Tag: reading
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Book Review: Big Fish by Daniel Wallace
I’ve been intrigued by this story for a long time. I’ve seen clips of the movie adaptation and I’ve listened to the Broadway musical soundtrack, but I wanted to hold off on fully watching the movie or looking into the musical until I read the book…
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Book Review: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn-Dixie was one of my favorite movies growing up. I’ve probably had the book sitting on my shelf since childhood, and I know I attempted to read it at least once, but it took until adulthood to finally sit down and give it a proper read…
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Book Review: The Clinic by Cate Quinn
I feel like it’s been a long time since I’ve read a true thriller. This was a good book to reintroduce me to the genre. It ran long, but at least it was a page-turner…
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Book Review: Priscilla Speaks by Kirk Ward Robinson
Priscilla Speaks is the fourth installment of The Speaks Saga. I was aware going in that I would be reading out of order (though it is my preference to start at the beginning, even when the books can be read as standalones)…
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Book Review: A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
I keep turning to Beatriz Williams’ books for historical summer beach reads and I don’t know why. I love the concepts. At a glance, the synopses sound good, but then I open the books and I’m greeted with clichéd writing and confusing character dynamics…
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Book Review: When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
Set during the Cuban Missile Crisis era, When We Left Cuba is a blend of espionage and romance. Beatriz, a Cuban exile, is pulled into CIA operations against Fidel Castro. Through this work, she meets Nick, a senator from Florida. Her involvement with him adds even more risk on top of already dangerous work…
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Book Review: Singing Through Fire by Lara Silverman
My heart has been filled with so many emotions by this memoir. Lara Silverman takes the reader on a raw and heartfelt journey through not only her own health crisis, but that of her husband, Matthew Silverman. It’s not the typical love story you tend to come across in books, which for me, made it…
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Book Review: Your Silence Was Never Empty by Rabih Moussan
More than prose alone, this poetry collection presents as a stream of consciousness — the rawest, most relatable stream of thoughts you can possibly imagine. It can also be considered a form of self-help through the encouragement that builds from beginning to end…
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Book Review: The Guest in Room 120 by Sara Ackerman
Inspired by the true story of Jane Stanford, The Guest in Room 120 follows two timelines. In 1905, Iliahi Baldwin, a hotel employee, kept journal entries discussing Jane Stanford’s time at the Moana. In 2005, Zoe Finch attends a writing conference at the same hotel and ends up in the same room in which Jane Stanford had…
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Book Review: Lava by E.B. Roshan
E.B. Roshan has done it again! I’ve probably said this before, but I now have a new favorite comic by her…