Title: Finding Me
Author: Viola Davis
Publisher: HarperOne
ISBN: 9780063037328
Thoughts: Intense yet approachable memoir that will really resonate with those in theatre.
Rating: 5/5
Monday, June 27, 2022
The Candy House
Title: The Candy House
Author: Jennifer Egan
Publisher: Simon Schuster Audio
ISBN: 9781797128412
Thoughts: A look at a not-unrealistic near-future told in Egan's signature style, meaning I loved some chapters and could not connect with others.
Rating: 3/5
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Easy Beauty
Title: Easy Beauty
Author: Chloe Cooper Jones
Publisher: Avid Reader Press
ISBN: 9781982151997
Thoughts: I liked the second half much more than the first, and I am not sure if it is because it took me that long to get into Jones's writing style, or if the second half truly had a different feel.
Rating: 3/5
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
When We Were Birds
Title: When We Were Birds
Author: Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 9780385547260
Thoughts: Once you get past what seems like improper tenses to an American English reader, this is a power work of magical realism.
Rating: 4/5
The Son of Mr. Suleman
Title: The Son of Mr. Suleman
Author: Eric Jerome Dickey
Publisher: Black Rose
ISBN: 9781524745233
Thoughts: Intense novel about so many emotional topics, but well-worth the read.
Rating: 5/5
These Hollow Vows
Title: These Hollow Vows
Author: Lexi Ryan
Publisher: Clarion
ISBN:9780358386575
Thoughts: The beginning borrowed from a few popular stories, but once the story got going, it came into it's own.
Rating: 4/5
Monday, June 20, 2022
The Arden
Title: The Arden
Author: L.S. Popovich
Publisher: Black Rose
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Interesting distopian eco-fiction with some great world-building even if some is a little hard to gully grasp.
Rating: 3/5
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