Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun
Best for: Women at the start of their midlife. In a nutshell: Author Calhoun explores the unique challenges that Gen X women are facing as they enter and continue through midlife. Worth quoting: “But Gen Xers entered life with ‘having it all’ not as a bright new option but as a mandatory … [Read more]
Spare by Prince Harry
I wasn't going to read "Spare" because memoir is one of my least favorite genres and celebrity/political memoirs are usually the worst in terms of quality and content. However, my anti-monarchist curiosity got the best of me after watching the gutter press devolve into hysterics in the lead-up to … [Read more]
Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun
Kiss Her Once for Me is a warm story of love, family, and the magic of the Christmas season. Recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver finds herself adrift after a romantic snafu and the loss of her dream job in animation. Desperate for money, she rents a sad basement studio and takes a job at a local … [Read more]
Scandalized by Ivy Owens
Average person meets incognito celebrity trope, but make it believable and compelling. Plot: Georgia is a journalist hunting her first big story. She bumps into a childhood friend/crush when they’re stranded by flight delays and sparks fly, but she’s based out of LA and he’s based out of London … [Read more]
Girl, Forgotten (Andrea Oliver, #2) by Karin Slaughter
I meant to read this back in August when it came out, but I couldn't make the timing work (I even read the first book in the series in prep, though I didn't review it). I finally got around to it, and I really liked it! I'm definitely reading more Karin Slaughter books (these two books were my first … [Read more]
Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die book #1) by Danielle Paige
"[My mother] told me that, whatever anyone at school said, a trailer was where I lived, not who I was. She told me that it was the best home in the world because it could go anywhere." And what better place to go than the colorful, magical land of Oz? But we learn quickly that this ain't your … [Read more]
