City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

City of Girls is the book of the summer. It’s the newest release from bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love. City of Girls is a historical fiction novel that spans over several decades. Vivian Morris is writing a letter where she looks back at her life and tells the story of moving … Continue reading →

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Honestly, I cannot quite put to words how much I enjoyed Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, I keep trying and nothing seems to do it justice. While it is a young adult book, I believe this is great for adults too. The world building is rich and thoughtful, the plot thrilling and … Continue reading →

Mis(h)adra by Iasmin Omar Ata

The title, Mis(h)adra, is an Arabic play on words – “misadra” means “seizure” and “mish adra” is slang for “I cannot”. This play on words perfectly sets up this graphic novel about a young man named Isaac and his struggle with epilepsy. While reading the book, the reader visually experiences Isaac, his life at university, … Continue reading →

Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

Truly Madly Guilty, Moriarty’s newest, has probably the least shock value as her others. I do not mean there is no shock value, just not as much as usual. It all starts with a barbeque. A simple, summer pleasure that happens all over the world every day. Friends get together, someone cooks, someone brings drinks, … Continue reading →

In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume

Judy Blume is back with a wonderful adult novel that, on the surface, appears to be about a teenage girl growing up in New Jersey during the 1950s. But In the Unlikely Event is so much more! Although this is a work of fiction, the story line is based on three plane crashes that really did … Continue reading →

New Uses for Old Boyfriends by Beth Kendrick

What female on this planet would not love this title??? New Uses for Old Boyfriends is another “woman falls apart and is forced to move back home to get on her feet again” story, but this one is full of good humor and some interesting fashion facts. Lila Alders has always had it all, until her … Continue reading →

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimmage by Haruki Murakami

Tsukuru Tazaki was one of a group of five close friends when he was younger.  These years were the best of his life. They all grew up together in the Japanese town of Nagoya. Tsukuru was the only one in the group to leave their town to attend college in Tokyo. He still frequently went … Continue reading →