31
Aug
The Drop
Date: August 17, 2025
Author: Dennis Lehane
Title: The Drop
I had to sleep on this book. I’m torn on how to feel about t...
31
Aug
Adam
Date: August 16, 2025
Author: Ted Dekker
Title: Adam
I tried really really hard to like this book, I even gave it a second chance ...
31
Aug
Mary Jane
Date: August 14, 2025
Author: Jessica Anya Blau
Title: Mary Jane
Oh my goodNESS! You should definitely read this book!
The summ...
31
Aug
The Throne Of Glass, Books 1-3
Date: May 3, 2025
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Title: The Assassin’s Blade
I was told about this series of books recently and ever since ...
22
Aug
With A Vengeance
Date: August 9, 2025
Author: Riley Sager
Title: With A Vengeance
Page 75 ‘Revenge is Fleeting. Vengeance lasts a lifetime.’
Fir...
22
Aug
Dead Until Dark
Date: August 11, 2025
Author: Charlaine Harris
Title: Dead Until Dark
Rated R for strong sexual content
I attempted to re-read ...
22
Aug
Someone Knows
Date: August 4, 2025
Author: Vi Keeland
Title: Someone Knows
Holy Guaca-mole! This was such a fun and twisty and unexpected story!...
22
Aug
Last Girl Ghosted
Date: July 30, 2025
Author: Lisa Unger
Title: Last Girl Ghosted
Ghosted definition, (Google confirmed) page 217-218 ‘It means ...
22
Aug
The Woman In Suite 11
Date: July 26, 2025
Author: Ruth Ware
Title: The Woman In Suite 11
Brava! My favorite author and reviewer of literature, Ruth Ware...
22
Aug
The Spellman Files
Date: July 16, 2025
Author: Lisa Lutz
Title: The Spellman Files
I have to make an amends to Mz. Lutz. The first time I attempted t...
22
Aug
One Perfect Lie
Date: July 22, 2025
Author: Lisa Scottoline
Title: One Perfect Lie
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Mostly. Imagine a man in disgu...
22
Aug
The Wonder
Date: July 11, 2025
Author: Emma Donoghue
Title: The Wonder
Oh. My. Gosh. This is the one! What a thought-provoking idea! Alth...
20
Jul
Yellowface
Date: November 9, 2024 / July 18, 2025
Author: RF Kuang
Title: Yellowface
I found this book staring away from me from the top shel...
20
Jul
Tilt
Date: July 2, 2025
Author: Emma Pattee
Title: Tilt
I made it well past my 100-page-college-try. Barely. This book describes th...
20
Jul
Beyond The Wand
Date: July 20, 2025
Author: Tom Felton
Title: Beyond The Wand
Tom Felton is the man who played the meany butt character of Draco M...
20
Jul
The Silent Patient
Date: July 16, 2025
Author: Alex Michaelides
Title: The Silent Patient
Oh my gosh! I was not prepared for the twist at the end. We...
20
Jul
The Bone Garden
Date: July 4, 2025
Author: Tess Gerritson
Title: The Bone Garden
I gave this one better than my best college try. I made it to pag...
20
Jul
The Therapist
Date: July 6, 2025
Author: B.A. Paris
Title: The Therapist
Fun fact: in London a large vehicle used for transporting many persons,...
20
Jul
A Discovery Of Witches
Date: July 5, 2025
Author: Deborah Harkness
Title: A Discovery Of Witches
Google confirmed this truth found on page 11, ‘Artists h...
20
Jul
Framed
Date: July 1, 2025
Author: S.L. McInnis
Title: Framed
Rated R - Strong sexual content
I wrapped up my read late last night and ...
20
Jul
The Maze Runner
Date: June 30, 2025
Author: James Dashner
Title: The Maze Runner
I remember when this book first hit the scene many years ago. At ...
10
Jul
Before The Coffee Gets Cold
Date: June 26, 2025
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Title: Before The Coffee Gets Cold
Good news: in Tokyo, time travel is possible. B...
10
Jul
Starring Adele Astair
Date: July 2, 2025
Author: Eliza Knight
Title: Starring Adele Astaire
Fred & Adele Astaire are a brother and sister dancing &a...
10
Jul
Watch Me Disappear
Date: June 20, 2025
Author: Janelle Brown
Title: Watch Me Disappear
There was no setting the hook in this book. It was more like M...
