stars Phoebe meets Jake when she is fifteen years old. Her parents wildly disapprove of the relationship because Jake is older than Phoebe, they want Phoebe to make a life of her own before marrying, and at … Continue reading Book Review: The Widow of Wall Street
CAN YOU HEAR ME? | Elena Varvello 06.05.2018 | Quercus USA Rating: 3/5 stars In 1978 the Northern Italian city of Ponte is deteriorating. Once a busier area, the local factory has closed down, leaving many residents scrambling to find new jobs or down and out on their luck. Elia Furenti’s father, Ettore, is one … Continue reading Book Review: Can You Hear Me?
I LIKED MY LIFE | Abby Fabiaschi 01.31.2017 | St. Martin's Press Rating: 4/5 stars Madeline, a devoted stay-at-home mother and wife has passed away. She has committed suicide and left behind her husband and teenage daughter. Brady has always believed him was a good husband who works hard to care for his family, but … Continue reading Book Review: I Liked My Life
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER | Rochelle B. Weinstein 04.17.2018 | Lake Union Publishing Rating: 4/5 stars Emma and Bobby Ross live a picture perfect life. They have twin daughters, Lily and Zoe, who are each excelling at school. Their marriage is a story of high school sweethearts still together and going strong many years later. Together they … Continue reading Book Review: Somebody’s Daughter
