Tag: book of the month
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Book Review: The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
I’m not sure how I haven’t come across this book before it was made one of Book of the Month’s Centennial Editions. I even have a parodied title of this book in my audiobook library. I couldn’t resist reading this one immediately…
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Book Review: And Now, Back To You by B.K. Borrison
I think the thing that makes the Heartstrings series enjoyable to me is that I’ve (so far) never seen the movies that inspired the books. They feel nostalgic, yet I’m not trying to look for the comparison…
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Book Review: All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi
I added this book to my Book of the Month box on impulse, and I’m so glad that I did. I’m not always a huge fan of coming-of-age stories, but this one was so well done that it felt relatable to read as an adult…
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Book Review: Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Cinderella was my favorite Disney Princess when I was little, so naturally, whenever I come across retellings or new adaptations, my interest is piqued. I’ve never come across a retelling based on Lady Tremaine outside of the Disney universe…
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Book Review: A Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn
I chose this book as my Book of the Month pick last December but never got around to it. I’ve been looking forward to picking it up all year. At first, I felt like the wait was worth it, but approaching the second half of the book, I started to retreat…
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Book Review: Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi
At first, I thought this was going to be an intriguing read. Painfully slow to start, but surely worth it… I’d hoped…
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Book Review: The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover
This book started off strong for me. I loved the vibes, the setting, and even the setup. By the halfway point, I felt like I was in reader limbo…
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Book Review: Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
In a magical Tokyo pawnshop, people who find it are given the choice to pawn their regrets. Hana inherits the shop from her father, and on her first day, she wakes to the shop ransacked and her father missing…
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Book Review: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
I knew I was gambling with this book because I didn’t love The Wishing Game even though I really wanted to. I was hopeful when I saw that The Lost Story is supposedly inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia, but I didn’t see it aside from a second realm, and that’s a massive stretch if we’re looking for comparison…
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Book Review: The Wedding People by Alison Espach
I didn’t pay too much attention to this book when it was first published. I’m not one who gravitates toward wedding stories and, for whatever reason, I thought this was a murder mystery, and I had already read a book with this presumed premise I envisioned…