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Demon Copperhead By: Barbara Kingsolver
Inspired by Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, we follow Demon Copperhead throughout his life where he was ‘dealt the wrong hand’ straight from birth. Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia reader can follow Demon as he faces the foster system, opioid epidemic, addiction and crushing losses of love and family. Will he make it out…
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The Lake of Lost Girls By: Katherine Greene
A cold case “resurfaces” when a body appears near the local lake. Sister Lindsey desperately wants to know what happened to her sister and three other girls that shaped her life. A popular podcast and media put pressure on the new wave of detectives to solve the 20 year old crime, bringing the truth right…
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle By: Emily Nagoski
A self help book for WOMEN. Honestly that’s all I got. I can’t even pretend to write a synopsis for this book without being a total snot. I didn’t find this book unhelpful, but I found it offensive. When it comes to self-help style books the reader needs to hear the truth. There will be…
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A GOOD MAN BY: ANI KATZ
Interesting… This was an interesting read. I wanted to set it down and walk away a few times while reading but in the end finished it. The writing style, at first, made me angry. I love quotes and I hate guessing when someone is thinking something vs saying it out loud. This writing style annoyed…
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ANXIOUS PEOPLE BY: FREDRIK BACKMAN
First off, I LOVE FREDRIK BACKMAN. I’ve read a few of his books. A Man Called Ove touched me so much I named my jeep after Ove. I normally love his books and how he pulls at the reader’s heart strings and brings humor into sometimes not very humorous situations. That being said, I STRUGGLED…
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APPLES NEVER FALL BY: LIANE MORIARTY
I have loved Moriarty’s previous projects, but I have to admit .. I have only ‘watched’ them. This is my first time picking up a Moriarty book and honestly, not that impressed. Yes, I did read the whole thing but it was such a slow burn with a dud of an ending, I wish I…
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