When this book came out, I had zero interest in reading it. I haven’t read any Shakespeare in years, I usually dislike historical fiction, and it seemed like a pretty big commitment. But almost immediately upon its release, the buzz started. It seemed that not only was everyone reading it – everyone who read

  Jenny Offill’s newest book is a tiny book, really. Not as small as her last book, Dept. of Speculation, but small by regular standards. I chose to embark on this one as an audiobook, having had some trouble connecting with her last time. I enjoyed the narration, and I definitely had an easier time

  I picked this up after reading and (mostly) enjoying French’s newest book, Because of You. I was curious about some of her older books, plus I enjoyed the audiobook and wanted another fun listen. This book is about a woman who is stuck in her marriage and flumoxed by her teenaged kids – which

  This is going to be a short review because I read this book a few months ago, and the details have gotten a bit fuzzy. I love Dawn French. Particularly right now – her short Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown revival and her podcast with Jennifer Saunders, Titting About, have been two of the

  Louise Erdrich is a name I feel like I’ve heard many times for so long I can’t remember first hearing it. I’ve had at least two of her other books on my shelves for years – if not decades at this point – and yet this is the first of her books I’ve actually

  This book isn’t my usual type of book. It’s entirely about a family and the drama that occurs between them, the emotions they each struggle with because of that drama (and their own issues) and how the family shifts and changes over time. Our main characters are Graham, a bookshop owner and Annie, his

  I hadn’t heard of this book until I saw it on the BookTube Prize longlist. Since I’m hoping to make my way through a few of the books on the list before next round, I found the audiobook version of this and thought I’d give it a try. I was hooked.  I’m actually really

  This is a middle grade book that evokes all the delightfully terrifying aspects of the children’s books I remember reading when I was a kid. It is the story of a young orphan, Clementine, who is being kept captive by her aunt and uncle – the type of old school storybook villains that will

  I’ve had this sitting on my shelf for YEARS, but by the time I got it I had mostly forgotten what happened in Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and didn’t have a clue who Leah even was (I had forgotten who Blue was as well, and even that he was called Blue, so

  This is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read for years, and kept putting off. But my mom decided to read it, and I enjoy talking to her about books we’re both reading, so I figured now was the time! (I also really wanted to watch the mini-series but wanted to read

  I first heard about this book while watching PBS’ The Great American Read. I hadn’t heard of it before that, but now I really don’t know why. This is the story of a young man named Castle Cranshaw – better known as Ghost. Ghost hasn’t had an easy life. He lives in the projects

  This book is a beast. I was defeated by it before I even began – over a thousand pages, most of it comprised of a single sentence – yep, I was fully intimidated. And then it was selected for my pool in the BookTube Prize (I suspected my luck would bring me that outcome

  I have read this book at least once before – but possibly two or three times. It’s one of those stories that feels like it was irrevocably woven into the fabric of my childhood. I feel like Mary is, in a sense, a part of me. I came across the Kindle In Motion edition

  This was another of the books on my BookTube Prize reading list, and another I likely wouldn’t have gotten around to without it. In large part because I’ve not had great success with Elizabeth Gilbert in the past. I particularly struggled with Eat, Pray, Love, her best-known work all about the trauma of her