What You Wish For by Katherine Center β 320 pages ARC from St. Martinβs Press for an honest review. Book Blurb: Samantha Casey loves everything about her job as an elementary school librarian on the sunny, historic island of Galveston, Texasβthe goofy kids, the...
The Southern Book Clubβs Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix β 404 pages ARC from Quirk Books for an honest review Book Blurb: Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become...
Beach Read by Emily Henry β 384 pages ARC from Berkley and Netgalley for an honest review. Book Blurb: Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire...
The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate β 352 pages ARC from Netgalley and Ballantine for an honest review. Book Blurb: Louisiana, 1875Β In the tumultuous aftermath of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Lavinia, the...
Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore by 320 pages ARC sent by Harper Collins in exchange for review Book Blurb: Itβs February 1976, and Odessa, Texas, stands on the cusp of the next great oil boom. While the townβs men embrace the coming prosperity, its women intimately...
Stars of Alabama by Sean Dietrich – 352 pages Book Blurb: When fifteen-year-old Marigold becomes pregnant amid the Great Depression, she is rejected by her family and forced to fend for herself. And when she loses her baby in the forest, her whole world turns...
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