Everyone once in awhile you come across a book that so exquisitely explains your life experience it makes you feel less alone in the world. For me, these books include The Giant’s House by Elizabeth…
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Catty, Bitchy Fun
This was a delightful surprise since I loathed Knoll’s first book with a frothy passion. It was such a pile of hot garbage that I think I kinda got The Favorite Sister just because I…
It’s Got a Good Slow Burn
Ayobami Adebayo’s Stay With Me, was a slow starter for me. In fact, I started reading it in like October or November of last year and returned it to the library unfinished. It wasn’t working…
It was a Cliched & Predictable ‘Mystery’
A.J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window is one of the most buzzed up books of 2018. It’s been on every “most-anticipated” list I read and has blurbs from Stephen King, Gillian Flynn, and Ruth…
An Ending So Nice, I Read it Twice
Back before I wrote a book myself, I used to be kind of an asshole when it came to endings. And by kind of, I mean a total, complete asshole. I’d often let a shitty…
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
When my sisters and I were younger mom used to wonder, aloud, if we’d ever get along. She would get really upset when we would say “I hate you” or “I hate her” to and…
Four Books Reviewed in 100 Words or Less
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas This is one of those books that gives you an uneasy feeling of dread as you read it because you’re absolutely convinced something terrible is going to happen…
Firing On All Cylinders
Like Will, I wasn’t a big fan of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You. However, even in reading that book I didn’t enjoy it was apparent Ng was a writer to be reckoned with…
The Good Daughter
I can always tell if a mystery is really good because the moment I finish it I will text my friend, Adam, and tell him how much he needs to read it so I can…
But That’s Not How it Worked
I have a bone to pick with Jane Young/Aviva Grossman. In 1999, you could not just flop down on the bed of your dorm room with your laptop (which would have had to been plugged…
Well, That Was Offensive
I’m not sure why so many people who read Mona Awad’s collection of linked short stories, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, found it so funny. What was hilarious? The way the main…
Eleanor Oliphant is Okay at Best, Annoying at Worst
One thing to know before you crack into Gail Honeyman’s novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is that it’s very voicey. You are immediately and wholly ensconced in Eleanor’s world and her voice drives and…