I’m going to cut to the chase: it was a challenging year for my reading. Not due to a lack of options, I just lost my reading mojo for a while. However, there were 8 books that broke through my broken brain and gave me all the pleasure I look for in my reading. If you got gift cards for Christmas, buying any of these will ensure book happiness. There’s no particular ... Read More...
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
There’s always a lot of excitement when a new Taylor Jenkins Reid novel comes out, but this year the hype is ramped up by its timing. Carrie Soto is Back is about a former Grand Slam titlist coming out of retirement to defend her record. This week the U.S. Open begins with the intense buzz around Serena Williams’ announcement that she’s retiring at the end of this year. In case ... Read More...
Upgrade: A Novel by Blake Crouch
As summer winds down, it’s time for one last hurrah of propulsive, can’t-put-down, vacation reading. For me, it was Upgrade by Blake Crouch. In the novel, Agent Logan Ramsey shares his troublesome past and the present that’s shattered his life as he knew it. It’s an unspecified time in the future and he’s on the run trying to find and stop the person who believes their idea of ... Read More...
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
A daughter who’s a natural healer, a father who’s experiencing hallucinations from whatever inside his brain is killing him, a missing woman, and a small New Hampshire town with a cemetery filled with a vocal community of dead people are the core for Annie Harnett’s new novel, Unlikely Animals. Despite the seriousness of the subjects this is a funny funny novel. Really. From ... Read More...
Dark Circles: A Novel
It’s been noted how America’s preoccupation with true crime has seen a disturbing uptick since the onset of the pandemic. Especially amongst females. Whether it’s books, podcasts, television, or movies we seem to want more. I admit to being a part of the problem. All of this is the lead-in to the book I’m reviewing today. Dark Circles is by Caite Dolan-Leach and follows a TV ... Read More...
Dilettante: True Tales of Excess, Triumph, and Disaster
Good morning! Sometimes I read a book and love it so much that I agonize over the words to review it. Then, there is the more unusual experience of a book that is such easy, delicious reading words are fighting their way out of my brain and onto the page. That’s the case with today’s book, Dilettante by Dana Brown. Brown worked at Vanity Fair for 25 years. This is his memoir ... Read More...
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