Review: 3-star review Summary: Two timelines: 1999 and 15 years later One of the characters is the survivor of an attack on a Blockbuster. All were left dead except for one girl. A suspect was taken and convicted of the crime. Fast-forward 15 years later, the same thing happens at an ice cream parlor. But Read more
Review of “The No-Show” by Beth O’Leary
Review: 3.5-star review Summary: This book follows three women (Siobhan, Miranda, and Jane). They do not know each other but have someone in common0- Joseph. They all three get stood up by the same man on Valentine’s Day. Each relationship with Joseph is different: Siobhan is a casual fling that turns into feelings; Miranda is Read more
Reese Witherspoon’s new May 2022 pick is…..
For a printout of all her book as a check list, click here. Sorry I am at work today and a little slow getting this out. This month was tricky. I think they are trying to eliminate the spoilers completely by discrediting and placing a fake stickers. I typically only post them if I physically Read more
Jenna Bush-Hager- Today Show Book Club Pick May 2022 with complete list of books
Other Celebrity May 2022 Book Club picks
This post will keep updating as the Book Clubs update their selections. The bigger celebrity book clubs are always on a blog post separately (Hello Sunshine-Reese Witherspoon, Jeanna Bush-Hager- Today Show, GMA- Good Morning America, Emma Roberts- Belletrist). Noname Book Club Audiacious Book Club C.B. Book Club LeVar Reads Now Read This Netflix Our Shared Read more
Book Of The Month (BOTM) May 2022 with complete list of books
Here is a list of all the main picks in a checklist. These are ONLY main picks. Below is the number of MAIN PICKS! 🙂 Historical Fiction 54 **** Contemporary Fiction 60 **** Thriller 60 **** Romance 30 Fantasy 23 Sci-Fi 13 Literary Fiction 66 **** Memoir 22 Mystery 24 YA 13 Suspense 1 Short Read more
May Book News (TV/Movie adaptions)
Wicked adaption will be 2 movies. The movie will star Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The movie will release 12/2024 and the 2nd on 12/25. HBO Max will be adapting The Every by Dave Egger. Nicola Yoon will publish adult books soon. Reba McEntire is writing a non-fiction book for 2023. It is not a Read more
Oprah Winfrey book club pick April 2022
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL HER BOOK, CLICK HERE. This is a checklist.
ARC Book Review: “Go Gently: Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet” by Bonnie Wright
Review: 5 stars Summary: This book talks about climate change. How anyone can start to make a difference by changing what you buy, activities, cook, etc. The author is Bonnie Wright, an actress famous for her role in the Harry Potter movies. My thoughts: First this book does NOT talk about politics at all. I Read more
Belletrist book club pick for April 2022 (Emma Roberts)
For a list of all her books, here is a printable PDF checklist! Happy reading!
Spoilers book clubs May 2022
My readers are AWESOME! I got a tip (see comments!!!!) about this month’s picks! Thanks to one of my readers for finding the sticker for me! That was pretty amazing sleuthing! 🙂 All I saw was the sticker online. Not sure if this will be a future one or this month’s. I found it on Read more
Review of “Death on the Nile” by Agatha Christie
Review: I usually do not review “Classics” Summary: Hercule Poirot series #17: Can be read as a standalone. Death: Linnet Ridgeway (heiress) Detective: Hercule Poirot Setting: Cruise on the Nile Suspects: husband, husband ex-fiancé, etc. My Thoughts: All of Agatha Christie books seem like the board game clue. A person gets murdered and all the Read more
Review of “The Couple Next Door” by Shari Lapena
Review: 3.5 to 4 star rating Summary: Anne and Marco leave their baby at home to attend the neighbor’s dinner party. They check on the baby every 30 minutes, but the baby is missing. The baby appears to be kidnapped. An investigation starts close to the parents. We learn many secrets as the story Read more
Review of “The Bodyguard” by Katherine Center
Review: 5 star rating Summary: Hannah works for a security firm. They send her all over the world on security jobs. After her mother dies, her boyfriend dumps her. She is also assigned to a case that is in Texas. She is used to traveling for work. She is assigned to a famous actor, Read more
Review of “The Journey of Coyote Sunrise” by Dan Gemeinhart
Review: 3.5-4 star rating Summary: Coyote and her father Rodeo are traveling across the USA in a converted school bus. Coyote’s sister and mother died in a car accident. After the accident, they are hopping into the bus and never went back. But after talking to her grandmother, she discovers that the park is being Read more
Steel City Con: I met Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis’ line was so long, I wasn’t going to meet him. I noticed his line was short. I ran to the ATM. By the time that I got back, he was packing to leave. His agent said that he needed to catch a flight. He said he would take one more. I bought an Read more
Cover reveal of Taylor Jenkins Reid Carrie Soto is Back
Goodreads giveaway for this book is live too.
