The Overstory by Richard Powers
I don't think I intended to read this book in April, but the fact that it seemed to be calling from my ever-growing TBR pile (and the library began sending notices that I was out of renewals for this one). It's length is a little intimidating - at 500 pages, it had the potential to create … [Read more]
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
I accidentally read this series out of order. I read The Haunting of Tram Car 015 sometime last year and sort of pieced my way through the rest in the series until I reached A Dead Djinn in Cairo, which is the first book, this spring. It says something about P. Djèlí Clark's … [Read more]
Vows by LaVyrle Spencer
Years by LaVyrle Spencer
I don't remember when I first read a LaVyrle Spencer novel. I do remember that my mother definitely introduced me to them. My mother was a big Danielle Steele fan and I started stealing romance novels off of her bookshelf way, way, way before I should have. My mom didn't really limit what I read, … [Read more]
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a story about the infinite possibilities of our own lives. We have all had the thought of "if only I had done this or that, my life would be completely different." Inherent in that thought, but usually unstated, is "... and then I'd be happy." What we rarely … [Read more]
The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier
This book did my head in, in a good way. The ending was astounding. And I loved how you have to wonder about certain characters/things that happened after the fact. Really well done by du Maurier. The only reason why I gave this 4 stars though is that parts of this book are so freaking slow. It … [Read more]
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
I would list the HBO Max adaptation of Station Eleven as one of the few adaptations better than the book it came from. I loved that mini-series and thought it both illuminated and improved the source material. I do not feel it is a slight to Emily St. John Mandel to say that, as she was heavily … [Read more]
