It's hard to find the time to review every book I read, and it's even harder to find the motivation when a book isn't spectacular or noteworthy or made me think or made me hate it. So, this mini-review roundup was born. (February 2018)
Category: Loss
Relationships are like Fires: The Light We Lost Book Review
In The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo, Lucy is torn between two different loves of her life: Gabe, the reckless photographer, and Darren, the steady man. Her struggle to decide where she should lay her path teaches her more about herself than she expected. This is The Light We Lost review.
“We All Complete”: Never Let Me Go Book Review
“Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.” ― Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Starting the Year with a Bang: What I Read January 2018
This year could not have gotten off to a better start! I read so many good, diverse books.... books that will stick with me for a long time. Fiction, nonfiction, YA, adult -- the gang's all here!
Hands Up: The Hate U Give Book Review
The Hate U Give is a poignant story about a African American teen faced with an impossible situation and a difficult decision. Throughout her trauma, she must figure out who she is and what she wants her identity to be. This is The Hate U Give book review.
TTT: My All-Time Favorites
I'm cheating a little bit, because Top Ten Tuesday used this topic ages ago. But I already wrote about this week's Top Ten Tuesday topic (My 2018 Reading Goals) and I haven't written about books that I really, truly love in a while, so here we are!
Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
“I simply didn't know how to make things better. I could not solve the puzzle of me.” ― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
What I Read: December 2017
It's hard to find the time to review every book I read, and it's even harder to find the motivation when a book isn't spectacular or noteworthy or made me think or made me hate it. So, this mini-review roundup was born. (December 2017)
Book Review: The Good Daughter
“People were outraged. They were glued to their televisions, to their web pages, to their Facebook feeds. They vocally expressed sorrow, horror, fury, pain. They cried for change. They raised money. They demanded action. And then they went back to their lives until the next one happened again.” ― Karin Slaughter, The Good Daughter
What I Read: November 2017
It's hard to find the time to review every book I read, and it's even harder to find the motivation when a book isn't spectacular or noteworthy or made me think or made me hate it. So, this mini-review roundup was born. (November 2017)