Better late than never - here are the four books I read in April that I absolutely loved and recommend that you should read! Every one of these books was available for free on the Libby app through my local public library. If you don't have a library card at your local library, GET ONE! [...]
Category: Books and Reading
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
A retiring novelist creates a small cemetery for her unfinished manuscripts on a small parcel of land she inherited from her father. The land is in the Dominican Republic, her hometown and the setting for many of her stories. Alvarez weaves several stories together to write an incredibly beautiful novel about humanity, love, violence, tradition, and home.
The Accidental Dating Experiment by Lauren Blakely
Moonshade by S. J. West
Moonshade by S. J. West is the first book in the Vampire Conclave series. This book was published in 2016, but first came to my attention through a promotion on Kindle. I like the world building and rules in this series - as someone who has read MANY paranormal fiction series, sometimes it seems like [...]
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
March 2024 Five Star Reads!
The three books that I rated five stars this month are all so different from each other. A magnificent rom-com, the first book in a paranormal series about immortals, and an American History book about Reconstruction and Jim Crow. This goes to show that reading books out of your "comfort genre" from time to time [...]
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonnie Swann
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonnie Swann is the first book in what will be the Miss Sharp Investigates series, translated from German to English by Amy Bojang. A murder mystery at a senior citizen home share, it is senior citizen "Clue" where they can't remember where they hid the gun that shot [...]
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
I recently found a hardcover of Starling House at half priced books, and it was a great Spring break read. It's not sunny or beachy, it's eerie and creepy and maddening. That's more my style. Jump to Book Club Questions - Note: I do not use AI to write book club questions. Gothic Fiction Gothic [...]