Hello, fellow readers! No book review today and probably not for the rest of the month. I’m taking a bit of a break. Reading continues to be a great escape and source of joy for me, but gathering my thoughts into reviews is getting harder and harder. I’m struggling with both the quality and quantity of my writing. The why of this won’t come as a surprise to those of you who ... Read More...
April Reading Recap
April has come and gone and we’re once again in the middle of spring in Seattle—a welcome mix of rain, sunshine, and everything in bloom. Every window in our house looks out onto a gorgeous explosion of color whether it’s a crimson rhododendron outside my office or a front yard carpeted with pink cherry blossom petals, looking like the aftermath of some joyous ... Read More...
The Bright Years
Four generations of one Texas family unfold on the pages of Sarah Damoff’s intimate debut, The Bright Years. What begins with the simple act of falling in love turns into something deeper and more profound as secrets and addiction pull apart the loving trio of father Ryan, mother Lillian, and daughter Georgette (Jet), leaving each to manage the fallout. The novel is told in ... Read More...
Three Days in June
Her daughter, Debbie, is getting married in three days and Gail Baines has been fired (or did she quit?) from her job so she’s irritable. Not to mention the fact that she wasn’t even invited to Debbie’s bridal spa day. This is Gail’s life when Three Days in June by Anne Tyler opens. But that’s not enough on the bingo card of her life. When she finally makes it to her quiet ... Read More...
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Because we’re all still recovering from any number of financial upheavals, be it taxes or the stock market I’m sticking with easy reading that pays off. Is She Really Going Out With Him? has a very similar premise to Monday’s book—a single woman at a media company forced out of her professional comfort zone in an effort to save her job. Also, in both cases it involves the world ... Read More...
Back After This
In Back After This Cecily is a podcast producer at a small media company. When she learns the company is struggling and many on her team could be laid off she agrees to be the subject of a series about using a dating coach to find love. Not just any coach but an Instagram lifestyle influencer who potentially brings much needed advertising in the form of big sponsors. What is ... Read More...
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