The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant
The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant – 352 pages ARC from Berkley and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant: Kate Jenkins doesn't believe in fate. She believes in a clear vision, meticulous...
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams – 402 pages Book Blurb: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams: Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the "Scriptorium," a garden shed in Oxford where...
Winterland by Rae Meadows
Winterland by Rae Meadows – 448 pages ARC from Henry Holt and Co. for an honest reviewBook Blurb: Winterland by Rae Meadows: In the Soviet Union in 1973, there is perhaps no greater honor for a young girl than to be chosen to be part of the famed USSR gymnastics...
When We Had Wings by S. Meissner, K. McMorris, A. Lawhon
When We Had Wings by Susan Meissner, Kristina McMorris, Ariel Lawhon – 432 pages ARC from Harper Muse and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: When We Had Wings: The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and...
The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev
The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev – 316 pages ARC from Mindy’s Book Studio for an honest review Book Blurb: The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev: When sixty-five-year-old Bindu Desai inherits a million dollars, she’s astounded―and horrified. The windfall threatens to expose...
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro – Audio Book Blurb: From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside....
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng – 400 pages 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...
Hiding Under the Piano by Hugh Bonneville
Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru by Hugh Bonneville – 400 pages Finished copy from Other Press for an honest review. Book Blurb: Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain's most accomplished actors, familiar to audiences worldwide for his roles in...
Shmutz by Felicia Berliner
Shmutz by Felicia Berliner – 272 pagesBook Blurb: Like the other women in her Brooklyn Hasidic community, Raizl expects to find a husband through an arranged marriage. Unlike the other women, Raizl has a secret.With a hidden computer to help her complete her college...
Maame by Jessica George
Maame by Jessica George – 320 pages ARC from St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: It’s fair to say that Maddie’s life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who spends most of her time in Ghana (yet still somehow manages to be...