Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
On the night of their famous end of summer party the four Riva children would seem to the outside world to have it all. Nina, the oldest, is a famous model living in a cliffside mansion bought by her tennis-star husband. Jay Riva is a champion surfer frequently on magazine covers in photos taken by … [Read more]
The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by K. J. Charles
30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 9/30 In my defense, K.J. Charles has a long backlist, but I wish I would have read this particular one sooner. I feel like I say that with her all the time, but with how much I love Sherlock Holmes and mysteries and spooky shit, this one definitely should have … [Read more]
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
I just finished reading two memoirs by Australian comedians concurrently: Hannah Gadsby’s 'Ten Steps to Nanette’ and 'Challenge Accepted' by Celeste Barber. The parallels and differences between each were, in a word, fascinating, so that is why I am reviewing both together. Gadsby’s tone … [Read more]
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
My book club picked The Love Hypothesis (2021) by Ali Hazelwood for our next book. It sounded like a fun romantic comedy, so I was eager to read it. Olive is a biology Ph.D. student at Stanford, working her ass off for very little money but high ideals. In a misguided, desperate attempt to convince … [Read more]
Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future by Mairghread Scott
The joke is: Having computers ask if we are human, is the greatest irony. However, in this book, you will learn a robot has a computer, but a computer is not a robot. Therefore, that statemen is not exactly true. Along with other facts on robots, Mairghread Scott shows us the history of robots … [Read more]
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
After finishing Far from the Tree, I told myself, “Well, that was a ride." But was it a good or bad one? Yes. There were things I loved, and things I hated. Sometimes I thought the characters were amazing, sometimes horrible (really horrible, and not necessarily where you might think that yourself). … [Read more]
