Showing posts from May, 2018

An American Marriage - Tayari Jones

Summary:  Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young ex…

The Book of Polly - Kathy Hepinstall

Summary :  Willow Havens is ten years old and obsessed with the fear that her mother will die.  Her mother, Polly is a …

Boxers & Saints - Gene Luen Yang

Summary: One of the greatest comics storytellers alive brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing n…

Need to Know - Karen Cleveland

Summary:  In pursuit of a Russian sleeper cell on American soil, a CIA analyst uncovers a dangerous secret that will te…

Daughter of the Pirate King - Tricia Levenseller

We hope you enjoy Mindy's review.  You can also read Ashley's review of the same book here . Summary :  There w…

Circus Mirandus - Cassie Beasley

Summary: Do you believe in magic? Micah Tuttle does. Even though his awful Great-Aunt Gertrudis doesn’t approve, Mica…

Motherhood Comes Naturally (And Other Vicious Lies) - Jill Smokler

Summary:   Newly pregnant and scared out of her mind, Jill Smokler lay on her gynecologist's examination table and …

The Hazel Wood - Melissa Albert

Summary:  Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of t…

Fed, White, and Blue: Finding America with my Fork - Simon Majumdar

Summary:   Before deciding whether to trade in his green card for U.S. citizenship, Simon Majumdar knew he needed to fi…

My Name is Venus Black - Heather Lloyd

Summary:  In this stirring, life-affirming debut novel, a young woman must reconcile her past with its far-reaching con…

The Deal of a Lifetime (A Novella) - Fredrik Backman

Summary:  It is Christmas Eve, and a father and son are meeting for the first time in years.  The father has a story h…

STAR WARS REVISITED: A Book Series Spotlight

You guys!  It's Star Wars Day!   My daughter  recently discovered a storied retelling of the original (ahem... only…

What's In My Stack: The Mindy Edition

Hey, all!  I'm smack dab in the midst of a reading hangover.  It's like books have lost their flavor after Educ…