Book Review Call Us What We Carry

For the record, I don’t really know how to review poetry, so this is probably going to be a very brief review. That said, Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman is excellent! I enjoyed seeing the different types of poems—there are some form poems, erasure poems, found poems, some metered and rhyming poems, some free … Read more

Book Review A Man Called Ove

man called ove

I feel like I missed something. Something being why everyone adores this book so much. Apologies in advance to those who loved this book! I mean you and the author no ill will! That said, I have to get this off my chest.In A Man Called Ove (written by Fredrik Backman and translated into English by … Read more

Book Review A Lullaby For Witches Arc

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Lullaby for Witches, Augusta is starting a new job at Harlowe House, an old home of a … Read more

Book Review The Sign For Home Arc

The Sign For Home

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Sign for Home by Blair Fell. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Sign for Home, Arlo has spent years nursing a broken heart after losing his girlfriend to tragedy. … Read more

Book Review Daughter of the Moon Goddess Arc

Moon Goddess

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, Xingyin has grown up in seclusion on the moon with … Read more

Book Review Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park

I’m trying to listen to at least one audiobook a month in 2022, and… well, I blew through this one in just a few days, which I way faster than I usually read these. So I’d say I’m off to a good start this year! In Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner, Helen is expecting a baby after … Read more

Book Review One True Loves Arc

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of One True Loves by Elise Bryant. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In One True Loves, the companion novel to Happily Ever Afters, Lenore hasn’t been very lucky in love so far. And … Read more

Book Review The Swimmers Arc

The Swimmers

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Swimmers follows the various people who exercise at their community pool. Their lives are shattered, however, when a mysterious crack … Read more

Book Review Book Lovers Arc

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Book Lovers by Emily Henry. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Who knew a book that features more than one mention of Bigfoot erotica could be so good? (I promise this … Read more

Book Review the Maid Arc

Maid Arc

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Maid by Nita Prose. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Maid, Molly has been a maid at the Regency Grand for several years, as a model employee. But one day, she … Read more