Adam Pascow has been banished. Along with all the Jews in Warsaw, he is confined to the Warsaw Ghetto. Forced to leave behind his job, his belongings, his home, even his cat, his only plan is to try to ride out the tumultuous political climate that accompanies every war. He’ll then go back home and…
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What I’m Reading in 2024
It’s that time of year again! I have been soooooo bad at keeping this blog updated, but I promise it’s for good reasons – so much new stuff is in the works, but I’ve had a few things come up that have caused a few delays. The relevancy of blogs in the midst of all…
What I’m Reading in 2023
What have I been doing lately? Clearly not writing. Life has been busy. While I would often schedule time to write, things would come up and well, here we are. However, one of my favorite things to share every November is my TBR for the next year. To be honest, 2022 was the worst year…
Magpie by Elizabeth Day
Marisa has finally found her match. In Jake, she has found everything she ever wanted in a relationship. When he asks her to move in with him and start a family, she couldn’t be more thrilled. To make ends meet temporarily, they also rent out a room to a lodger, Kate. While Kate creeps Marisa…
Book Review: Violeta by Isabel Allende
This is the story of Violeta, born in 1920, amidst the Spanish flu. Violeta, who, despite her roles as daughter, student, sister, wife, business partner, lover, mother, teacher, philanthropist, grandmother, friend, and leader, remains, above all, herself. In true Allende style, this novel is beautifully written, emotionally charged, and articulately crafted. Allende transports the reader…
Book Review: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
After her mother died, Lux McAllister didn’t really know what she was doing with her life. She was waitressing when she met a cute boy, Nico, decided to start dating him, and then went to Hawaii with him. The plan was to fix up his boat and sail the seas. Instead, the boat gets damaged…
Book Review: Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding
In Bright Burning Things, Sonya is a devoted mother, she really is…well, she wants to be. She loves her son and their dog, Herbie, more than life itself. Unfortunately, Sonya struggles with alcoholism, which prevents her from being the parent she strives to be, the parent her young son, Tommy, needs. When her father, with…
Book Review: Lucky by Marissa Stapley
Lucky has always been, well, lucky. At least on the surface. She’s beautiful, smart, and cunning. She can create opportunities out of thin air and then slip out just when things start to go south. But look a little deeper and you’ll see a life that’s been anything but lucky. Raised on the road by…
Book Review: The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Delphine has recently returned to the Paris Opera Ballet, eager to begin work on the new production she is choreographing. While Delphine is no longer a professional ballerina, she is still immersed in the world of dance. In Rachel Kapelke-Dale’s debut novel, The Ballerinas, we are taken deep into a world that makes up the…
What I’m Reading in 2022
Making this list is usually one of my favorite November traditions, but it’s fun in December, too! I’m really looking forward to reading these books this year! Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding – – finished January 2022 The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis – – finished January 2022 Finlay Donovan is Killing It by…