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Continue reading →: Lazarus Man Can Give You a Little Hope
Authored by Richard Price; Published November 2024; Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️ Lazarus Man is a book of intense realism, but somehow, it still manages to evoke a thread of hope. It’s a tough balance to strike, and I was impressed that I didn’t feel overwhelmed by the tragedy depicted in…
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Continue reading →: The Echo Wife Made Me Sigh in Resignation
Authored by Sarah Gailey; Published February 2021; Science Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️ Woof. The Echo Wife is the third book I’ve read about the excessive control that men exercise over women in the past three months and I am… depressed. In The Echo Wife, a mediocre scientist steals his wife’s…
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Continue reading →: Is She Really Going Out with Him? Is Worthy of the Rom Com Hall of Fame
Authored by Sophie Cousens; Published November 2024; Romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️ Is She Really Going Out with Him? has a classic rom-com set up, with all of the hijinks and cringe-worthy moments to match. If you love your rom-coms, you will love this novel. Is She Really Going Out with…
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Continue reading →: The Last One at the Wedding is an Engaging Thriller
Authored by Jason Rekulak; Published October 2024; Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ If you have been reading the news for the past couple months and are sick of reading about Elon Musk, I can’t recommend reading The Last One at the Wedding. It’s impossible not to read this one and think…
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Continue reading →: Finley Donovan is Killing It is a Romp
Authored by Elle Cosimano; Published February 2021; Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️ Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is, in my mind, the very definition of a romp. Disconnected from reality, for sure, but a great way to take a few hours off from real life. I don’t have any kids, but…
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Continue reading →: The Blue Hour Falls Short
Authored by Paula Hawkins; Published October 2024; Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️ In a year filled with thrillers, The Blue Hour did not stand out to me as one of the best. While somewhat suspenseful, it seemed to lack focus and the satisfying conclusion I like in my novels. The Blue…
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Continue reading →: The Book of George is Not a Good Look for Millennials
Authored by Kate Greathead; Published October 2024; Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️ I am protective of my generation. I know the stereotype of millennials is that we live for far too long in the good graces of our parents because we spent too much on avocado toast to buy a house.…
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Continue reading →: Piranesi is a Rare Fantastical Mystery
Authored by Susanna Clarke; Published 2020; Fantasy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ Piranesi was a page-turning delight. Susanna Clarke masterfully built up the suspense in this novel, slowly revealing more and more of the nightmare the narrator is trapped in—by the time I got to the last third of the book, I…
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Continue reading →: Gabriel’s Moon Will Disabuse You Of Dreams of Being a Spy
Authored by William Boyd; Published September 2024; Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️ Have you ever dreamed of becoming a spy? Read Gabriel’s Moon and have cold water splashed all over your fantasies—spycraft does not come naturally to ordinary guys. Gabriel’s Moon follows Gabriel, a travel writer, as he is sent on…
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Continue reading →: Society of Lies is for Conspiracy Theorists
Authored by Lauren Ling Brown; Published August 2024; Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ Society of Lies was made for the conspiracy theorists who go to town on elite institutions’ shadowy secrets and private clubs. If you’re looking to indulge that part of yourself, this is the book for you. In Society…
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