Nora Goes Off Script

 

Title: Nora Goes Off Script

Author: Annabel Monaghan

Publisher: Penguin Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Fun rom-com with a bit of an unpredictable second half.

Rating: 4/5

Stacking the Shelves: 1/7-2/24

 

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Between Me and You by Allison Winn Scotch

Wish You Were Mine by Tara Sivec

Just Pretend

 

Title: Just Pretend

Author: Tori Sharp

Publisher: Little, Brown Ink

 
ISBN: 9780316538855

 

Thoughts: Graphic memoir dealing with divorce, friendships, and find your voice through storytelling.

Rating: 3/5

Blackout

 

Title: Blackout

Author: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon

Publisher: Harper Audio

 
ISBN: 9781665098274

 

Thoughts: Six loosely interconnected and incredibly engaging stories about Black teens finding loving amidst a blackout in New York.

Rating: 4/5

Let Us Descend

 

Title: Let Us Descend

Author: Jesmyn Ward

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

 
ISBN: 9781797161518

 

Thoughts: Very character-driven magical realism historical fiction story with lyrical prose but very little plot.

Rating: 3/5

I Like You Like That

 

Title: I Like You Like That

Author: Kayla Grosse

Publisher: self

 
ISBN: 9798841432630

 

Thoughts: Fun romance with a little mystery, but I prefer more suspense and less steam.

Rating: 3/5

Heard It in a Love Song

 

Title: Heard It in a Love Song

Author: Tracey Garvis Graves

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Sweet and gentle romance about two relatable people going through divorces and finding themselves and each other.

Rating: 4/5

Call You When I Land

 

Title: Call You When I Land

Author: Nikki Vargas

Publisher: Hanover Square Press

 
ISBN: 9781335455093

 

Thoughts: Part travelogue, part memoir, this book tells the author's story of finding herself and her passion.

Rating: 3/5

Cult Classic

 

Title: Cult Classic

Author: Sloane Crosley

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

 
ISBN: 9781250856517

 

Thoughts: With such a cool title, I expected more from this than flat characters and a minimal plot.

Rating: 2/5

The End of the World is a Cul de Sac

 

Title: The End of the World is a Cul De Sac

Author: Louise Kennedy

Publisher: Riverhead Books

 
ISBN: 9780593540923

 

Thoughts: Kennedy's writing is very fluid and evocative, but every single one of these stories had the exact same tone, and it was a depressing one.

Rating: 3/5

A Dangerous Business

 

Title: A Dangerous Business

Author: Jane Smiley

Publisher: Knopf

 
ISBN: 9780525520337

 

Thoughts: A very well-written historical mystery that is more character-driven than suspense-driven.

Rating: 4/5

The Foundling

 

Title: The Foundling

Author: Ann Leary

Publisher: Simon Schuster Audio

 
ISBN: 9781797141473

 

Thoughts: Not really a suspense, although the cover makes it seem gothic, but this historical fiction novel is definitely fascinating and keeps the pages turning.

Rating: 4/5