Category: Book Review
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
“You think, as you walk away from Le Cirque des Rêves and into the creeping dawn, that you felt more awake within the confines of the circus. You are no longer quite certain which side of the fence is the dream.”
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
“I shall start at the beginning. Though of course, the beginning is never where you think it is.” The Thirteenth Tale – a story within a story within a story. A dark, gothic tale of identity interwoven with heartbreak, loss, coming of age, and survival. This is definitely a book for people who love books.…
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Beartown by Fredrik Backman
“Late one evening towards the end of March, a teenager picked up a double-barreled shotgun, walked into the forest, put the gun to someone else’s forehead and pulled the trigger. This is the story of how we got there.” When a story holds your soul prisoner, words will never have the ability to adequately express…
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The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
Everyone up here had two stories: the life before and the life now. If you wanted to pray to a weirdo god or live in a school bus or marry a goose, no one in Alaska was going to say crap to you.
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is the 2017 debut novel of Gail Honeyman, and the winner of the 2017 Costa Debut Novel Award. It is a story of an odd and eccentric finance clerk in a graphic design company. Eleanor lives a life of isolation and loneliness until she meets Raymond the IT guy in a serendipitous encounter.…
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Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
I picked up Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella only after reading Surprise Me. I loved Surprise Me, but can’t say the same for the character of Becky Bloomwood. I thought she was a shallow and self-centered twit. Maybe that’s what Kinsella wanted – a character that the reader would roll his or her…
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“If love is easy, you’re not doing it right.”
My husband and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary Sunday – the silver plate anniversary! I promise, I’m not making this up – google it if you don’t believe me. But I digress… I’ve just finished Sophie Kinsella’s Surprise Me – and it was wonderful. All the reviews warned against reading this as a first…
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Are you there God? It’s Me Margaret. I know you all must think I’m insane to read this again after 30 plus years (probably 40, but who’s counting, really?). Yet, Ms. Blume has let go of her well-known hold on the movie rights to this gem, and soon we’ll see Margaret’s struggle with pre-teen issues…
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Almost Everything Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott
Another Monday and another book review. Now, don’t get used to a Monday Book Review every week – I’m just not that quick of a reader during a normal week. This week was not normal. The hubby and I had a great stay-cation. What does that mean: I read all week! This week I finished…
Peace In The Margins 