All I can say is wow. One of the best books that I read in 2020! Hands down a 5 star read. This novel is about a family of siblings, but so much more. It is set in the 80’s at Nina’s Riva’s annual party at her Malibu house. You meet the Riva family. Mick Read more
Category: Fiction Reviews
Review of “The Edge of Falling” by Rebecca Serle
I am giving this book a 3.5 star review. This book just failed to deliver for me. Caggie is a young girl who lost her sister in a tragic way. She is grieving and it is consuming her. Everything that she does or decisions being made is from her grief. She breaks up with her Read more
Review of “Eight Perfect Murders” by Peter Swanson
I am giving this novel a 3.5 star review. A crime novel book store owner, Malcom, is involved in a web of murders. He had a blog and wrote about the 8 perfect murders from novels. Someone is killing people by using his blog post as a guide to his murders. An FBI agent notices Read more
Review of “The Hunting Party” by Lucy Foley
I am giving this book a 3 star review. There were 15 or more characters in this novel. There were 5 point of views. And you did not know who was killed or the murderer until the end. A classic who dun it. But the issue that I had was there were TOO many characters. Read more
Review of “This Time Next Year” by Sophie Cousens
This was such a great novel! I enjoyed the characters a lot! It was a light and humorous read! I am giving this book a 4 star review. The plot of this book is unique. Two mothers are about to have babies on New Years Eve. Whichever mother has a baby first in the year, Read more
Review of “The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany” by Lori Nelson Spielman
You will fall in love with the setting and characters- guaranteed! I am rating this book a 4.5-5 star review. This story is about a “curse” of the 2nd born women in the family. The curse is that they are never to marry. Emilia, Lucy, and Poppy are all a 2nd born daughter. Emilia’s life Read more
Review of “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab
I am rating this book a 4.5 star review. What can I say about this book. I adored it. Basically, a girls sell his soul to the “devil,” so to speak. Addie makes a bargain to live forever but is also cursed at the same time to always be forgotten. She lives 300 years and Read more
Review of “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam
I am rating this book a 2.5 star review. I enjoyed the overall plot, but the writing was not my style. In a nutshell, a family goes on vacation and rented a house. They are a couple with kids and went from the city to the country. All of a sudden, the owners of the Read more
Review of “Furia” by Yamile Saied Mendez
I enjoyed this book a lot! I am giving it a 3.5-4 star review. Camillia is a 17 year old living in Argentina. She has kept a secret from her parents- she plays soccer. Her dad is abusive and her mother is rather strict for only their daughter. Her brother is allowed to play soccer Read more
Review of “Well Played” by Jen DeLuca
I am rating this book 1 3.5-4 star review. I really enjoyed this cute story just like the 1st novel in the series (Well Met). I enjoyed the 1st one a lot better though. This story is once again set at the Renaissance Festival in the same small town as the 1st story. It is Read more
Review of “Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah
WOW! What an awesome story with unforgettable characters! Kristin Hannah never disappoints! This is historical fiction novel. I have been going back and forth between a 4 or 5 star review on this book. I am going with a 4.5 and meet in the middle! This novel is multiple POVs between a mother and a Read more
Review of “The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett” by Annie Lyons
I am rating this a 3.5 to 4 star review. If you liked “The Man Called Ove” by Fredrick Backman, then this will be a story that you will love. The story is about a woman, Eudora, who is 85 years old and decides that her life should end on her terms. She makes the Read more
Review of “Shelter Mountain” by Robyn Carr (book 2 of the Virgin River series)
I am giving this book a 3 star review. I enjoyed this novel, but it was a little slow. It is a quick read. It is book 2 of the Virgin River series. I have read book 1 of the series before this. You do not have to read book 1, but a lot of Read more
Review of “Magic Hour” or “Wild” by Kristin Hannah
I am rating this book between a 4-4.5 star review. This book is also called “Wild.” Magic Hour or Wild is a beautiful story. Fans of Hannah will know how intriguing and magical her novels are. Hannah is quite the storyteller. And this book does not disappoint. The story is about a child that comes Read more
Review of “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
This book is about twins who leave home at a young age. The twins take two different paths in life (One decides to pass as a white woman). It is a complicated family drama, a critique on race/racism as well as class in America, sex identity, etc. I enjoyed the 1st part of the Read more
Review “The Look-Alike” by Erica Spindler