New York Times- Book Club
I wanted to post this earlier but just lost track of time. New York Times teamed up with PBS NewsHour and created a new Book Club. They do monthly fiction and non-fiction that help make sense of the world. It is called Now Read This. Here is the website: https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/now-read-this Their Book Club pick for Read more
Netflix Book Club pick April 2022
Here is a list of other picks for this club: April 2022: Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen March 2022: Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn Feb 2022: Sweet Magnolias: Feels Like Family by Sherryl Woods December 2021: Stay Close by Harlan Coben October 2021: Passing by Nella Larsen
Review of “Float Plan” by Trish Doller
Review: 4.5 stars Summary: Following her husband’s suicide, Anna decides to take their boat and go on their already planned vacation. She knows that she cannot sail a boat through the Bahamas without help. She hires Keane to assist her part of the trip. She tells Keane that there will be no romance. It is Read more
Review of “Out of My Heart” by Sharon M. Draper
Review: 3 stars Summary: Book #2 in the “Out of my mind” series. This book takes place about a year after book #1. We see Melody wanting to go away to camp like her other friends from school. She researches what camps she would be able to attend. And her mother agrees to take her. Read more
Review of “The Paris Apartment” by Lucy Foley
Review: 3.5 stars Summary: Jess decides to leave her life behind and move with her half-brother in Paris. He has an apartment there. She goes to his place only to discover that he is not there. The neighbors in the apartment complex are all acting odd. What happened to her brother? With a slew of Read more
GMA (Good Morning America) April 2022 Book Club pick with complete list of books
Here is a complete list of their books so far.
Reese Witherspoon (Hello Sunshine) Book Club pick for April 2020 with complete list of books
Here is a PDF with all of her books. This also includes her YA selections. Happy reading!
Book of the Month (BOTM) Books this month and complete list of main pick books
Here is a list of all their books. This is a printable PDF and only of the main picks. Here is some book club data too. Historical Fiction 53 Contemporary Fiction 60 Thriller 59 Romance 29 Fantasy 22 Sci-Fi 13 Literary Fiction 65 Memoir 22 Mystery 24 YA 13 Suspense 1 Short stories 7 History Read more
Jenna Bush-Hager (Today Show’s Read With Jenna) Book Club pick April 2022
A full printable list of her books are below. This is a printable PDF.
April book news
Come back all April long for more Book News. Netflix is adapting The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Liz Tigelaar will star * YES!!!!!!!!!!!!* HBO is adapting IT by Stephen King but into a prequel series. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer is being adapted with Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sam Worthington, etc. Read more
Review of “Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases” by Paul Holes
Rating: 4 star review Summary: A memoir about the personal life and career of Paul Holes. He worked on a lot of high-profile cases. One of the most notable cases was the EAR or Golden State Killer. He also talks about how his career affected his personal life. I am labeling this as a memoir Read more
Review of “A Very Large Expanse of Sea” by Tahereh Mafi
Rating: 4 star review Summary: A year after 9/11, we follow Shirin as she navigates an America school. She is Muslim and just trying to do your average teenager stuff while also dealing with racism. Review: The one thing that I liked the most was the characters in this book. The main character is just Read more
Review of “The Suite Spot” by Trish Doller
Rating: 4 star review Summary: Book two of a series. A single mother loses her job in Florida. In order to get a fresh start, she moves to Ohio with her daughter to work in a hotel. When she arrives, she meets a man who has struggles of his own. He is starting a hotel Read more