I have begun to notice an inclination amongst my friends to allow their eyes to glaze over when I talk about books. So, I’ve decided to give up on indoctrinating them in the art of being a booklover for life and go after their children instead. Three down…eight to go! I made every attempt tp colour inside the lines with these book picks no matter how much it pained me. And trust me when I tell you, it pained me greatly!
Read MoreImagine that your husband has two other wives and you’ve never met them. A woman finds herself unable to resist the urge to find out more about the other wives in her plural marriage. And that’s all I’m going to say about that! Can’t risk giving anything away…
Read MoreThese are complex stories with a density and impenetrability that was less than satisfying for me. The brilliant and exquisite writing ensured I wasn’t going to give up, and maybe the point was these concepts where not meant to be understood, but merely considered.
Read MoreThe story starts off with a female investigator scrambling to conceal evidence in the home of her senior officer as he lies shot and bleeding. What was the evidence that was so secretive, and what happened to him? Readers get a front row seat as it gets unpacked!
Read MoreThis is a smart writer who subverts the trope of the usual “murder mystery” and delivers a book that is thought provoking in ways you likely won’t be expecting. But be prepared to be unsettled…
Read MoreI am nothing if not a planner, go ahead and ask around. It’s essential that I have an extensive “to be read list” and that means I am usually compiling months in advance. For this crib notes I am sharing the next up from some big names.
Read MoreThis year in publishing a trend is taking shape for books that are going to be unsettling to read. Which is the intention rather than happenstance I would imagine. In this crib notes I have gathered a sneak peek at some upcoming releases that will have you squirming in your seat.
Read MoreFirst off let me tell you that Aisha and I have a lot in common. Book nerd, brassy, sassy, foul language aficionados, high ranking members of the out crowd and mentors of the linguistics of sarcasm. I may have a girl crush. We might even be soul mates…
Read MoreI don’t throw around terms like page turner, but it applies here. The sheer brilliance of the trickery of a novel within a novel will leave your head spinning. What, if anything, is real here? I’m not telling!
Read MoreIf you are sauntering through a middle-class life and all it affords you thinking that you can’t be touched by the opioid crisis., think again. Whatever privilege you have earned or inherited will not protect you from the potential of the soul crushing wreckage addiction can make of your life.
Read MoreA novel about a bookstore owner by day and a badass vigilante by night? Count me in! Immensely enjoyable and peppered with literary references that added something special, this book was a treat.
Read MoreAs we see the close of 2019, noteworthy for the high caliber of books that were written and released, a preview of 2020 proves to be auspicious. If my predictive powers are on point we are in for a great year of bookish pleasures!
Read MoreAt some point in our lives, we have decreed that fairytales have tinkerbell like creatures flying around and happy endings. But if like me, you prefer the tales of the Brothers Grimm, these will be more to your taste. Tales with a twist, or for the twisted.
Read MoreIt was great fun to watch the deplorable behavior exhibited in what can only be defined as pure Hiaasen. Witty, satirical and shrewd in its writing. Buy a ticket for this crazy train immediately!
Read MoreAs we prepare to close out the year, I have gathered my top picks for you. For the naughty list you will find a pinch wicked, a smidge of mischief, a dash of sass and a bounty of entertainment!!
Read MoreAs we prepare to close out the year, I have gathered my top picks for you. For the nice list you will find a little sweet, a titch sappy, a pinch of charm and a whole lot of lovely!!
Read MoreOur main character seeks to understand all the secrets kept by her parents, believing that if she knows why they are the way they are, she will know why she is the way she is. We all know it’s never that simple.
Read MoreIf you require an element of believability in your reads, this is not for you. It’s masterful in its piling of one bat shit crazy thing on top of another, making it book brain candy.
Read MoreIf you were to collect stories from a single day from the past, would you find anecdotes that depict all the components of the human experience? After the author randomly chooses the date from which this book evolves, we realize that yes, this is in fact conceivable.
Read MoreHow does it feel to change the world? How does it feel when the world changes? Speculative fiction such as this explores these types of questions and plays with perception in unimaginable ways.
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