Honest and unfiltered book reviews from an over-caffeinated, sleep-deprived nurse and her never ending TBR list..
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 [...]
The Road Beyond Ruin by Gemma Liviero is a historical fiction novel that takes place after Word War II has ended. I was lucky enough to be sent a copy of this novel to review from Amazon Publishing and Brilliance Publishing. All opinions are my own. Stefano is an Italian POW who is trying to [...]
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is an upcoming novel told in interview format about the rise and fall of the fictional popular 1970's band Daisy Jones & The Six. I was lucky to score an advance copy through NetGalley thanks to BookSparks and Ballantine Books. Daisy and all of the band [...]
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 [...]
