Madame Secretary by Stephanie Dray β 528 pages ARC from Berkley Pub and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an...
Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie β 384 pages ARC from Berkley Pub for an honest review Book Blurb: As an archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Syd Walker spends her days in Rhode Island trying to protect the land’s indigenous past, even as sheβs escaping...
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis β 368 pages ARC from Dutton for an honest review Book Blurb: New York City, 1956: Nineteen-year-old Marion is over the moon to have been selected to be one of the Rockettes, Radio City Music Hallβs glamorous precision-dancing troupe....
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride β Audio ARC from PRH Audio and Riverhead Books for an honest review Book Blurb: In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to...
What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Ayoyama ARC from Hanover Square Press for an honest review Book Blurb: βWhat are you looking for?β This is the famous question routinely asked by Tokyoβs most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. Like most...
The Rachel Incident by Caroline OβDonughue Β β Audio Β ARC from PRH Audio and Knopf for an honest review Book Blurb: Rachel is a student working at a bookstore when she meets James, and itβs love at first sight. Effervescent and insistently heterosexual, James soon...
Every day I clean the Winchestersβ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to ignore how Nina makes a... read more
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