Month: July 2023
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Book Review: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
I was drawn to this book because of the similarities to Daisy Jones & The Six. While the setup is the same and it’s set in a similar era, the story is much different…
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Top 5: Favorite reads of 2023 (so far)
It’s a bit past the official halfway mark of the year but it’s only just occurred to me to share some of my favorite reads of the year so far…
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Book Review: The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Choosing to read this book while vacationing in Florida was perhaps not the wisest decision, but I guess it did give me a certain level of appreciation that I might not have had otherwise…
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Book Review: The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
Before reading, I saw a lot of hype for this book. I get nervous when this happens because more often than not my reading tastes aren’t similar to other readers in my various online social circles. I was relieved to see such exquisite writing when I finally opened it up. Though this wasn’t a five-star…
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Book Review: Notwithstanding by Louis de Bernières
I first heard about this book in a YouTube video and decided to check it out when I saw that my library had a copy. It lived up to its cozy recommendation. A quick and easy read, and at its core, cute…
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Book Review: Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
For some reason, I’m a person who tends to prefer the sequels over the first installments. I read this book back to back with When in Rome and found myself much more attached to Annie and Will than Amelia and Noah…
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Book Review: Breaking the Chains of Gravity by Amy Shira Teitel
I had decent expectations from this book. I read a lot of books that discuss the dawn of the space age. I haven’t yet read a book that focuses so much on Wernher von Braun, though his name naturally makes an appearance in any space book about this era…
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Book Review: When in Rome by Sarah Adams
It’s summer! There’s something about the warmer weather that draws me into romcoms though it’s not my go-to genre. When in Rome has been catching my eye for a couple of months now. Admittedly, I was very disappointed the book wasn’t actually set in Rome, Italy, but it grew on me…
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Book Review: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I’ve wanted to read this book for years and kept putting it off. I wish I hadn’t waited so long because it’s such a lovely story. Outdated in places, certainly, but it shares an overall message about the nurture of nature…
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Book Review: Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls
I forget how much I love Depression-era stories until I come across books like this. There’s so much grit to be found, especially when the book is so character driven. I hung on every word and was completely immersed…