10
Jul
Impossible
Date: June 26, 2025
Author: Danielle Steel
Title: Impossible
Page 27, paragraph 3, ‘She had been in love with him since the moment...
30
Jun
Old Girls Behaving Badly
Date: June 5, 2025
Author: Kate Galley
Title: Old Girls Behaving Badly
This book tells the tale of one old lady (age71) being hire...
30
Jun
Never Lie
Date: May 31, 2025
Author: Freida McFadden
Title: Never Lie
The idea behind this story was of a lovely young couple venturing out ...
30
Jun
Travels With Charley
Date: June 7, 2025
Author: John Steinbeck
Title: Travels With Charley
It’s not about the destination, but about the journey. As I ...
30
Jun
Elusive Common Sense
Date: May 27, 2025
Author: Betts Arney
Title: Elusive Common Sense
This book was written for children, about children and sometime...
30
Jun
Here In The Dark
Date: June 10, 2025
Author: Alexis Soloski
Title: Here In The Dark
I was thoroughly engrossed in the story from the start. Mz. Sol...
30
Jun
Sun Of Blood And Ruin
Date: June 13, 2025
Author: Mariely Lares
Title: Sun Of Blood And Ruin
I made it halfway through and realized I wasn’t really sure...
30
Jun
The Dressmaker’s Mirror
Date: May 24, 2025
Author: Susan Weiss Liebman
Title: The Dressmaker’s Mirror
Each chapter begins with a quote, I found this one t...
19
Jun
One For The Money
Dare: June 8, 2025
Author: Janet Evanovich
Title: One For The Money
I must start this review with first an apology to Mz. Janet Ev...
19
Jun
Seeking Spirits
Date: June 3, 2025
Author: Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson and Michael Jan Friedman
Title: Seeking Spirits
This story told the tale of t...
19
Jun
Only Say Good Things
Date: May 31, 2025
Author: Crystal Hefner
Title: Only Say Good Things
The world knew Mr. Hugh Hefner as an icon. His wife/ girlfri...
19
Jun
The Wager
Date: May 19, 2025
Author: David Grann
Title: The Wager
If I am what I read then today I am studying to become a crew member of an...
19
Jun
The Night Train
Date: May 30, 2025
Author: Lorelei Savaryn
Title: The Night Train
I was really excited to read this because the author is from my ...
19
Jun
Intermezzo
Date: May 13, 2025
Author: Sally Rooney
Title: Intermezzo
This is an in-depth look into how now-a-days the traditional relationshi...
19
Jun
Cher: The Memoir Part One
Date: May 15, 2025
Author: Cher
Title: Cher: The Memoir Part One
As you may guess, this is Cher’s memoir of being a musical talent...
19
Jun
The Many Lives Of Mama Love
Date: May 12, 2025
Author: Lara Love Hardin
Title: The Many Lives Of Mama Love
Bravo! Well done! I commend you for your bravery in...
19
Jun
The Nancy Drew Notebooks #14 The Funny Face Fight
Date: April 28, 2025
Author: Carolyn Keene
Title: The Nancy Drew Notebooks #14 The Funny Face Fight
Today, April 28th, 2025 is the...
21
May
Here One Moment
Date: April 22, 2025
Author: Liane Moriarty
Title: Here One Moment
I read the first 45 pages. I felt like the story was off to...
21
May
The Rosie Project
Date: April 22, 2025
Author: Graeme Simsion
Title: The Rosie Project
This was so much fun! This reads (to me) like Sheldon fro...
21
May
The Wise Women
Date: April 29, 2025
Author: Gina Sorell
Title: The Wise Women
This was such a feel-good book! I immediately got sucked in and...
21
May
Crooked
Date: November 21, 2024
Author: Dietrich Kalteis
Title: Crooked
Yes! This is the one! If you cannot tell I absolutely loved th...
24
Apr
Desperation
Date: April 16, 2025
Author: Stephen King
Title: Desperation
*Rated R for violence, sexually explicit scenes
P 193 states t...
24
Apr
The Vanishing Year
Date: April 15, 2025
Author: Kate Moretti
Title: The Vanishing Year
I am wondering what exactly it is I want to say about this...
24
Apr
Calendar Girl, volume one
Date: April 13, 2025
Author: Audrey Carlan
Title: Calendar Girl, volume one
Rated R Strong Sexual Content
I could sit and p...
