Title: The Tangled Woods
Author: Emily Raboteau
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Yes, this story is unsettling, but it lacked the intensity and the atmosphere of the previous stories in the Dark Corners collection.
Rating: 2/5
Monday, June 26, 2023
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Ladyparts
Title: Ladyparts
Author: Deborah Copaken
Publisher: Random House Audio
ISBN: 9780593412091
Thoughts: There are some parts of this that are not for the feint of heart, but it is an excellent memoir for detailing the inequities in the American health care system from a female journalist that has felt the effects.
Rating: 4/5
Friday, June 23, 2023
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Joie
Title: Joie: A Parisian's Guide to Celebrating the Good Life
Author: Ajiri Aki
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
ISBN: 9780062982421
Thoughts: This mix of memoir, travelogue, and self-help book was a breath of fresh air that taught me a lot about France.
Rating: 4/5
Never Lie
Title: Never Lie
Author: Freida McFadden
Publisher: Hollywood Upstairs Press
ISBN: n/s
Thoughts: This started off with great gothic vibes, but turned into a somewhat predictable psychological thriller with no likeable characters.
Rating: 2/5
Monday, June 19, 2023
The Intitial Insult
Title: The Initial Insult
Author: Mindy McGinnis
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
ISBN: 9780062982421
Thoughts: McGinnis throws too many Poe allusions into this twisted and convoluted tale of revenge that also includes random poetry from a panther.
Rating: 2/5
Stash
Title: Stash: My Life in Hiding
Author: Laura Cathcart Robbins
Publisher: Atria Books
ISBN: 9781668005330
Thoughts: Yes, this book is about Robbins's addiction and subsequent sobriety, but moreover, it is about a mother who wants what's best for her children amidst a possibly contentious divorce.
Rating: 4/5
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Intimacies
Title: Intimacies
Author: Katie Kitamura
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Very character-driven, but also rather dry and detached.
Rating: 2/5
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Maame
Title: Maame
Author: Jessica George
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
ISBN: 9780385549677
Thoughts: A very contemporary, slightly older coming-of-age story with a likeable main character, but nothing to really set it apart from others.
Rating: 3/5
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
American Mermaid
Title: American Mermaid
Author: Julia Langbein
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 9780385549677
Thoughts: Kinda slow and kinda confusing, but there were some really great parts as well.
Rating: 3/5
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Stacking the Shelves: 5/7-6/3
Got in an Owl Post Grab Bag:
By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar
Super Adjacent by Crystal Cestari
Blood Countess by Lana Popovic
Unraveling by Karen Lord
Prize from library Summer Reading Club:
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Friday, June 2, 2023
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Title: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763643676
Thoughts: Wonderful but heart-wrenching story of a lost, loved china bunny, much in the vein of Hitty: Her First Hundred Years, but for a modern audience.
Rating: 5/5
Count the Ways
Title: Count the Ways
Author: Joyce Maynard
Publisher: HarperAudio
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: While some events in this novel are extreme, it is very realistic and full of feelings.
Rating: 3/5
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