“I love the solitude of reading. I love the deep dive into someone else’s story, the delicious ache of the last page.”

— Naomi Shihab Nye

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  • Book Review: The Lovely Bones

    Title: The Lovely Bones Author: Alice Sebold Genre: Contemporary, Mystery Rating: ★★★★★ Why I read it: Gifted a copy and honestly I should have read it a long time ago … Continue reading

    Book Review: The Lovely Bones
  • Book Review: Funny Story

    Title: Funny Story Author: Emily Henry Genre: Romance Rating: ★★★★☆ Why I read it: Lit Happens Book Club pick for April Funny Story by Emily Henry has been on the… Continue reading

    Book Review: Funny Story
  • Book Review: A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage

    Title: A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage Author: Asia Mackay Genre: Mystery, Thriller Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Why I read it: Won it in an Instagram contest I had such high hopes… Continue reading

    Book Review: A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage
  • Book Review: Never Let Me Go

    Title: Never Let Me Go Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Genre: Dystopian Fiction Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Why I read it: NYT Best Books of the 21st Century List When I first finished this… Continue reading

    Book Review: Never Let Me Go
  • Book Review: The Escape Room

    Title: The Escape Room Author: Megan Goldin Genre: Mystery, Thriller Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Why I read it: Book club pick for March I like to think that I am a pretty… Continue reading

    Book Review: The Escape Room
  • Book Review: The Frozen River

    Title: The Frozen River Author: Ariel Lawhon Genre: Historical Fiction, Thriller Rating: ★★★★★ Why I read it: Recommendation from a friend We have ourselves a comeback! After an utterly disappointing… Continue reading

    Book Review: The Frozen River
  • Book Review: August Snow

    Title: August Snow Author: Stephen Mack Jones Genre: Mystery, Thriller Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Why I read it: Blind Date with a Book from my library Well, this isn’t the worst book… Continue reading

    Book Review: August Snow
  • Book Review: Talking at Night

    Title: Talking At Night Author: Claire Daverley Genre: Contemporary Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Why I read it: TikTok recommendation Talking At Night is a beautiful work. It tells the story of… Continue reading

    Book Review: Talking at Night
  • Book Review: Lies My Teacher Told Me

    Title: Lies My Teacher Told Me Author: James W. Loewen Genre: Nonfiction, History Rating: ★★★☆☆ Why I read it: I’m on a quest to learn as much as I can… Continue reading

    Book Review: Lies My Teacher Told Me
  • Book Review: The Writing Retreat

    Title: The Writing Retreat Author: Julia Bartz Genre: Mystery, Thriller Rating: ★★★☆☆ Why I read it: Book club selection for February The Writing Retreat follows Alex, a struggling author, as… Continue reading

    Book Review: The Writing Retreat