15
Apr
The Other Black Girl
Date: March 29, 2025
Author: Zakiya Dalila Harris
Title: The Other Black Girl
Day 1: oh, my goodness! I went into reading this...
15
Apr
Water For Elephants
Date: April 6, 2025
Author: Sara Gruen
Title: Water For Elephants
Rated R for adult content
Oh. My. Gosh. This book was so ...
15
Apr
Twenties Girl
Date: April 6, 2025
Author: Sophie Kinsellq
Title: Twenties Girl
I wasn’t impressed that in the first chapter the main charact...
15
Apr
The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
Date: April 12, 2025
Author: Suzanne Collin’s
Title: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
Did you know Mz. Suzanne Collin’s wrot...
15
Apr
Jurassic Park
Date: April 2, 2025
Author: Michael Crichton
Title: Jurassic Park
Woooowwww! I loved this book. It was very reminiscent of my ...
15
Apr
I Am Legend
Date: April 6, 2025
Author: Richard Matheson
Title: I Am Legend
Page 21 and I am stunned by the differences in storylines betw...
15
Apr
In The Garden Of Spite
Date: March 17, 2025
Author: Camilla Bruce
Title: In The Garden Of Spite
I gave this well over my customary 100-page-college-t...
31
Mar
Hitting A Straight Lick With A Crooked Stick
Date: February 8, 2025
Author: Zora Neale Hurston
Title: Hitting A Straight Lick With A Crooked Stick
I am sad this book is do...
31
Mar
All Good People Here
Date: February 4, 2025
Author: Ashley Flowers
Title: All Good People Here
Wow! I’m not sure exactly when I fell over the line ...
27
Mar
Blood And Ice
Date: March 12, 2025
Author: Robert Masello
Title: Blood And Ice
Day 1: Definition, per Google, of Albatross; “A very large oc...
10
Mar
Counterfeit
Date: March 3, 2025
Author: Kirstin Chen
Title: Counterfeit
Fun fact: Chinese people believe that a baby is born at the age of...
10
Mar
The Push
Date: March 6, 2025
Author: Ashley Audrain
Title: The Push
Woooowwwww… Brava Ms. Ashley Audrain! I am at page 60 and I am offi...
03
Mar
The Bluest Eye
Date: February 26, 2025
Author: Toni Morrison
Title: The Bluest Eye
Rated ‘beyond R’
I kept seeing Toni Morrison’s name splashe...
03
Mar
Everyone Here Is Lying
Date: February 26, 2025
Author: Shari Lapena
Title: Everyone Here Is Lying
I didn’t get too far until I realized that I wasn’t con...
03
Mar
Never Have I Ever
Date: February 28, 2025
Author: Joshilyn Jackson
Title: Never Have I Ever
I’m confused. I’m just past the 100-page-college-try and...
03
Mar
Her One Mistake
Date: February 23, 2025
Author: Heidi Perks
Title: Her One Mistake
I went into this reading excursion semi-skeptical. I knew that ...
03
Mar
No Bad Deed
Date: February 24, 2025
Author: Heather Chavez
Title: No Bad Deed
I thought this sounded like a great book when I came across this...
24
Feb
Happy Place
Date: February 20, 2025
Author: Emily Henry
Title: Happy Place
Rated R for strong sexual content
I loved this book! Such a feel...
24
Feb
Greenwich Park
Date: February 22, 2025
Author: Katherine Faulkner
Title: Greenwich Park
I’ve had this book lying in my to-read pile for a while. ...
24
Feb
Braiding Sweetgrass
Date: February 17, 2025
Author: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Title: Braiding Sweetgrass
I was recommended this by a man that dabbles in bud...
17
Feb
Local Woman Missing
Date: February 11, 2025
Author: Mary Kubica
Title: Local Woman Missing
(February 6, 2025) Note to future self: I keep looking at t...
17
Feb
Green Bay Murder And Mayhem
Date: February 13, 2025
Author: Timothy Freiss
Title: Green Bay Murder And Mayhem
Rated R for violence and sexual violence
Oh m...
17
Feb
Big Girl
Date: February 16, 2025
Author: Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Title: Big Girl
I came across this book on my library app (where I request ...
10
Feb
Verity
Date: February 6, 2025
Author: Colleen Hoover
Title: Verity
Rated very R***
I am giggling at myself. Did any of you catch what ...
