Everyone knows I’m not a big fan of non-fiction. It’s not that I think it’s all bad—I know it’s no different than fiction with lots of great stuff out there. It’s just that reading it makes me drowsy. I can’t get more than 10 pages in most non-fiction without wanting a nap. So, it’s got to have a big hook for me to bite and The Castle on Sunset does. It’s Shawn Levy’s history ... Read More...
Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen
When I was a pre-teen and even into my early teen years I would go to the local library and, using ‘safe’ magazines like National Geographic as covers, slip issues of the completely unsafe and utterly wicked Cosmopolitan to a quiet spot where I could learn: 3 easy ways to make a man fall for me, why eyeliner is the difference between having a date Saturday night and staying ... Read More...
Daisy Jones & The Six
I came to hate that I'd put my heart and my pain into my music because it meant that I couldn't ever leave it behind. Daisy Jones is the quintessential ‘70s rock ‘n roll dream girl—preternaturally beautiful, no inhibitions, and ready to party. Except that she’s got dreams of her own and an astonishing whiskey-soaked voice. Billy Dunne is the charismatic, handsome, lead ... Read More...
Riding Out a Reading Slump
A new week and I’m stuck riding out a reading slump. I’m caught in a perfect storm of not reading for two reasons. One, I have a book hangover after finishing the amazing Where the Crawdads Sing. If you’re not familiar with this phenomenon, it’s when you read something so immersive and well-written that your brain rejects any other book until it has completely ... Read More...
The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll
There is a book for every mood and sometimes, your subconscious knows what you need better than your thinking mind. I had no idea how hungry I was for flat-out over-the-top drama until I finished Jessica Knoll’s newest novel, The Favorite Sister. I was drawn to the book by its premise—a reality TV show about a group of high achieving, self-made, female millennials whose life ... Read More...
It’s Monday, April 2nd: What Are You Reading?
Good morning, lovely readers! A new week and a new month. Monday is usually the day I post a review of a book I loved but last week I was stuck with reading that left me either riled or meh—not what I look for in a Monday book. I don’t know about the rest of you, but indifference is the kiss of death when describing a book (actually, it’s the kiss of death for a lot of things ... Read More...
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