Life on Mars

Title: Life on Mars

Author: Tracy K. Smith
Publisher: Graywolf
ISBN: 9781555975845

Thoughts:  Smith's poetry is so approachable yet deep that it is easy to see why she was a poet laureate.

Rating: 4/5

American Dirt

Title: American Dirt

Author: Jeanine Cummins
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781250260604

Thoughts:  Very emotional novel, but just a tad too long.

Rating: 3/5

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Author: Shirley Jackson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143039976

Thoughts:  Creepy and very atmospheric - just want you would expect from Jackson.

Rating: 4/5

A Long Petal of the Sea

Title: A Long Petal of the Sea

Author: Isabel Allende
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: n/a

Thoughts:  Very beautiful to listen to, like being by the sea, but I had a hard time keeping some characters straight.

Rating: 3/5

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep

Title: The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep

Author: Harvey Karp, MD
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9780062113320

Thoughts:  Some good advice, but so much of it is repeated over and over throughout the book.

Rating: 3/5