10
Feb
Gone To Dust
Date: February 2, 2025
Author: Matt Goldman
Title: Gone To Dust
I brought this home because Mr. Goldman is a Seinfeld writer and I...
06
Feb
The Emperor Of Ocean Park
Date: February 2, 2025
Author: Stephen L. Carter
Title: The Emperor Of Ocean Park
I found this title amidst a plethora of lawyerly...
06
Feb
The Distant Hours
Date: January 17, 2025
Author: Kate Morton
Title: The Distant Hours
Page 100, ‘Lack of potatoes left a person’s stomach growling,...
06
Feb
The Berlin Boxing Club
Date: January 23, 2025
Author: Robert Sharenow
Title: The Berlin Boxing Club
I was first attracted to this book by the bold gold e...
06
Feb
Thirteen
Date: January 8, 2025
Author: Steve Cavanagh
Title: Thirteen
My favorite author, Ruth Ware endorsed this book along with Michael...
06
Feb
Seabiscuit
Date: January 26, 2025
Author: Laura Hillenbrand
Title: Seabiscuit
I have heard lots of good reviews about this story as both a mo...
06
Feb
Presumed Innocent
Date: January 21, 2025
Author: Scott Turow
Title: Presumed Innocent
This book was Mr. Scott Turow’s debut novel. I was thoroughly...
06
Feb
Sanatorium
Date: January 12, 2025
Author: Sarah Pearse
Title: Sanatorium
Page 60, joke. ‘Making a belt out of watches, it’s a waist of time’
...
06
Feb
None Of This Is True
Date: January 17, 2025
Author: Lisa Jewell
Title: None Of This Is True
I have seen Mz. Jewel’s name splashed across many an amazin...
06
Feb
Blossom In Winter
Date: January 22, 2025
Author: Melanie Martins
Title: Blossom In Winter
I brought this book home because A. It was displayed on th...
06
Feb
Cinder
Date: January 9, 2025
Author: Marissa Meyer
Title: Cinder
I really, really wanted to like this story. I love Cinderella aka Cinder...
06
Feb
The Girl You Left Behind
Date: January 2, 2025
Author: Jo Jo Moyes
Title: The Girl You Left Behind
I must say, what an achievement! I was captivated from p...
08
Jan
The Chronicles Of Narnia
Date: December 26, 2024
Author: C. S. Lewis
Title: The Chronicles Of Narnia
O. M. G! This made me feel like a kid again! I honestl...
08
Jan
The Island
Date: December 14, 2024
Author: Adrian McKinty
Title: The Island
*Rated R* for violence
Revenge is a dish best served cold…
...
08
Jan
Legend
Date: December 13, 2024
Author: Marie Lu
Title: Legend
Happy Friday the 13th!!
I had really high hopes for this one. Great revi...
08
Jan
Notes On Your Sudden Disappearance
Date: December 13, 2024
Author: Alison Espach
Title: Notes On Your Sudden Disappearance
*note for parents of younger audiences, th...
08
Jan
Long Bright River
Date: December 10, 2024
Author: Liz Moore
Title: Long Bright River
This book was recommended by Mr. Chris Pavone, (round of applau...
08
Jan
The Woman All Spies Fear
Date: December 8, 2024
Author: Amy Butler Greenfield
Title: The Woman All Spies Fear
Absolutely phenomenal! Mz. Greenfield, may I ...
08
Jan
The Hate U Give
Date: December 6, 2024
Author: Angie Thomas
Title: The Hate U Give
Day 1 of reading and I am wowed! Spot on! This is an incredible...
08
Jan
The Fountainhead
Date: December 4, 2024
Author: Ayn Rand
Title: The Fountainhead
(November 29, 2024) I am currently reading The Perks Of Being A Wa...
08
Jan
Thanks For The Memories
Date: December 4, 2024
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Title: Thanks For The Memories
I didn’t realize how cheeky the title truly is until I...
08
Jan
We Solve Murders
Date: December 3, 2024
Author: Richard Osman
Title: We Solve Murders
In the beginning the action was so big and spectacular it rem...
08
Jan
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Date: November 29, 2024
Author: Stephen Chbosky
Title: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
This is a recommendation by Mz. Elizabeth K...
08
Jan
End Of Story
Date: November 27, 2024
Author: A. J. Finn
Title: End Of Story
Bra-VO! Top notch! This was like the game of Clue on steroids! The ...
