2020 Must Read List Usually this list doesn’t come out until early January so that I can read until the very last day of December. Makes sense, right? This year, however, I realized that the two books I’m reading right now are 2021 releases. Alas, I was...
The Answer Isβ¦Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek Book Blurb: Since debuting as the host ofΒ Jeopardy!Β in 1984, Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a...
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult β 400 pages (Audio) ARC from Ballantine and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. She’s on a plane when the flight attendant makes an announcement: prepare for a...
The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman – 304 pages Finished copy provided by Kensington BooksΒ for an honest review. Book Blurb: In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphiaβs overcrowded slums and the...
The Assignment by Liza M. Wiemer β 336 pages Book Blurb: SENIOR YEAR. When an assignment given by a favorite teacher instructs a group of students to argue for the Final Solution, a euphemism used to describe the Nazi plan for the genocide of the Jewish people, Logan...
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerΒ β 320 pages ARC provided by Park Row and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: One cold February evening in 1791, at the back of a dark London alley in a hidden apothecary shop, Nella awaits her newest customer. Once a...
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