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Rating: 3.5 to a 4 star rating Summary: A modern re-telling of Beauty and the Beast. Part two of the “Meant to Be” series. Each book in the series is written by a different author and a new fairy tale. They are both stand-alone books. This book is about Isabelle who works at a publishing Read more
I got this today as book mail! Thanks to celadon books for my arc of Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin! I really enjoyed her other book called Saint X! It says it is a cross between The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and anything by Margaret Atwood! It comes out June 2022!
Rating: 4 stars Summary: A therapist, Avery, has her license taken away. She now practices as a consultant. She takes on the case of Marissa and Matthew. Marissa cheated on her spouse and would like Avery’s help to help her marriage. As Avery goes through her 10-step processes for her therapy, she starts to uncover Read more
Rating: 4.5 star review Summary: A famous musician, Greta, mother passes away. She is grieving in her own way. Greta and her father really have not bonded. He has always questioned her life choices. Greta and her mother were always close. Her mother always supported her musician lifestyle. Greta’s father and mother were supposed to Read more
I will update this all March long. Memoirs: Claire Foy (Facebook whistleblower) memoir: Deborah Birx (COVID-19 Task Force- former during Trump’s administration) is penning a book Outlander prequel series for Starz Notes for an Execution by Danya Kukafka will be adapted into a TV series Flatshare by Beth O’Leary will be on Paramount + Harold Read more
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How to upload a receipt for your Rewards for Penguin Book Club if you bought it from BOTM (Book of the Month)? This is what I do… I either go to the app and take a screenshot from my phone. You will need to make sure that you are screenshotting the amount of money (even Read more
People keep asking me about books about Ukraine. I am going to do a list of books about/set in Ukraine. Snegurochka by Judith Heneghan Grey Bees by andrey Kurkov Red Famine by Anna Applebaum Baba Dunja’s Last Love by Alina Bronsky The House with the Stained-Glass Window by Zanna Sloniowska East West Street by Philippe Read more
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Click above for the complete list of main picks only. Book Data: Historical Fiction 52 Contemporary Fiction 60 Thriller 59 Romance 29 Fantasy 21 Sci-Fi 13 Literary Fiction 64 Memoir 22 Mystery 23 YA 13 Suspense 1 Short stories 7 History 5 Historical Romance 1 Horror 12 Narrative Non-fiction 4 Legal Thriller 9 Non-fiction 11 Read more
Overall:Â 4 stars Summary: Laura goes to Jersey for work. She is going to investigate her parents’ love story in the exact locations where they met, proposed, etc. Her believing that every love story has a great meet-cute story starts off this novel. On her trip, she picks up the wrong bag at the airport. Read more
Overall: 3- 3.5 stars Summary: After a fly pandemic and the fall of civilization, the story follows a group of actors who travel to preform. We follow five people with eh travelling group of actors. My thoughts: I have to admit, the plot was very unique. I picked up this book twice before this. I Read more
Overall: 3.5- 4 stars Summary: This is a self-help and sort-of memoir of the speed skater Apolo Anton Oho. If you are making a major life change, then this book provides some good advice. My thoughts: I remember watching Apolo Anton Ohno speed skate in the Olympics. It is one of my fondest memories of Read more
This will be updated all March long. The Selfish Act of Breathing by JJ Bola is being adapted for film. Jamie Lee Curtis is writing a graphic novel called Mother Nature. It is an eco-horror novel. It will also be a horror movie of the same name.
Overall: 4.5 stars Summary: An actress’ husband drowns in the lake beside her cabin. She falls into drinking and decides to get out of the spotlight and stay at the cabin. She notices a rich couple and begins watching them from across the lake. After rescuing the neighbor in the lake, they start to become Read more
I cannot wait! I hope I get an arc!!!!!
She is doing what reese did with her Book Club. This production company will be bringing her books to the big and small screens. This is the next step in her book club. Here is the article from her website discussing her new production company.
Overall: 4.5 star review Summary: Memoir of Colin Jost. He is best known for being on Weekend Update on SNL (Saturday Night Live) and a writer on that show. He is also married to Scarlett Johansson. My thoughts: I read this book so quickly. I started with the audiobook and finished with the actual book. Read more
Overall: 3 star review Summary: There were 11 days when Agatha Christie disappeared from her home after her husband announced he was leaving her for another woman. This is the story behind that disappearance. My thoughts: I thought this book was going to be great. But it was slow paced and quite boring. I also Read more
Overall: 3 star review Summary: Clara is from a wealthy family. Clara is an uptight socialite. She moves to CA to be with her crush, but he leaves as soon as she gets there. She has a stranger as a roommate, Josh. Josh is a porn star. Sparks fly after a night of teaching Clara Read more
Overall: 2.5-3 star review Summary: Her twin brother gets a job on the Titanic. She is a stowaway. She wants to leave England to be a circus performer in America. But Chinese cannot enter America. Before leaving the ship in America, she needs to get her brother on board with her plan, audition and get Read more
“Sex in the City” author Candace Bushnell signed a deal with a Sugar23! Other news: Jon Hamm and John Slattery will be starring in the movie Fletch. This is based off of the Gregory Mcdonald Books. Apple Tv is adapting Shining Girls starring Elizabeth Moss. The book is by Lauren Beukes. Mindy Kaling and Amazon Read more
