Honest and unfiltered book reviews from an over-caffeinated, sleep-deprived nurse and her never ending TBR list..
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah follows the story of sisters Isabelle Rossignol and Vianne Mauriac when Germany begins to invade France during WWII. After their mother died when they were younger, both sisters were rejected by their father and sent away. He was unable to cope with the loss of their matriarch and forever changed from [...]
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren is a soul-warming story about Millie, who has always just been one of the guys and her four guy friends: Reid, Alex, Ed and Chris. They are all professors at UCSB and enjoy regularly hanging out, playing board games and commiserating about being chronically single. Millie has always [...]
Vox by Christina Dalcher is a dystopian novel that takes place in the United States after a new extremist president has been elected. Women have been fitted with word counters and a daily allotment of 100 words per day. Speak over the allotment? The counter emits an electric shock to the left wrist that increases [...]
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah follows the Allbright family: Ernt, Cora and their thirteen year old daughter Leni in 1970's America. Ernt has just returned from Vietnam after being captured and tortured as a POW for six years. He comes back a changed man, becoming increasingly irritable and volatile. Cora, determined to hold onto [...]
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton is a murder mystery that will have you guessing every step of the way. Evelyn Hardcastle is going to be murdered and it's Aiden Bishop's job to figure out who the murderer is. He has no idea who he is or how he ended up [...]
Watching You by Lisa Jewell is an upcoming psychological thriller, which takes place in the Melville Heights neighborhood within Bristol, England. I was lucky to receive an ARC from NetGalley, Atria Books and Simon & Schuster before it's released December, 26 2018. Tom Fitzwilliam is a headmaster with a knack for turning around schools and [...]
Stories From the Tenth-Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers by Marianna Crane is non-fiction collection of anecdotal stories from her time working as a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner in Chicago. I had the privilege of obtaining an advance readers copy from NetGalley, She Writes Press and Caitlin Hamilton Marketing. Marianna was one of the first nurse [...]
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green is a quirky sci-fi novel that tells the story of April May. April is a graphic design graduate living in NYC when she happens upon a giant metal-appearing statue on 23rd St that she assumes is some type of art installation. She calls her friend Andy and they [...]
