Published: June 25, 2019 by Park Row Books
Category: Contemporary, Humor
After reading the synopsis, the following duo immediately came to mind:
Tag: Fiction
Currently Reading: Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause
“The same way you’d get wrinkles on your face from making the same facial expression over and over, she thought, you could probably get wrinkles on your brain from thinking the same thoughts and feeling the same feelings over and over.” – Suzy Krause, Valencia and Valentine
Published: June 1, 2019 by Lake Union Publishing
Category: Contemporary
I just hit the 50% mark of Suzy Krause’s debut novel – Valentine and Valencia – and have a theory on how Valencia and Mrs. Valentine’s lives may intersect: I can’t wait to see if I am right!!!!
This is what I love about reading: that excitement to see how the book will actually wrap up in the end. Hopefully I can get to that within the next few days. I’ve been limited on reading time and trying to sneak in a chapter here and there when I can. Can anyone else relate?!Read More »
Book Review: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
“I had absolutely no interest in being somebody else’s muse.
I am not a muse.
I am the somebody.
End of f*cking story.”
– Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six
5 disco balls
Published: March 5, 2019 by Ballantine Books
Category: Fiction, Music
It was also a February Book of the Month choice
On March 5th, the highly anticipated Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid – author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – will hit bookshelves: RUN don’t walk to your local bookstore.
You will not want to miss out on this: think Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga chemistry meets an episode of VH1 Storytellers on Fleetwood Mac’s behind the scenes drama.
Attention, Attention!: Barnes & Noble #BookHaul Blowout
Starting today until Monday, March 4th, B&N is holding their #bookhaul BLOWOUT with over 400 titles marked at 50% – yes, you heard that right – 50% off!
Being a B&N member I was able to access the sale last night and picked up these 5 books – 4 hardcovers and 1 paperback – for $57.50 🤗
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Other books included in the sale that I recommend checking out (that I’ve read or are on my TBR too):
Some of these are going to move quickly! To make sure I got the books I wanted, I ordered them online to pick up at my local bookstore (I didn’t want to wait for shipping, I needed them now: I needed instant gratification!)
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this is my successful shopping dance…happy reading!
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Audiobook Review: To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan & Meg Wolitzer
4.5 disco balls
Published: February 12, 2019 by Dial Books
Length: 6 hours and 13 minutes, cast of narrators
Category: Middle Grade, Fiction, LGBT
Total Parent Trap vibes, but obviously not the exact storyline. If you are a fan of the original movie you will start singing “Let’s Get Together yeah, yeah, yeah” 🎶 to yourself quite often, or at least I did. 😉Read More »
Book Review: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
4.5 disco balls
Published: February 19, 2019 by Berkley
Category: Contemporary Fiction
Happy Pub Day to author, Anissa Gray’s, debut novel, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls.
The story consumed me and I was fully invested in the women’s stories.Read More »
Book Review: Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians #3) by Kevin Kwan
4 disco balls
Published: May 23, 2017 by Doubleday
Category: Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2017)
You thought the first two books were ostentatious, you haven’t read the third – my word! Now that I got Madonna’s Material Girl into your head (you’re welcome) lets start with the review.Read More »
Book Review: When You Read This by Mary Adkins
5 disco balls
Publish date: February 5, 2019 by Harper
Category: Contemporary Fiction
Has a book ever made you laugh and cry at the same time? Well this book will make you “craugh” and craugh hard.
The story unfolded over a series of emails, texts and blog posts. I had never read a book entirely in that format and it totally worked here. It was expertly done! I read a majority of this book in one sitting because I needed to keep turning the page. Read More »
Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
5 disco balls
Published: November 20, 2018 by Doubleday Books
Hardcover: 226 pages
Category: Contemporary Fiction, Thriller
I thought it was a clever, well crafted read. It is easily devoured and can be read in one to a few sittings. Try putting this one down once you start…it will be super hard to not keep turning the page!Read More »
Audiobook Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, narrated by Bahni Turpin
Overall Story:
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Narration:
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Published: March 6, 2018 by Macmillan Audio
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 17 hours and 44 minutes
Category: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction
Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers’ Literature (2018), Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Author and Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2018)
I bought this book in March of 2018 and it had been sitting on my shelf a bit too long. I typically do not read fantasy, but was intrigued by the synopsis and gravitated toward the stunning book cover. Fast forward to January 2019 and it was my book club book! Its a beast of a book clocking in at 527 pages so I thought I would enlist the help of the audiobook from the library to keep me on pace.
I am SO glad I picked up the audiobook! The book is action packed and narrator, Bahni Turpin, brought all the characters to life. She captured the emotions effortlessly that I would often listen to the audio while reading along (as I do like to hold a book in my hands).Read More »
Book Review: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4 disco balls
Published (Paperback): March 4, 2014 by Anchor
Category: Fiction, Contemporary, Cultural
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction (2013); National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2013); Women’s Prize for Fiction Nominee (2014); Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (Shortlist) (2014); Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2013); International DUBLIN Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2015); Go On Girl! Book Club Award for Author of the Year (2016)
The paperback clocked in at 588 pages. I will admit that it was a very slow start for me and if it weren’t for book club I probably would have set it aside after reading over 200 pages. BUT, I am glad I kept with it! For me this was one of the rare instances where the book got better and better with each turn of the page.
There is no doubt that author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, writes beautifully. In each scene I felt I was there: it’s usually hard for me to wrap my head around a lot of description but she did it with ease.Read More »
