Best for: Fans of historical fiction. Those who enjoy a book that spans time. In a nutshell: Tom Hazard has been alive since the 1500s. He’s trying to find his daughter while staying below the radar of those who want to know more about his condition. Worth quoting: “The progress of humanity seemed to be measured in the distance we placed between ourselves and nature.” “That’s the thing with time, isn’t it? It’s not all the same. Some days — some years — some decades […]

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 think about are the moments that if we’d done them differently, would lead us to more heartbreak. Or the things we cherish about our current lives that would be gone […]