The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland β 384 pages ARC from Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland: Richmond, Virginia 1811. Itβs the height of the winter social season. The General Assembly is in...
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata β Audio Book Blurb: Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they...
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry β 368 pages ARC from Atria and the author for an honest review Β Book Blurb: The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry: In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are...
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister ARC from St. Martinβs Press and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Alice has always wanted to be a writer. Her talent is innate, but her stories remain safe and detached, until a devastating event breaks her heart open, and...
Go As A River by Shelley ReadΒ ARC from Spiegel and Grau and Netgalley for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: Victoria Nash is just a teenager in the 1940s, but she runs the household on her familyβs peach farm in the ranch town of Iola, Coloradoβthe sole surviving female...
Review:Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson was at once a telescopic look into a typical dysfunctional wealthy family while also giving us a microscopic look into the offspring and their spouses. I loved the cover of this book, and it may, to date, be my favorite cover of 2023. This is a character driven narrative which worked perfectly for readers who enjoy growth in the characters theyβre reading about. Wealth is its own character, and it shows its blessings and greediness in equal measure. I enjoyed Jacksonβs wit that was threaded through the book. Humor is always welcome in any books I read.I appreciated the relationships between sisters, sister-in-law, brothers and brother-in-law. Many of their struggles with one another were relatable sibling misgivings, while others made me think, what would I do? Keeping secrets, philanthropy, affairs, death and understanding your own family were all topics woven into the story.Kudos to Marin Ireland, the narrator of the audio version, for doing a stellar job bringing this book to life.@jennyjacksonpineapple π What's your favorite fruit?#newbookreview#pineapplestreet#goodbookfairybookreview #bookreviewer#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less