Month: July 2022
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Book Review: Tales from the Secret Annex by Anne Frank
It was wonderful revisiting Anne Frank’s writing. I’ve been meaning to read this since I read her diary in 2020…
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Book Review: The Light We Left Behind by Tessa Harris
I cannot resist a WWII novel based on a true story. The Light We Left Behind had me gripped from the prologue…
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Book Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry
I’m not a huge romance reader, but there’s something about Emily Henry’s book that I really love…
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Book Review: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
This was an interesting read given it was originally published in 1835. It offers an impartial point of view of life and politics in America at that time…
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Book Review: The Codebreaker’s Secret by Sara Ackerman
Every time I think I’ve covered reading every area possible of WWII, I’m proven wrong. Such was the case with The Codebreaker’s Secret and I am thrilled!…
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Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I’ve noticed a trend lately of not liking books as much as the majority. I’m sad that this was the case for this book since I’ve been so excited about (finally) reading it…
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Book Review: Yesterday, Today, and Forever by Maria von Trapp
Though this book wasn’t at all what I thought it was going to be, I was pleasantly surprised with the content I got instead…
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Book Review: American Girl: Memories That Made Me by Georgia Scott
A wonderfully well-written and introspective account of the author’s memories growing up. I enjoy memoirs like this because you get such a humanistic insight into the lives of others…
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Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Between the hype, the cover, the era, and science being a huge part of the plot, I was so pumped for this book. I wanted to love it. I tried to love it…
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Book Review: Rosewater by Tade Thompson
This was an experimental read for me as part of a reading challenge. The summary sounded interesting so I decided to give it a go…