Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi My rating: 3 of 5 stars Is it possible to like a book without understanding it? That’s the case with me and Mr. Fox. I received this book as part of The Book Riot Quarterly…
The Paying Guests review
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters My rating: 4 of 5 stars In 1920s England, Frances is an old maid at 26 years old. Her two brothers died in WWI and her father died shortly after, leaving Frances and her…
Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace review
Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace by Anne Lamott My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m becoming an Anne Lamott fangirl. She’s one of the authors I feel is writing directly to me. I think she’s the SARK of…
The Rosie Project review
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is minorly spoilery, but I’m not going to mark it as such. You can look at the cover and summary of this book, and realize for yourself…
Kitchen Confidential review
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have absolutely no interest in the culinary world and I am not a foodie. I’m slightly more adventurous than average when it comes…
Not That Kind of Girl review
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned” by Lena Dunham My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was pretty excited when the little book with a big side portion of controversy became available from…
Tranquilty du Jour Anthology review
Tranquility du Jour Anthology by Kimberly Wilson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been a LONG-TIME reader of Kimberly’s blog (back from the Hip Tranquil Chick days), plus I’m a forty-(cough) lady who works in a cubicle and…
A Discovery of Witches review
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness My rating: 3 of 5 stars Our heroine, Diana Bishop, is a real witch. No, really! A real witch – descended from the famous Bridget Bishop of Salem Witch Trials fame. She’s a…
Fangirl review
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy this book, because I am old, grumpy and not a Harry Potter fan. And sure enough, I really grumped my way through the first…
The Salinger Contract review
The Salinger Contract by Adam Langer My rating: 2 of 5 stars In The Salinger Contract, author Adam Langer writes about a fictional version of himself who has a strange friendship with an Connor Joyce, an author of a series…
Big Little Lies review
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty My rating: 5 of 5 stars At first I haaaaaaated this book. I haaaaaated all of the parents and I strongly disliked all of the kids. I thought the pacing was far too slow…
Your Life Calling review
Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life by Jane Pauley My rating: 2 of 5 stars I saw Jane Pauley speak at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women and promptly put this book on my to-read list. It was…