08
Jan
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Date: November 26, 2024
Author: Issa Rae
Title: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
I was recommended this book by a friend. A...
08
Jan
Missing, Presumed
Date: November 25, 2024
Author: Susie Steiner
Title: Missing, Presumed
I completed this book and wondered to myself how to broach ...
26
Nov
The Girl In The Glass Box
Review date: 01/16/2023
Author: James Grippando
Title: The Girl In The Glass Box
Mr Grippando crafted a very gripping and entertai...
26
Nov
I See You
Date: 01/19/2023
Author: Clare Mackintosh
Title: I See You
I spotted this on the bookshelf and thought to myself, self? Whelp? I s...
26
Nov
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Date: 1/27/2023
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Title: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
I first heard of this book as a suggestion by...
26
Nov
He Said She Said
Review date: 01/24/2023
Author: Erin Kelly
Title: He Said She Said
What a mind effery! Plot twists and turns that one never could ...
26
Nov
The Poison Garden
Date: 01/19/2023
Author: Alex Marwood
Title: The Poison Garden
Alex Marwood, until this point, has been to me an unknown author. I...
26
Nov
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Review date: 10/05/2024
Author: Gillian McAllister
Title: Wrong Place Wrong Time
Good day everybody! Thanks for joining me! First ...
26
Nov
Searching For Sylvie Lee
Review date: 10/06/2024
Author: Jean Kwok
Title: Searching For Sylvie Lee
I was well into my ‘100 page college try,’ and was enjoy...
26
Nov
This is our Story
Review date: 10/10/2024
Author: Ashley Elston
Title: This is our Story
I just finished this novel and wow, Mizz Elston, you did it...
26
Nov
We Begin at the End
Review date: 10/12/2024
Author: Chris Whitaker
Title: We Begin at the End
This was such a consuming novel! Between the pages of th...
26
Nov
The Guest List
Review date: 10/15/2024
Author: Lucy Foley
Title: The Guest List
I chose this one based on the yellow and white circle displayed o...
26
Nov
All These Beautiful Strangers
Date: October 22, 2024
Author: Elizabeth Klehfoth
Title: All These Beautiful Strangers
I am so happy that I was able to come acros...
26
Nov
Closed Casket
Date: October 27, 2024
Author: Sophie Hannah
Title: Closed Casket
Apparently, from what I read, is that Sophie Hannah is the only ...
26
Nov
Two Nights In Lisbon
Date: November 4, 2024
Author: Chris Pavone
Title: Two Nights In Lisbon
I found this gem on the shelf of featured novels in the li...
26
Nov
The Love Of My Life
Date: November 4, 2024
Author: Rosie Walsh
Title: The Love Of My Life
I didn’t connect with the characters enough to want to keep ...
26
Nov
Rock Paper Scissors
Date: 11/7/024
Author: Alice Feeney
Title: Rock Paper Scissors
Wow! I literally read this within a 24-hour time period. The twist ...
26
Nov
Shanghai Girls
Date: November 7, 2024
Author: Lisa See
Title: Shanghai Girls
This I found on the top shelf of recommended books by the library. I...
26
Nov
The Martian
Date: November 7,2024
Author: Andy Weir
Title: The Martian
I picked this book up as a recommendation by my nephew. Along with the ...
26
Nov
Sing Her Down
Date: November 8, 2024
Author: Ivy Pochoda
Title: Sing Her Down
Good day all! So, I read this book almost straight through, in one...
26
Nov
House Rules
Date: November 11, 2024
Author: Jodi Picoult
Title: House Rules
This is a very in-depth study into the psyche of a young boy who h...
26
Nov
Crossfire
Date: November 13, 2024
Author: Jeanette Windle
Title: Crossfire
I found this on the bookshelf at the library. It called to me bec...
26
Nov
The Help
Date: November 16, 2024
Author: Kathryn Stockett
Title: The Help
I put in a good 300-page-effort into this one. I watched and appr...
26
Nov
In The Dark
Date: November 18, 2024
Author: Cara Hunter
Title: In The Dark
I picked up this book because Mz. Hunter had reviewed a book by an ...
26
Nov
Trust
Date: November 19, 2024
Author: Hernan Diaz
Title: Trust
I chose this book because Oprah Daily said it was ‘fun as hell’ to read a...