Overall: 4 star review Summary: Emma marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They move away and live a life of adventure and travel. After a year of marriage, Jesse dies in a helicopter crash. Emma cannot handle her grief, so she moves back to her hometown. Fast forward years later, Emma is settled back in Read more
Overall: 3.5-4 star review Summary: This is a story of Agnes who marries and has three children. One of the children dies at 11 years old. The grief has her husband write a play called “Hamlet.” This is a story of grief and recovering from that grief. My thoughts: This book was beautifully written. Her Read more
Only 6 more reviews to go to get caught up! 🙂 Overall: 4.5 star review Summary: Cass and Charlie are twins. Cass lives in a mountain town and is taking over the family bakery. Charlie lives in L.A. working on a baking TV show. Charlie gets a concussion and cannot taste and smell. How can Read more
Overall: 4 star review Summary: Pip is heading off to college. Her true crime podcast is very popular, but also leads to people who hate her too. One of her “fans” is sending her ominous messages that frighten Pip. She is bound and determined to find whoever is doing this to her. My thoughts: You Read more
Overall: 3 star review Summary: A man is found murdered on his houseboat. Detectives interviews suspects for his murder. Three women become the prime suspects. 1). Laura- a one night stand 2). Carla- aunt 3). Miriam- neighbor. Who would have motive to kill him? My thoughts: I love a good fast-paced- follow the clues type Read more
Once I get caught up on my reviews, I promise that my reviews will be better. I have 9 more to go! Overall: 4 star review Summary: A corporate man has everything including money and success. He dies but is in denial that he is indeed dead. He is in limbo. He meets people that Read more
This is a short review. Overall: 2.5-3 star review: I got this book thanks to a Goodreads giveaway! Summary: Survivor fans unite! This is a book all about the TV show Survivor. My thoughts: I was expecting more from this book. I am a HUGE Survivor fan. I did not know if she was bashing Read more
I am VERY behind on reviews. I am 13 books behind. I am going to dig into them this weekend! Overall: 3.5-4 star rating If you like a slow burn and long book, then this is the book for you. Summary: In 2017, a young girl with her boyfriend disappears. She left her baby with her Read more
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Below is a complete list of her books. Some are member selected and they are labeled. Below that is her two book selections.
Here is a PDF list of all the book. This is a check list! 🙂 I ended up getting Love and Other Disasters, Reckless Girls, and The Maid (add on). I hope you all got what you wanted. Before I had BOTM, I always used people’s reviews of the books to see if I wanted Read more
I completed 136 books this year. I had a slow period from July to October. I had a lot of stress at work. After taking care of that, I got back on track. But it really slowed me down. My goal was 130 books, so I cannot complain. But I wanted to reach 150 books Read more
Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: Dave Grohl’s memoir walks you through his childhood, career, and personal life. He talks about him growing up, getting into music, influences, family life, etc. Foo Fighters and Nirvana… 2 of the greatest bands of all time!!!! My thoughts: I listened and read this book! I really enjoyed it. Dave’s memoir was Read more
Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: Will Smith’s memoir goes from childhood to present day. He talks about his family, growing up, his career, and marriages. The book has serious and funny stories throughout. It starts with his childhood, siblings, and parents. He then talks about his start in the music industry and his transition to TV/films. He Read more
This is a short review. I got this ARC from Netgalley! Thanks for the chance to read and review! WOW! I really enjoyed this book a lot. The subject matter of women and climate warriors was very inspiring. It was full of powerful words. This is exactly what a young girl needs to read about Read more
Rating: 3 star review Summary: A re-telling of the biblical story of Hosea. It is set during the gold rush. It tells the story of Angel. She is abused by her estranged father. After her mother passes away, she is sold into prostitution at a young age (eight years old). A guy sees her and Read more
Rating: 5 star review Summary: We follow Cece Bell from Kindergarten to 5th grade! Cece lost her hearing as a child in the 70s. She is fit with a hearing aid that has a box that she wears. This book follows her going to school, making friends, having boy crushes, and just her story. This Read more
lf you don’t want spoilers do not scroll any further down. My sister has been saying that gma pick MAY be The Maid by Nina Prose. We haven’t seen a sticker yet. Just her guess. I will post when I know for sure. I posted reese’s YA selection in another post. I am sorry for Read more
All her picks are listed here:
YA and Adult picks:
I made a list a week ago with ROM-COMs for Christmas. This list is books about Christmas that is not rom-coms. Some are dark…some are funny! But I hope you enjoy! Letter from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford The Usual Santas by Read more
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For a checklist of all the books for main picks: Main Pick Data Total Historical Fiction 49 Contemporary Fiction 58 Thriller 56 Romance 27 Fantasy 19 Sci-Fi 13 Literary Fiction 62 Memoir 22 Mystery 22 YA 13 Suspense 1 Short stories 6 History 5 Historical Romance 1 Horror 12 Narrative Non-fiction 4 Legal Thriller 9 Read more
