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I enjoyed this fast-paced story about a different disaster around the electric grid that comes a few years after covid. As we’ve learned in the last few years, some people take it better than others and for some it brings out the best in them and they help each other out, and for others, well it brings out the worst.
A fast-paced fun and light read about two women who start a business returning counterfeit bags and selling the real ones on ebay. There a few little surprises but for the most part it’s just a fun story.
3.5 stars. An interesting story about a graduate student who uncovers a big deception as part of writing her thesis. There’s a lot around being Asian and racism and literature and even educational institutions in this interesting and layered story. It was a bit longer than it needed to be.
I’ve always enjoyed Jane Smiley’s writing and “A Dangerous Business” is no exception. This is the story of Eliza Ripple who lost her husband in a fight and now has to learn how to make it on her own in 1851 California. She works at a brothel and when women in the town start getting murdered, she and her friend, Jean, decide to solve the mystery of who’s hurting the women. The characters in this story are all three dimensional and Eliza is a funny and there are a lot of interesting bits about working at a brothel, being a woman in California at the time, the gold rush, the beginnings of Civil War talks and slavery and even women who work at brothels for women. I enjoyed the writing and this unusual story. I felt like the ending was more abrupt than I thought it would be but, for me, the mystery was secondary to this character-driven story. with gratitude to netgalley and Knopf for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
What an absolutely fantastic story about a family with triplets who do not feel connected to each other and a family that can never feel or behave like a family until the daughter born many many years later finally brings them together and shows them what it means to be a family. This character-driven story is absolutely magnificent. Thanks to my friend Lauren who recommended it!
What a sweet, tender book about unexpected friendship and how strangers can save your life. I loved each of the characters and how they rallied for each other. If you want something light and sweet and uplifting, this will be one you like.
I love this series. This one was much more about the eating disorder and getting help than the others have been and it’s still so sweet and uplifting and tender.
3.5 stars I liked this character-based story about a single mom who slowly starts putting her life back together. It’s a slow but sweet book.
“She brought all this texture into their lives, and he never needed to be creative or experiment with new personas. He was like an evergreen next to a tree that transformed itself brilliantly every season—he looked good because she was near him.” Ethan Joella is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. The characters he creates are so layered and real and deeply human that it’s not possible to not fall in love with them. This is the story of three people: Chuck, Ella, and Kirsten, each of whom is struggling with a loss. One lost his wife, the other her father, and the third her daughter. They are all suffering and learning how to build their life forward within this grief. As their lives overlap and interweave in unexpected ways, they help rescue each other in ways that only strangers can. This book is full of heart and it will stay with you long after you finish it. I cannot recommend it enough. with gratitude to netgalley and Scribner for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
This book has specific and helpful exercises to work with your anxiety. It has different parts focusing on different areas like being with your body or sitting with the hard things. I have found some of the exercises to be tremendously helpful and others to be not as significant but that’s what’s so great about the book: you can use the items that are helpful to you and you do not need to read it sequentially for it to be beneficial. If you suffer from bouts of anxiety, I am confident you will find some of these exercises to be beneficial. with gratitude to edelweiss and Wellfleet Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I love the Urban Sketching books and this one is no exception. This particular one focuses on drawing nature. It has different sections focusing on incorporating nature into your sketches, teaching you how to draw specific elements of nature and then lots of inspiration and examples. It has a lot of technical examples and walkthroughs for drawing different trees, etc. As someone who really enjoys drawing nature, I’ve loved having both the inspiration and the technical instruction in this book. with gratitude to netgalley and Quarry Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
“Because I hate my hair.” Like most teenage girls, she meant herself, but hair is easier to change. I read and loved Ruth Emmie Lang’s previous novel so I was really excited to read this one and it did not disappoint. This is the story of two sisters, Zadie and Finn, who go in search of their mother, Nora, who went missing five years ago. Finn is about to go to college, and has decided that she needs to go searching for her mother before she can make a final decision around her adoption and convinces Zadie to take this unplanned trip across the country. Finn and Zadie both have abilities that make them a bit unusual. Finn can see/feel bits of people’s discarded memories and Zadie can sense things that haven’t happened yet. The magical realism in this book was wonderful and created some lovely characters and texture and depth that I really enjoyed. I loved the sibling relationship, especially Zadie who was so layered and real and struggling. This beautiful book is about what it means to belong, about family, sisterhood, determination, and friendship. Lang’s writing is lyrical and beautiful. This book was a joy to read. with gratitude to netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. |
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