The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson โ 336 pages Book Blurb: Itโs 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. Heโs eager to...
A Crooked Tree by Una Mannion โ 32o pages ARC from Harper for an honest review Book Blurb: It is the early 1980s and fifteen-year-old Libby is obsessed with The Field Guide to the Trees of North America, a gift her Irish immigrant father gave her before he died. She...
The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah โ 464 pages ARC from Lake Union Publishing for an honest reviewย Book Blurb: In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattendedโfor just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A...
The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan – 336 pagesย ARC from Berkley Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Naomi Grant has built her life around going against the grain. After the sex-positive start-up she cofounded becomes an international...
Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge – 336 pagesย ARC from Algonquin Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Coming of age as a free-born Black girl in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson was all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing...
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan – 432 pagesย ARC from Berkley and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: It was called “The Titanic of the South.” The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah’s elite on board; through time, their...
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict โ 272 pagesย ARC from Sourcebooks Landmark and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues...
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia – 224 pages ARC from Flatiron for an honest review Book Blurb: In present-day Miami, Jeanette is battling addiction. Daughter of Carmen, a Cuban immigrant, she is determined to learn more about her family history from her...
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid โ 384 pages ARC courtesy of Ballantine Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will...
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers – 352 pages ARC from Park Row Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girlsโ trip to Vegas to celebrate. Sheโs a straight A,...
So excited to start @chrisbohjalian newest book coming to you 3/11/25 from @doubledaybooks."In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what sheโs willing to risk for the life of a stranger, from the New York Times bestselling author of such acclaimed historical fiction as Hour of the Witch and The Sandcastle Girls." - Goodreads ๐: Do you prefer books that take place in the past, present or future?#thejackalsmistress #doubledaybooks #2025books#upcomingbooks#historicalficton#bookrecs #addtoTBR #tbrlist #booksmatter #readersmatter #goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less
Review:The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is a moving and powerful novel about community, our differences, and having each other โs back. I listened to this on audio which was narrated amazingly well by Dominic Hoffman.Although James McBride is probably most well-known for his first book, The Color of Water, which I adored, this too will make a mark on readers everywhere. Although I thought this would be a plot driven book based on the very first scenes, I could not have been more wrong. This story is driven solely on these perfectly flawed and nuanced characters. I adored Shona and Moshe, Nate and Addi and of course, Dodo, who the town is trying to save from the โschoolโ heโs been sent too.I donโt want to give spoilers but know that the heart of this book is about humanity and connectivity to one another no matter your religion, color or ethnicity. @jamesmcbrideauthor @riverheadbooks @prhaudio ๐: When is last time you wrote a letter? #bookrecs#newbookreview#igbookreview#igbookreviews #TBR #addtoTBR #historicalfiction#histfic #jamesmcbride #readersmatter #booksmaatter#goodbookfairybookreviews #goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less
Reading cookbooks is one of my favorite ways to relax. As an empty nester, I don't cook as much as I'd like to, but I still love to read new recipes. I made these amazing Mashed Potato, Kale and Feta cheese pancakes. It was easy, delicious and I cut the recipe in half!Copy and paste this link to purchase: amzn.to/48L0xxR{affiliate purchase}๐: What's your favorite thing to cook? (besides re#cookbookreader##cookbooke#cookbookreadersc#NewRecipese#cookinge#recipeso#goodbookfairy #goodbookfairy ... See MoreSee Less