The Blurb: She’s out to prove that there’s no such thing as choosing happiness. Isadora Bentley follows the rules. Isadora Bentley likes things just so. Isadora Bentley believes that happiness is something that flat-out doesn’t exist in her life—and never will. As a university researcher, Isadora keeps to herself as much as possible. She avoids the students … Continue reading Book Review: The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh
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Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
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
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