Books That Make You Feel Okay When Struggling
“As a wolf, I’m a diamond in the rough. I crack jokes. My whole life is about trying, about speaking up in order to be seen, about howling with laughter…
My Summer Book Thoughts 2020
I’ve been away for a couple months, mostly thinking and processing. Social media has been a bit paralyzing recently, so I took a step back. Life is wild, and weird,…
Review: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Well, hi there! Long time no see! Before we get to my review of In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, I want to acknowledge that I’ve been missing for a…
Review: Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
Saint X Summary Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island…
Everything I Read in 2019
Okay, not everything. (You can check out my Goodreads for that.) But I’m hoping that by the end of this post, you will get a sense of how the year…
Review: The Captain and the Glory by Dave Eggers
Impeachment szn is here, and boy is it depressing! Here’s the cure: Dave Eggers’ new novella. (At least I think it counts as a novella, feel free to politely correct.)…
Review: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett Summary SURVIVE THE YEAR. No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to…
Review: Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Frankly in Love Summary High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo–his term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional expectations and their own Southern California…
Review: The Reason You’re Alive by Matthew Quick
The Reason You're Alive Summary After sixty-eight-year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical tests reveal a brain tumor that he readily attributes to his wartime Agent Orange exposure. He wakes…
Review: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Miracle Creek Summary How far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets? Ignore their lies? In a small town in Virginia, a group of people…