Honest and unfiltered book reviews from an over-caffeinated, sleep-deprived nurse and her never ending TBR list..
The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves follows Annika and Johnathan. They reconnect when out at a grocery store after being apart for 10 years. It's clear from the beginning the two have a shared tragedy in the past but the attraction is still there and they tentatively decide to meet for [...]
"Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks, when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty one.” The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson takes an in depth look at the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden and the covers the subsequent trial that followed in 1892. [...]
The Huntress by Kate Quinn is a WWII historical fiction novel that follows Jordan, Ian and Nina. The book shifts POV and spans 1942-1950 weaving back and forth during WWII and then exploring the aftermath. Jordan, an aspiring photographer, is living in Boston in 1945 when her dad brings home Anneliese, a woman that he's [...]
The Room on Rue Amélie by Kristin Harmel follows Ruby, an American living in Paris, Charlotte a young Jewish girl in Paris and Thomas an RAF pilot during the 1940s as WWII continues on. Ruby initially moved to Paris for her husband but as he grows more distant and secretive, their marriage cracks and it [...]
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is a dystopian novel that weaves back and forth through time before and after a flu pandemic has ended US and Canadian civilization as everyone once knew it. I read this with @kraysbookclub and @downtogetthefictionon for their #notyomamasbookclub pick this month on Instagram. We follow Arthur a stage actor who suddenly dies onstage during a [...]
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman is the second installment in the Beartown series. Naturally after finishing Beartown I had to jump RIGHT into this when I heard there was a sequel. I read this one again as a continued buddy read on Instagram. This one picks up immediately following the events of Beartown. If [...]
I read this one with my #galsandbookpals for the month of January as part of one of my Instagram buddy reads. A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza is a novel that follows an Indian-American Muslim family as they are gathered for their oldest daughter Haida’s wedding. Amar, the youngest son, makes an appearance at the [...]
Beartown by Fredrik Backman follows the residents of the small remote town where hockey is king. Beartown has been suffering from a declining economy and increasing unemployment; they desperately need a win. Hockey may be the one place where Beartown can come out on top again. Beartown's A-team is the players only shot at the [...]
Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes is a memoir about her experiences growing up in the Philippines before she immigrated to America. I read this as part of an Instagram buddy read for the Fierce Females Book Club that I am a part of where we read a book each month written by a female author. [...]
11/22/63 by Stephen King is a historical fiction novel that features main character Jake Epping faced with a predicament when he finds himself transported back in time. The novel starts in present day 2011 where Jake is a teacher. He has an adult student Harry, who suffers from some delays. When Harry writes an essay [...]
