The Blurb: At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is lonely, proud, and intensely private. But when Connell comes to pick his mother up from her housekeeping job at Marianne’s house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the … Continue reading Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
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Book Review: The Switch by Beth O’Leary
The Blurb: Eileen is sick of being 79.Leena's tired of life in her twenties.Maybe it's time they swapped places...When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn … Continue reading Book Review: The Switch by Beth O’Leary
Book Review: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Blurbs: When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events. Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with a 'personal brand' and the best of intentions, resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's … Continue reading Book Review: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Book Review: The Lonely Fajita by Abigail Mann
The Blurb: Lonely Fajita: a person who is suddenly and unwillingly single. It’s Elissa’s birthday, but her boyfriend doesn’t seem to care much – and she’s accidentally scheduled herself a cervical smear instead of birthday drinks. Then there’s her borderline-psychotic boss, the fact she’s not making but losing money at her internship, and her sinking feeling she … Continue reading Book Review: The Lonely Fajita by Abigail Mann
Book Review: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
The Blurb: The Butler family has had their share of trials—as sisters Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest—but nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives. Althea, the eldest sister and substitute matriarch, is a force to be reckoned with and her younger sisters have alternately appreciated and chafed at her … Continue reading Book Review: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
Book Review: The Silent Treatment by Abbie Greaves
The Blurb: A lifetime together.Six months of silence.One last chance.By all appearances, Frank and Maggie share a happy, loving marriage. But for the past six months, they have not spoken. Not a sentence, not a single word. Maggie isn’t sure what, exactly, provoked Frank’s silence, though she has a few ideas.Day after day, they have … Continue reading Book Review: The Silent Treatment by Abbie Greaves
Book Review: The One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
The Blurb: This is the story of a family who didn't fit in.... Jess Thomas is struggling. With two jobs, two children and no one to rely on it's all she can do to keep her fractured little family together. So when Ed Nicholls, a virtual stranger, suddenly offers to help in her hour of … Continue reading Book Review: The One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
Book Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
The Blurb: With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, "My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist," author Tayari Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man's deception, a family's complicity, and the two teenage girls caught in the middle. Set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon's two … Continue reading Book Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Book Review: Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Blurb: Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than some people have in … Continue reading Book Review: Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Book Review: The Confession by Jessie Burton
The Blurb: One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows Connie to LA, a city of strange dreams and swimming pools and late-night gatherings … Continue reading Book Review: The Confession by Jessie Burton
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