Tag: reading
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Book Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
This book hadn’t been on my radar but I have seen it around over the past few years. I picked it up when it was selected as a group read. I’m glad I got to go into it with an open mind. I came away with mixed emotions…
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Book Review: The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham
I’m feeling indifferent to this book. It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t find it particularly good, either. The premise is solid and promises a lot. Sadly, so much of it falls flat…
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Book Review: The Institution by Helen Fields
I was instantly taken in by the setting. This is probably one of the most perfect locations I’ve read in a thriller. I only wish I had been as taken in by the story and its presentation…
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Book Review: The Bookbinder by Pip Williams
After such a lovely experience reading The Dictionary of Lost Words, I had high anticipation for this book. I sort of regret that now as I think I set it too high in the sense I was expecting to recreate my first experience with this author two years ago. I still enjoyed the essence of the book, it…
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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!)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…