Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Intermezzo

Title: Intermezzo

Author: Sally Rooney

Publisher:  Macmillan Audio
 
ISBN: n/a
 
Thoughts: I know many people enjoy Rooney's writing, but I found this novel tedious with characters that did nothing to invite the reader in.
 
Rating: 2/5

Thursday, January 8, 2026

What a Time to Be Alive

Title: What a Time to Be Alive

Author: Jade Chang

Publisher:  Ecco
 
ISBN: 9780063416390
 
Thoughts: Lola's journey through grief and fame is unbelievable yet incredibly relatable.
 
Rating: 4/5

Monday, January 5, 2026

Pick a Color

Title: Pick a Color

Author: Souvankham Thammavongsa

Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company
 
ISBN: 9780316422147
 
Thoughts: Delightful character-driven slice-of-life novel that leaves you wondering (in a good way).
 
Rating: 4/5

Sunday, January 4, 2026

How About Now

Title: A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole

Author: Kate Baer

Publisher:  Harper
 
ISBN: 9780063454095
 
Thoughts: Baer's poems really speak to the female experience, and she includes forms that I have never seen in a book of poetry such as blackout and forms.
 
Rating: 4/5

Thursday, January 1, 2026

A Little Less Broken

Title: A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole

Author: Marian Schembari

Publisher:  Macmillan Audio
 
ISBN: n/a
 
Thoughts: I personally felt this one so deeply, it brought out all the emotions.
 
Rating: 4/5

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Amity

Title: Amity

Author: Nathan Harris

Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company
 
ISBN: 9780316456241
 
Thoughts: Coleman is an unique and interesting character, and his chapters were very engaging; the chapters for his sister Jane were not, which made this a rather uneven read.
 
Rating: 3/5

Friday, December 26, 2025

House of Debt

Title: House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recessions, and How We Can Prevent It from Happening Again

Author: Atif Mian & Amir Sufi

Publisher:  University of Chicago Press
 
ISBN: 9780226081946
 
Thoughts: Mian and Sufi do a good job in putting the housing market collapse in layman's terms; however, I do not think they make a clear case for how an individual can prevent it from happening again.
 
Rating: 3/5