If you like "Between the World and Me" and poetry, you will LOVE this book that reflects on parenting, race, and current events by Iain Haley Pollock. 

It starts with a comma and is all one galloping sentence, so the structure is unusual. The story is about a ragtag group of soldiers sent to save an angel who was downed on the battlefield. Is it an angel or something else? Questions of faith and hope permeate the book, with a strong storyline about the faith we can place in each other on earth. Thoughtful page turner!

The Antidote was a beautiful and compelling piece of literary fiction. Taking place during the Dust Bowl period, the book is part historical fiction, part murder mystery, and part coming of age with a touch of fantasy thrown in. Russell creates vivid, memorable characters that will stick with you. I didn't know where this book was heading, but I really enjoyed the ride.

This book just got better and better the further I got into it.  I love that Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books are all so different and suck you in.  I couldn't put this one down.  

"The Correspondent " is a novel presented through the letters and emails of an imperfect, brilliant, retired lawyer who maintains an extensive correspondence with many people,  as she finds it easier to connect to the world via the written word. The people with whom she corresponds include friends, family members,  adversaries, and a number of literary idols. As relationship details are introduced through letters and responses, each new layer fine tunes the complexity of her life experiences, from humorous to heartbreaking, into sharper detail. 

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In Family of Spies, Christine Kuehn uncovers the true story of her grandparents and aunt, who were recruited by Nazi Germany to operate as undercover agents in Hawaii during World War II. The Kuehn family established a sophisticated spy ring only miles from Pearl Harbor, directly aiding the Japanese attack in 1941. Through decades of research into her own family's past, Kuehn weaves a compelling narrative of deception, treason, and the lasting trauma passed down to her father, who was only a young boy at the time. This page-turner reads like a novel and reveals a hidden chapter of WWII, when ordinary lives were warped by ambition, greed, secrets, and loyalty to a deadly ideology.

Like most Emily Henry books, it's an easy, enjoyable read. There are two main character plot lines. One is the present day, where two journalists are competing to write the biography of an aging heiress. The other is the family history they are digging up for the book through interviews. You never know how the past can influence the future. You will keep reading to the end to find out the deets!

Love triangle. College. Maine. Also, how early decisions define us. 

This book tugs at the heart strings as do all of her books. 

I heard the author speak at an event recently and was so compelled by the passages she read aloud and her process in writing the book. The book is historical fiction and follows Claire Clairmont, Mary Shelley's step sister, during the summer of 1816 (the "Year with No Summer" and when Shelley began writing Frankenstein).

This book really made me think about what information I would like to know. After reading this book I really wanted to talk to others who had read it to see their take what they would and wouldn't like to know.

Perhaps it’s the Gen Xer in me or the fact that Gary Gulman is an eastern Mass. native, but I loved this book. It was definitely a walk down the memory lane of a 70s & 80s childhood. Gary shares openly about his mental health struggles as an adult, but the bulk of the book is vivid vignettes of his childhood growing up north of Boston. Starting from his earliest memories and covering hilarious and poignant details of his preschool through high school years, he shares about his quirky but loving family, and reflects on his experiences. I have always enjoyed Gary’s witty, observational stand up comedy, and highly recommend the audio version of this book!

Dark humor, characters you want to know more about and a cat with supernatural abilities.  This book stuck to my bones -- it's one of those books that I didn't know I needed, wasn't sure where it would take me, and am wholeheartedly glad I found it. If you haven't read it, please do. 

And if you are an audiobook person, definitely give it a listen!

A big theme in SPROUT is the spotlight we shine on ourselves—the harsh one that magnifies every difference and convinces us everyone is watching. Sprout believes her blooming “plantlers” make her something to hide, so she spends much of the story trying to appear smaller, quieter, and more normal. But at the heart of the book is the idea that we are rarely the best judges of ourselves. The very thing we fear makes us strange may actually be the thing that makes us shine. As parents and readers, we all recognize those visible and invisible “plantlers”—the quirks, sensitivities, passions, and questions that make us who we are. SPROUT asks: what if the parts of ourselves we hide are simply the parts still waiting to bloom?

Review coming soon..

Review coming soon...

Set in a 17th century Danish village during the time of witch trials, it reads more like a fever dream than a typical historical fiction narrative. I really enjoyed how the book explores the history of witchcraft as a way to speak about something larger; how women’s bodies have historically been controlled, interpreted and punished, the idea of a “witch” becomes less of a literal figure but more of a projection of the collective fear about female autonomy-spiritually, bodily and emotionally. This is a STRANGE book for strange book lovers.