Rating: 4.5 / 5 I picked up THE GUEST LIST by Lucy Foley from BOTM in April. I was thrilled to get a free advance listener copy with thanks to LibroFM, Harper Audio, William Morrow Books and Lucy Foley for the chance to provide a review! THE GUEST LIST takes place on a remote island… Continue reading THE GUEST LIST by Lucy Foley (Out 6/2/2020)
Rating: 4 / 5 May is Mental Health Month, something that is important to me since I work for a non-profit providing services and housing to those with mental illnesses. I had hoped to add some mental health related reading into my TBR this month, so was very pleased to find THE EDGE OF ANYTHING… Continue reading THE EDGE OF ANYTHING by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Rating: 4.5 / 5 I borrowed this copy of BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah from friends a good while back, and I'm sure they didn't quite realize how long it sometimes takes me to get to a book. Of course I did drop off a whole bag full of unhauled books a couple weeks… Continue reading BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah
Rating: 4 / 5 I received a complimentary audio copy of QUALITYLAND by Marc-Uwe Kling for an honest review. Thank you to Libro FM, Hachette Audio, Grand Central Publishing and the author for the chance to read and review! This was originally published in Germany in 2017 with great reviews, so I was excited to… Continue reading QUALITYLAND by Marc-Uwe Kling
Rating: 4 / 5 As a nod to Mother's Day, the buddy read I help host decided to pick a mother-ish book for the first half of May. We settled on THE PERFECT MOTHER by Aimee Molloy! This one had been on my TBR, but I didn't know a lot about it going in! THE… Continue reading THE PERFECT MOTHER by Aimee Molloy
Rating: 4.5 / 5 I received WILDLAND by Rebecca Hodge in my adult Once Upon a Book Club book box. I had seen this one around a bit, but didn't know a lot about it. Even so, the lure of having gifts to open along the way had me adding this one to my TBR… Continue reading WILDLAND by Rebecca Hodge
Thank you to Putnam Books for the free review copy of THE CHICKEN SISTERS by KJ Dell'Antonia! Monday yet again, and a pretty dreary one outside here in Southern California! It has made getting moving and diving into the work week even more of a challenge! The weekend was good, though. I had a few… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
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