for the love of a good book
Title: Hausfrau Author: Jill Alexander Essbaum Pages: 336 Genre: Fiction Source: Free eBook from NetGalley Rating: B Note: As stated under the Source (above), I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review (and trust me, honest is always what you’ll get). Summary: Anna is an American woman married to a Swiss Continue reading Review: Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
This isn’t a review because I haven’t finished the book yet, but as I’m reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, I keep returning to the same thoughts and wanted to work them out here. Dystopian novels, particularly in YA, are rather popular these days, aren’t they? Of course, Continue reading Thoughts on Station Eleven
Why do I read what I read? Like most people, I tend to select books that fall into genres I already know I enjoy. Historical Fiction? Yes. Young Adult? Check. Romance? Depends…is it labeled Historical Romance like Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series (a label Herself does not particularly care for, as Continue reading Reading Selections
Title: The Husband’s Secret Author: Liane Moriarty Pages: 396 Genre: Adult Fiction Source: Library Hardback Rating: A+ Summary: The lives of several families are intersected by a decades old tragedy. Review: Another book club selection that I likely would never have picked up on my own. Admittedly a cover snob, there isn’t anything about the Continue reading Review: The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
Title: Life After Life Author: Kate Atkinson Pages: 529 Genre: Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction Source: Library Hardback Rating: A Summary: Imagine, after dying, coming back to the beginning of that very same life, over and over again. What’s more, what if with every passing life, you felt a Continue reading Review: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Title: Shakespeare’s Counselor (Lily Bard Series #5) Author: Charlaine Harris Pages: 232 Genre: Mystery, Adult Source: Owned Paperback Rating: C Summary: Lily’s nightmares about her brutal attack years ago finally give her sufficient cause to seek some help. She joins a local rape survivor support group and just as she’s Continue reading Review: Shakespeare’s Counselor by Charlaine Harris