As you’ve likely noticed, I am fairly stingy with my star ratings. While I tend to enjoy (or at least find something to like about) most of what I read, it takes a really special book to earn that fifth star from me. The books I’m sharing in today’s batch of reviews each had that… Continue Reading
Families are complicated—in real life, and especially in fiction. While prickly family dynamics aren’t usually fun to navigate in the real world, they can make for fantastic stories. In fact, some of my favorite books in recent years (Ask Again, Yes, A Place For Us, and This Must Be the Place all come to mind)… Continue Reading
It’s been ages since my last Quick Lit post! Well, actually it’s only been three months, but in that time I’ve been racking up the book reviews (current review count Sitting on my computer is just under fifty), and if I don’t share them here now, I don’t know if I ever will. So, over… Continue Reading
December is my favorite time of year—not just because I adore Christmas, but also because it’s a month chock-full of recaps, reflections, and Best Of lists. I enjoy seeing these sorts of inventories from others and I love compiling them myself, which is why I’ll be rolling out a few of them over the next… Continue Reading
I’m rounding out this week of book reviews with five strong titles. A few of these books have gotten quite a bit of attention lately, so I’d love to know if you have read any of them, and what you thought! The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah: In 1974, Leni Allbright is a 13-year-old girl… Continue Reading
I’m continuing Quick Lit week with reviews of five more books I read in the past month. While none were runaway favorites, I enjoyed aspects of each one. Summer of ’69, by Elin Hilderbrand: The summer of 1969 is a momentous one for the Levin family. Kate, the mother of four children, is devastated when… Continue Reading
No need to check your calendars: it’s still September, despite the title of this post. (And despite the store merchandise, which would indicate that Christmas is just weeks away. Ugh!) However, I wanted to get a final batch of book reviews to you before stepping away from blogging for an extended maternity leave, so I’m… Continue Reading
It’s been quite a while since my last Kid Lit post, but not for a lack of research or delightful book discoveries to share. In addition to devouring the twenty or so books in our weekly library haul, Charleston has developed a renewed interest in all of our personal books now that they are housed… Continue Reading
I’ve written in the past about my introversion and how it plays into my role as a mom. Before Charleston was born, I worried that as an introvert, I wouldn’t have the energy or patience to spend entire days with my child, that my need for inordinate amounts of alone time would interfere with my… Continue Reading
Today’s book round-up includes two books that are in my usual reading wheelhouse (a mystery and a book about children’s literacy) and three books that are a bit different—one about pregnancy, a book written for husbands, and a teen romance from the 1980s. As you’ll see, I had my reservations about each of the less… Continue Reading