Tag: book review

  • Somewhere Beyond the Beautiful Sea

    Somewhere Beyond the Beautiful Sea

    Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune A Five-Star Book Review Falling in love with TJ Klune’s writing was easy. When I first discovered The House in the Cerulean Sea, it was a gift of delightful characters wrapped in beautiful prose wrapped in joy and tied with a bow of love. So, when it was…

  • She’s Just Misunderstood: A Review of Lady Macbeth 

    She’s Just Misunderstood: A Review of Lady Macbeth 

    Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid  A Four-Star-Book Review Since Macbeth is one of my favorite Shakespeare tragedies, I was thrilled to hear about Ava Reid’s new book, Lady Macbeth. I am not a loyal Shakespeare fan, but this play has haunted me since I first read it in high school and then in college, primarily…

  • Here One Moment Book Review

    Here One Moment Book Review

    Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty What would you do if a stranger told you when and how your life was going to end? Would you believe that prediction? What, if anything, would you change? Liane Moriarty tackles these questions in her newest novel, Here One Moment. I was thrilled to participate in a Tandem…

  • Are Bodies to Die For?

    Are Bodies to Die For?

    Bodies to Die For by Lori Brand A Four-Star Book Review Lori Brand’s Bodies to Die For takes readers into a world of fitness influencers, body image struggles, and a murder mystery that kept me turning the pages. Told from the perspectives of Gemma, a formerly obese woman turned fitness influencer, and Ashley, a woman…

  • Five Stars for The Many Lives of Mama Love

    Five Stars for The Many Lives of Mama Love

    The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin A Five-Star Book Review Lara Love Hardin’s memoir, The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing, is an unflinchingly beautiful look at her journey from heroin addict and 32-count felon to…