I did not enjoy this book as much as I thought that I would. I am giving this book a 2.5- 3 star review. To sum up this book, the main character discovers a dead body, and she looks like the victim. Could the killer have been after her? The characters were cliché in Read more
Review of “The Orphan Collector” by Ellen Wiseman
I am giving this novel a 3 star review. This review may contain spoilers: Read at your own risk- This story is set in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu. It is about a young German-American girl, Pia. She is living in Philadelphia during the outbreak with her twin brothers and mother (father is at Read more
Review of “Zac and Mia” by A.J. Betts
I am rating this novel a 3 star review. I wanted to read this book after hearing that it will be made into a TV show for Hulu. Basically, the story is about two teenagers with cancer. Zac has leukemia and Mia has Osteosarcoma . Zac is more laid back whereas Mia is an antsy and Read more
Review of “The Night Swim” by Megan Goldin
I wanted to give this book a 4.5 star rating. But after thinking about what I did not like about it, I could come up with nothing. I am giving it a 5 star review. Trigger warning: This book contains rape and violence. Rachel has a true crime podcast. She has one case that she Read more
Review of “How to be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings” by Sarah Cooper
I am rating this book a 4.5 star rating. This book is just so funny/ sarcastic but also relevant to 2020. After noticing that it will be a CBS series, I had to pick it up. I just loved it! It is a “guide” to assist women with working with men in the workplace. It Read more
Review of “Not Like the Movies” by Kerry Winfrey
I am giving this book a 3.5-4 star review! I enjoyed this book but not as much as the 1st one in this series. But I still thought it was cute and a quick read! I enjoyed “Waiting for Tom Hanks” because it was cute and funny. This was lacked in the funny part. This Read more
Review of “City of Bones” by Cassandra Clare
I am giving this book a 4 star review. “City of Bones” by Cassandra Clare is the 1st book in the series of “The Mortal Instruments.” This is not my typical genre to read. But it held my interest, and I am shocked. It is well written novel. I had never read a book, watched Read more
Review of “Rabbit Proof Fence” by Doris Pilkington
I am giving this book a 4 star review. I learned a lot about Aboriginals in Australia with this novel. It was an interesting read for sure. My heart was broken with these girls stories. Basically you get the history of Aboriginals from the time white settlers came to the girl’s trek through harsh Australian Read more
Review of “Leah on the Offbeat” by Becky Albertalli
I am giving this book a 3.5 star review. So I love the “Simonverse” novels! I really wanted to like this book as much as the others, but there was something about it that was flat for me. We are taken back to Alabama where we meet the “Simon gang” again! This time Leah is Read more
Review of “One to Watch” by Kate Stayman-London
I am rating this novel a 3.5 star review. I am a reality show fanatic. I thought for sure that I was just going to fall in love with this book. I just had a lot of things that bothered me with this novel though. The premise: A blogger, Bea, writes about the cast of Read more
Review of “The Upside of Unrequited” by Becky Albertalli (Simonverse #2)
OMG I loved this book a lot! I am rating it a 4.5 star review! Basically, a novel about sisterhood, growing up, first loves, etc. It is about a girl who has a twin sister. She has never had a boyfriend, but her sister just started to date a girlfriend. The main character struggles with Read more
Review for “A Summer to Die” by Lois Lowry
I am giving this book a 4 star review! Get ready to cry with this book. It gives you all the feels. It is about death, birth, and living. Basically, she is a young girl with a sister who is dying. You kind of learn all about the disease through the eyes of the other Read more
Review of “The Last Flight” by Julie Clark
What a good book! A character-driven thriller that kept me wanting to read more. The summary: two women desperate to leave their current lives, swap identities and plane tickets. When one plane goes down, the other needs to piece together the reason why the other girl was running as she is her identity now. But Read more
Review of the ARC “The Switch” by Beth O’Leary
This is the author of “The Flatshare” which I gave a 5 star review as well. I am giving this book a 5 star review! What a delightful read! After her debut novel “The Flatshare,” I knew that this author was going to slowly become one of my faves! She did not disappoint in this Read more
Review of “Out of My Mind” by Sharon M. Draper
I am rating this book a 3 star review. Melody has cerebral palsy. The book follows here through her elementary school age and the struggles of going to school, making friends, communicating, etc. Melody is extremely intelligent and joins a quiz team. This novel is for middle school aged children. I read it through recommendations Read more