Book Review: The Whistling by Rebecca Netley https://youtu.be/kHSbgfjxwt4 Check out The Whistling The Whistling will transport you to a remote Scottish island with uncanny ease. Rebecca Netley’s writing drips with 19th century atmospheric dread as she pulls the reader into the eerie new world of her grief-stricken protagonist and the
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Book Review: A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella https://youtu.be/hJwFhGApCsI Check out A Quiet Life Beautifully written, A Quiet Life is an intimate exploration of grief, hope, and the power of connection. With skillful prose that draws the reader in, these characters – and one elderly man, in particular – are
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Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt https://youtu.be/mj2MHNGLohQ Check out Remarkably Bright Creatures The type of book it’s hard to put down. Charming and tender, with characters who’ll work their way into your heart and make you much more interested in marine biology! This endearing tale is full
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Book Review: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult https://youtu.be/94hIsXTPL-4 Check out Wish You Were Here This book pulled me in and took me away. I was so involved in the lives of the characters, to the point where I was unreasonably upset about some aspects of this story –
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Book Review: Where the Forest Meets the Stars Check out Where the Forest Meets the Stars I opened this book knowing nothing about it but the fact that I love the author’s nature photos on Instagram and what you see on the cover, including the first few words of the
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Book Review: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Check out Black Cake Expansive and tender, Black Cake is perfect for book clubs. A page-turner written mostly in vignettes that flit from past to present, person to person, it also allows moments for quiet contemplation. It’s an exploration of the intermixing of
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Book Review: Wahala by Nikki May Check out Wahala May writes with sharp perception of the roles of women, the struggle, the striving, the dissatisfaction, and the longing for something more—that greener grass. When really, the grass you have is probably what you wanted all along—it’s just sometimes hard to
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Book Review: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Check out Apples Never Fall An engaging and intriguing exploration of the dynamics of family, along with generational pain and expectation. Moriarty’s characterization is amazing! Each character, each voice, so well-developed and explored, absolutely leaping from the page. I feel this book
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Book Review: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Check out The Reading List This read was like a warm book-loving hug. Adams did a brilliant job of drawing us into the characters’ lives and world. It reminds the reader of the power of story to influence and shape our
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Book Review: The Rise of Light by Olivia Hawker https://youtu.be/HqW8_N3xuUE Check out The Rise of Light It’s not often I find a book that moved me the way this one does. Hawker’s ability to delve into the mind of characters I otherwise may have found despicable or pathetic is awe-inducing.
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