Honest and unfiltered book reviews from an over-caffeinated, sleep-deprived nurse and her never ending TBR list..
Faker by Sarah Smith is an incredible debut that follows Emmie. She’s a copywriter in a male dominated tool company and she’s used to faking it. Faking her boss B persona, faking toughness, faking feelings and oh yeah - faking that other thing you’re thinking of. Despite her thick shell, she also can’t stand her [...]
Today on the blog I am on tour with The Escape Room by Megan Goldin that was JUST published by St. Martin's Press on July 30th! I was lucky enough to get a preview to share with you and I just KNOW this is going to be one of the thrillers of the summer! Check out the [...]
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai follows Rhiannon. After she’s forced out of her previous company Swype by a jilted ex-lover, she joins develops Crush a swipe-based dating app to rival Swype. Then there’s Matchmaker, the oldest and only non-swipe app left on the market. At a tech conference for the apps Matchmaker has a [...]
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead is narrated by Elwood, a young boy growing up in 1960’s Tallahassee and dreaming of a different future for himself. Invigorated and inspired by Dr. King’s words at the height of the Civil Rights movement, Elwood is excited by the prospect of taking advanced college courses and furthering his [...]
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo follows the Sorenson family over several decades. Marilyn & David fall deeply in love in the 70's and have four daughters: Wendy, Violet, Liza & Grace. The 4 girls grow up searching for something even close to what their parents have, still so deeply in love [...]
“We are the sum of our choices..” The Two Lila Bennetts by @lisaandliz follows Lila Bennett, a successful attorney who’s made a lot of bad decisions. After cheating on her husband for 6 months with her best friend’s husband, who also happens to be her legal partner Sam, Lila decides to call it off. She [...]
How To Walk Away by Katherine Center begins by following Margaret. Her boyfriend Chip is becoming a pilot and wants to surprise her. Margaret is terrified of flying but in trying to be flexible agrees to go with him for a ride. Chip proposes and Margaret is so excited about their future ahead of them...until [...]
Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hilderbrand follows the Levin family through the summer of 1969. America is changing. Nixon is newly in office, the Vietnam war continues, Woodstock is happening, the Apollo 11 mission is about to launch, the Civil Rights movement has been underway and women’s liberation has just begun. The family goes to [...]
The Kissing Contract by Amy Andrews follows Augusta and Marshall. They meet in court when Marshall is intent on clearing the land of an island his family owns in order build cabins for families. One small problem. Someone released a few domesticated bunnies onto the island and they've been repopulating like crazy. The bunnies need [...]
{ Trigger warning: abuse, sexual assault, suicide, violence } Three Women by Lisa Taddeo is a collective portrait of three women's lives after Taddeo spent eight years interviewing them and talking with them about desire. Maggie is 23 and has gone to trial with her high school teacher with whom she was in a relationship [...]
