What is going on between the covers Gabe and Pippa moved to a house backing onto a seaside cliff known as The Drop. Over the last year of living there, Gabe has talked several people out of jumping off the cliff and has become somewhat of a local celebrity for doing so. One morning Gabe… Continue reading The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
Category: Not Just Another Book on Our Shelf
The Faraway World: Stories by Patricia Engel
The Faraway World is a collection of ten rich, engaging, compelling short stories about the immigrant's experience. It explores the connections/separation in a disconnected world from one's emotions and identity with their homeland and culture. Universal themes of relationships, love, friendship, trust/betrayal, regret, belonging/acceptance, fear/hopes, grief, trauma, and class, are woven in. “Sometimes love hits… Continue reading The Faraway World: Stories by Patricia Engel
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Now that is my kind of romance story, and I loved everything about it. Romance is really dead here. Ashley Poston shows us a different side to romance, the more practical side, the kind that isn't all about being charming, sweet, enduring, and perfect, making this the ideal romance for this non-romantic. What is going… Continue reading The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Em by Kim Thúy: Gem of a Read 2022
I wasn’t expecting to love the story as much as I did. Em is a little gem of a book packed will so much emotion. After only a few pages, my heart stopped for a minute as I took in the beauty of the words I was reading. Then I felt a rush of excitement,… Continue reading Em by Kim Thúy: Gem of a Read 2022
The Best of the Best Books for Social Change We Read in 2022: Mad Honey By Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Want to meet characters you’ll never forget? Read this book. Want to open your mind and heart and challenge your thoughts and preconceived judgements? Read this book. Want to explore current, relevant, important worldly topics to educate yourself and challenge bias? Read this book. Want to feel something and be forever changed? Read this book~Lindsay… Continue reading The Best of the Best Books for Social Change We Read in 2022: Mad Honey By Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
My Biggest Thrilling Surprise ARC of 2022: The Island by Adrian McKinty
Well, Hot Diggity Dang!! It's been a while since I read a thriller that had me shouting that after reading it and wanting to share my excitement about it. I read only two thrillers in 2022 that evoked that reaction in me. I finished the year with one and read the other a bit back.… Continue reading My Biggest Thrilling Surprise ARC of 2022: The Island by Adrian McKinty