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Book Review: The Power by Naomi Alderman
A friend of mine was reading The Power with her book club and reached out to recommend it to me as one she thought I’d like. I’m so grateful whenever people think of me while reading because more often than not, I find they’re spot on in finding me a book that’s enjoyable and that… Read more
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May Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
If I had to sum up May with one word, it’d be “busy.” I had such a hectic month both personally and professionally and it constantly felt like the days were flying by. That said, there was a lot of good stuff in May as well. Summer finally arrived here on the east coast (yay!),… Read more
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Book Review: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
When I read the synopsis for Killers of a Certain Age, it immediately pulled me in. A group of retired 60-something female assassins who are on the run from their former employer? I mean, how interesting does that sound? While I expected this book to be entertaining, what I didn’t expect was for it to… Read more
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Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
I picked up The Secret History because I’d seen a number of people describe it as a classic piece of dark academia. People who love it seem to REALLY love it, and whenever I see a fandom that’s devoted to a book in that way, it makes me curious. I can absolutely see why many… Read more
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Book Review: Glint by Raven Kennedy
The Plated Prisoner Series is one of the most hyped fantasy/fantasy romance series on bookstagram, and deservedly so. I really enjoyed the first book, Gild, which set the stage for the series as a retelling of King Midas, and this second installment was even better. Kennedy did such a magnificent job of taking this unique… Read more
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Book Review: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Beautiful World, Where Are You was such a poignant, emotional look into what it is to love and live and grow older. It was an eerily familiar depiction of the existential crisis that sometimes hits when you look at your life and it isn’t what you thought or expected it to be. I loved the… Read more
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