Well, I liked this book about as much as I liked American Dirt. (I didn’t like American Dirt.) Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid tells the story of the titular band, specifically lead singers Daisy Jones and Billy Dunn, through their beginnings, their rise to fame, and their falling-out in the middle …
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Book Review | Beach Read
Beach Read by Emily Henry tells the story of January Andrews, an author who is suffering from writer’s block. This is largely due to the fact that her father has recently died, and she has since learned that he had been unfaithful to her mother for years. She moves back to her father’s hometown to …
Book Review | American Dirt (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Most of you will have heard how this book has stirred up a lot of controversy since its publication in …
Book Review | Such a Fun Age (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Kiley Reid’s debut Such a Fun Age, Emira is struggling with what she wants to do with …
Book Review | The Underground Railroad
I’ve read a novel by Colson Whitehead before, but that was several years ago in college. Now, with The Nickel Boys out, I decided to revisit him by reading his most famous work: The Underground Railroad, which tells the story of one woman’s journey from enslavement in the South to various places in America, learning …
