Tag: book review

  • Five Stars for Independence

    Five Stars for Independence

    Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: A Five-Star Book Review Today I’m happy to share my review of Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, a Book of the Month backlist book from my stacks. This is a gorgeous novel from the start, and it hit all the right notes for me. Here’s why. Why I Loved Independence…

  • Celebration of Life with Steven Rowley

    Celebration of Life with Steven Rowley

    A Five-Star Book Review: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley Steven Rowley has been an auto-buy author for me since I read The Guncle back in 2021. (If you haven’t read that glorious book, stop right now and get yourself a copy. You must meet GUP. Read my review here.) His characters are complicated and well-developed,…

  • What I Read This Week: July 16 to 23

    What I Read This Week: July 16 to 23

    I’m happy to say I had a good week of reading! Two audiobooks and three physical books total, and the majority of these were all winners. And, I had another win this week. Despite being overwhelmingly busy at work and feeling like crap one day, I got back into jogging and restarted my Couch to…

  • What I Read This Week: June 12 to 18

    What I Read This Week: June 12 to 18

    While there may be a stack of books pictured here, I chose audiobooks for the week. Unfortunately, none of these reads (listens) were groundbreaking for me. But, I still checked off four books for my #clearyourshelfchallenge goal for 2023. What I Read This Week

  • Another Great Read from Cathy Yardley

    Another Great Read from Cathy Yardley

    Book Review: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley Thank you to the author for my Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book in exchange for my honest review! Cathy Yardley is now an auto-buy author for me. I adore her Ponto Beach Reunion series, so when I learned her next book would be about a forty-something in…