Month: March 2024
-
March Wrap-up
Phew. March has been a blur for me. I started out strong until catching whatever virus it is that’s been going around. I’m only just beginning to feel recovered. (Thankfully in time for Easter!)…
-
Book Review: In a Far-Off Land by Stephanie Landsem
Between the author and the synopsis of this book, I was super excited when I came across this book. The Old Hollywood feel jumps off the page early on in the book, granted, it highlights the darker side of show business…
-
Book Review: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
From the start, I’ve had an apprehensive relationship with this book. It caught my eye when it dropped as a Book of the Month selection. I ultimately passed on it because I couldn’t determine if it would be something I would enjoy. I liked the premise but after seeing so many fantasy tags, I decided…
-
Book Review: The Incredible Life and Mysterious Death of Dorothy Kilgallen by Sara Jordan-Heintz
My monumental excitement for this book had me convinced that I was going to devour it in a matter of days. Instead, it exceeded my already high expectations and I found myself waiting for proper reading sessions where I could take my time and jot down annotations along the way…
-
Book Review: Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre
I somewhat blindly picked this book up after reading Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre. Though it was quite interesting, the subject, Ursula Kaczynski codenamed ‘Sonya’, covered so much of the WWII-era Europe that I struggled to keep track of it all…
-
Book Review: A Natural Woman by Carole King
I’m a big fan of Carole King, especially after seeing the touring production of Beautiful. I didn’t realize then that she’d written a memoir so I was super excited when I came across the audiobook…
-
Book Review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
After reading Babel a while back, I had assumed Yellowface would follow a similar style. Though it hadn’t been a book I loved, I liked the writing enough to give this one a go when it was selected for a group read. I was so excited when I realized this book is more of a thriller…
-
February Wrap-up
Though I’m not quite as late posting this for February as I was for January, I am once again posting this well into a new month…
-
Book Review: Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson
This was a former DNF that I wanted to give another go. I chose to listen in audio form this time and didn’t find it any more interesting than I did several years ago. I kept reading as it was a quick listen and I really did want to enjoy it…
-
Book Review: Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure by Lorenzo Carcaterra
I try to avoid picking up books mid-series but I was drawn to both the cover and description when this book showed up in an email. I’m glad I took the chance. With a lovely cast of characters and a great setting, it was a nice read…