If you are planning to read this book, here is what you need to be or need to have done: An architect (this wins hands-down!) An art historian (you could probably have been an art history major, but you would need to have memorized lots of dates. And I mean lots!) A physicist (with a … Continue reading
In Cloche and Dagger, by Jenn McKinlay, Scarlett Elizabeth Parker’s life falls apart when she finds out her cad of a boyfriend is secretly married. When an embarrassing video of her confronting him goes viral, her cousin Vivian Tremont invites her to visit London to help her run Mims’s Whims, a hat shop that their … Continue reading
Lab Girl is the most recent Non-Fiction Book Discussion pick, and participants for the most part said they enjoyed the book. It is the memoir of Hope Jahren, a geobiologist and teacher. Divided into three sections, it chronicles her hopes and dreams, as well as her setbacks. The first section discusses her early years growing … Continue reading
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah is a deeply emotional moving story of two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, set in France during World War II. The story is being retold to us by a mystery person who seems to be one of the two sisters. Vianne, the older sister, is married when her husband goes off … Continue reading
“The Language of Flowers” is about Victoria Jones, an 18 year old young woman fresh out of the foster system taking on the world by herself with no connections to anyone and nowhere to go. Victoria Jones has lived her whole life in the foster system and has had nothing but pain and despair in … Continue reading
“The Soul of an Octopus” surprised me. If I’m honest, I’m not even entirely sure of what brought me to pick this book up in the first place, but in the end, I’m glad I did. “The Soul of an Octopus” follows author Sy Montgomery’s interactions with octopuses both in captivity and in the wild. … Continue reading
‘Salem’s Lot is like any small town, everyone knows everyone’s business and you don’t have to lock your doors when you leave your house. However, an evil had rolled into ‘Salem’s Lot, but only a few are able to truly see it (HINT it’s vampires). Soon, people in the town start mysteriously dying and falling … Continue reading
