Review of “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home” by Tembi Locke

I am rating this book a 2.5-3 star review. This was truly a sad story. It took me 6 months to read it the whole way through. I almost DNF it. This is a memoir about a woman who loses her husband from cancer. Her husband’s family never accepted her into their family. It is […]

Review of “A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow” by Laura Taylor Namey

Reese Witherspoon’s YA Book Club pick. I am rating this book a 4 star review. What a cute story. I enjoyed this book a lot. The characters were adorable. A young Miami girl, Lila, has kind of a nervous break down; her best friend leaves, her boyfriend and her break up, she loses her grandmother, […]

ARC Alert

Thanks to Penguin Publishing, Lisa Fipps, and Bookish First! I won a physical copy of an Arc today. It is “Starfish” by Lisa Fipps. It is about a girl struggling with her weight. It is a YA book! I will review it for everyone here shortly!

Review of “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

I am giving this novel a 3 star review. The writing was great but nothing really gripping. This is a memoir about a guy who lived in a white working class family who was raised in Ohio. His family moved from Kentucky to Ohio for work. J.D. finds a way to escape the little town […]