Memoirs aren't something that I usually gravitate to, but the synopsis of When Breath Becomes Air really struck a chord with me. I'm so glad I read it because it was such a wonderful book. Paul Kalanithi was a remarkable doctor and human being. Paul was diagnosed with ...
Audiobook Review – When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
May 4, 2016 by · 8 Comments
Book Review – Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
May 3, 2016 by · 14 Comments
Book Review: Note: I read this book and then reread it by listening to it on audio. My audiobook comments are at the end. It is not often that a book as special as this one comes around. Ruta Sepetys's prose shines in this haunting fictional account of the most tragic ...
Audiobook Review – Love in Lowercase by Francesc Miralles
April 28, 2016 by · 2 Comments
Love in Lowercase is a cute novel about how small inconsequential things can have a big effect in our lives. In Samuel's case, it was a stray cat changed his whole life. Admittedly this book, while short, was one that didn't hold my interest and the love story felt ...
Book Review – Whisper to Me by Nick Lake
April 25, 2016 by · 3 Comments
Book Review: It’s weird. I’m writing this to you, and you haven’t walked into my life yet. But I guess you already know when you first saw me. It’s like a wood in ancient Greece, a leafy glade. I’m here, and the voice is here—the echo—and we’re just waiting for you, for ...
Audiobook Review – Why We Came to the City by Kristopher Jansma
April 24, 2016 by · 4 Comments
Audiobook Review: Why We Came to the City is an emotional portrait of grief, loss, and hope. This is my first book by this author, and now I would like to go back and read his debut. At times, the pacing was bogged with with overly descriptive, tangential passages, but what ...
Book Review – The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye
April 20, 2016 by · 1 Comment
Book Review: The setting combined with the interesting premise of a duel to the death made me pick up Skye's debut. I enjoyed the author's vivid depictions of the Russian scenery but the romance felt contrived rather than organic. The Crown's Game is initiated by the ...
Audiobook Review – You by Caroline Kepnes
April 17, 2016 by · 11 Comments
I did it! I met Joe Goldberg. Though, I don't ever want to really meet Joe Goldberg. You was both wildly entertaining and horrific, funny and terrifying. I had a crazy good time reading and listening to this book. The writing was really great and the Joe's character made it ...
Book Review – The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert
April 12, 2016 by · 2 Comments
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake has an alluring premise with a "secret identity" love affair between a restauranteur and a harsh food critic. But ultimately the book was just okay and rather bland. Al is a food critic known for his scathing reviews of local restaurant. ...
Book Review – The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead
April 7, 2016 by · 4 Comments
Book Review: The Glittering Court is the first book in Richelle Mead's new fantasy/historical-like series that I would describe as an Elizabethan "The Bachelor with ladies' choice" meets colonial America meets the Gold Rush. That's a lot to take in, I know. As a loyal fan ...
Book Review – I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
April 4, 2016 by · 10 Comments
Book Review: * Spoiler-free review. No spoilery discussion of the twists. Filled with twists and turns that left me reeling and an ending that gave me chills, Mackintosh's chilling debut is one that I will be recommending to everyone this year. I've been so excited to ...
