Go As A River by Shelley Readย ARC from Spiegel and Grau and Netgalley for an honest reviewย Book Blurb: Victoria Nash is just a teenager in the 1940s, but she runs the household on her familyโs peach farm in the ranch town of Iola, Coloradoโthe sole surviving female...
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng โ 400 pagesย ARC from PRH audio for an honest review Book Blurb: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng: Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a...
The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West โ320 pages ARC from Park Row and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West: Sara King has nothing, save for her secrets and the baby in her belly, as she boards the bus to...
Horse by Geraldine Brooks โ Audio ย ARC from Viking and PRH Audio for an honest review Book Blurb: Horse by Geraldine Brooks: Kentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting...
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe โ 224 pagesย Book Blurb: Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe: Felicia “Fe Fe” Stevens is living with her vigilantly loving mother and older teenaged brother, whom she adores, in building 4950 of...
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez โ 384 pagesย ARC from Berkley Publishing and Netgalley an honest reviewย Book Blurb: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez: Montgomery, Alabama 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference,...
Review:The Measure by Nikki Erlick was a book I waited far too long to read. I just couldnโt 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.Iโm so glad I did. This book is more about life and how we live it, rather than about dying. Itโs 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. Iโm so looking forward to whatโs next from this author. @nikkierlick @williammorrowbooks William Morrow ๐ Would you open a box that told you how long your lifespan is?#themeasure #scifilight#bookreader#bookclubpick#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less