I received a gifted copy of NORA by Nuala O'Connor from Harper Perennial. Another March Monday! How is your month going? My weekend was a good one full of reading and play with the pup! After a very long week it was much needed! I've taken a whole half day off work next week with… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
Month: March 2021
VERITY by Colleen Hoover
Rating: 4.5 / 5 VERITY by Colleen Hoover is a book that I went back and forth on so many times. Will I read it? Won't I read it? I was always intrigued by those reviews talking about how mind blowing it was and dark and a little wary of the reviews that talked about… Continue reading VERITY by Colleen Hoover
BLACK BUCK by Mateo Askaripour
Rating: 4 / 5 BLACK BUCK by Mateo Askaripour was our second #SaturdayBookstaClub book pick for February. I didn't read a lot about this one going into it, but I was excited to give it a try! BLACK BUCK follows Darren, later to be known as Buck, a young man who is working at Starbucks… Continue reading BLACK BUCK by Mateo Askaripour
A QUIET STORM by Rachel Howzell Hall
Rating: 4 / 5 I am participating in a year long #RoryGilmoreBookClub challenge. With February being Black History Month, I wanted to pick a book from the list by a Black author. I knew Rachel Howzell Hall from some of her thriller books so when I saw her debut book on the list, I immediately… Continue reading A QUIET STORM by Rachel Howzell Hall
SLEEPING BEAUTIES by Stephen King and Owen King
Rating: 4.5 / 5 SLEEPING BEAUTIES by Stephen King and Owen King was the February pick for the #constantreadersbookclub on Bookstagram. While I've read a LOT of Stephen King, this was my first time reading anything by Owen King. SLEEPING BEAUTIES follows a strange new pandemic. Women around the world are falling asleep and not… Continue reading SLEEPING BEAUTIES by Stephen King and Owen King
BETTY by Tiffany McDaniel
I received a gifted copy of BETTY from the author Tiffany McDaniel! Rating: 4.5 / 5 BETTY is the story of the title character. Betty Carpenter is one of eight children born to a Cherokee father and a white mother. They settle in a rural town in Appalachian Ohio, living a life of poverty. Betty's… Continue reading BETTY by Tiffany McDaniel
THIS IS MY AMERICA by Kim Johnson
Rating: 4.5 / 5 I had heard good things about THIS IS MY AMERICA by Kim Johnson, so was glad to pick up a copy of for the February #theboozybuddyread hosted by @theboozy.reader. THIS IS MY AMERICA follows Tracy, a teen with a big weight on her shoulders. Her father is in prison for a… Continue reading THIS IS MY AMERICA by Kim Johnson
THE PUSH by Ashley Audrain
Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE PUSH by Ashley Audrain was our first #SaturdayBookstaClub book pick for February. I do enjoy a good creepy child book, so had high hopes when we pick this one! THE PUSH follows Blythe, a woman who firmly believes that the women in her family are different and not destined to… Continue reading THE PUSH by Ashley Audrain
My March TBR
Happy March! How are we already on the third month of the year? 2021 has still been a bit of a mess, but it has been a great year for reading for me, so I'm hoping to keep the momentum going in March! I'm joining in with the #womenwriterslove readathon for International Women's History month… Continue reading My March TBR
Monday Reading Check In
Another Monday and another new month! Happy March! I hope your month is off to a good start and that you finished up February with a fantastic weekend! I got my first vaccine dose on Friday and was pretty wiped out all weekend (though to be fair that could have just been the result of… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In