The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah ARC from St. Martins Press and Netgalley for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are...
Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson – 288 pages ARC from Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Brown was promised her freedom on her eighteenth birthday. But when her birthday finally...
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner – 384 pages ARC from Berkley and Netgalley for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees...
Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton β 336 pages ARC from Forge Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Cadie Kessler has spent decades trying to cover up one truth. One moment. But deep down, didnβt she always know her secret would...
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson β 400 pages ARC from Kensington for an honest review Book Blurb: At night, in Hudaβs fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of...
The Orchard by David Hopen – Audio Book Blurb: Ari Edenβs life has always been governed by strict rules. In ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn, his days are dedicated to intense study and religious rituals, and adolescence feels profoundly lonely. So when his family...
Review:The Measure by Nikki Erlick was a book I waited far too long to read. I just couldnβt stomach the idea that everyone in the world would find out their relative life span. The whole idea of this scared me but when my book club chose to read it, I dug in with enthusiasm.Iβm so glad I did. This book is more about life and how we live it, rather than about dying. Itβs told by a cast of eight characters who are deeply affected by the strings they received. The length of the string parallels the length of your life. All the characters are struggling with their results because even if he or she gets a long string, there will still be people they know will be gone soon.How the world at large handles the strings was so well done. People are switching boxes hoping it could change their destiny. Support groups are offered. Protests occur. The world is in a very different place. Much of this book made me think about the differences between fate and destiny. This story offers many intertwined connections between the characters that makes for a powerful and meaningful ending. Iβm so looking forward to whatβs next from this author. @nikkierlick @williammorrowbooks William Morrow π Would you open a box that told you how long your lifespan is?#themeasure #scifilight#bookreader#bookclubpick#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less