Category: Literature
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The Cloisters by Katy Hays
The Cloisters is the first book by Katy Hays. It’s also a “Read With Jenna” book (as in, Jenna Bush Hager from TODAY show). It’s June in New York City. Ann Stilwell, a recent college graduate, has arrived in The Big Apple to spend her summer working as an intern…
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DNF: Black President by Brenda Hampton
Black President: The World Will Never Be the Same is the first book in the Black President series by Brenda Hampton. Here’s a portion of the book’s synopsis: The man who now holds the keys to the Oval Office was born and raised in the rough streets of St. Louis,…
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Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison
Willa Bennett’s husband Ben died a few years ago and she’s still recovering from it. She’s even grown a bit detached from her young adult son, Jamie. Now, it’s time for Willa to return to their family beach house in Ocean City, Maryland where Ben died so she can put…
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Six Weeks to Live by Catherine McKenzie
Jennifer, mom of grown triplets, is intentionally poisoned and diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. She suspects someone in her family is to blame. Jennifer has only 6 weeks left to live—can she identify her murderer before it’s too late?
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Cloud of Sparrows by Takashi Matsuoka
Cloud of Sparrows: An Epic Novel of Japan takes place in 1861, during the time of shogun, samurai, geisha, and ninjas. I specifically sought out this book after watching Shogun on FX, based on the novel Shogun by James Clavell. On January 1, 1861, a young nobleman named Lord Genji…
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Providence by Caroline Kepnes
Providence is the third novel by Caroline Kepnes, who is the same author of You. I loved You so much and was stoked when they made it into a TV series! This novel focuses on 13-year-olds Jon and Chloe, who are close friends and share a special bond. Chloe is…
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The Circle by Dave Eggers
I was thrilled about reading The Circle after reading its synopsis, which, by the way, did NOT prepare me for what this novel was really about! In this novel, The Circle is the mother of all Internet companies, just like Google. I’m sure Google was a major inspiration for Dave…
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Dear Mr. M by Herman Koch
While hunting for my next book to review, I couldn’t resist grabbing Dear Mr. M by Herman Koch. I absolutely loved The Dinner, which I reviewed last fall, and was excited to see what the author could churn up in this novel. Plus, I love reading novels about authors. Authors…
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I Am No One by Patrick Flanery
I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this honest review, which is indeed honest. It has quite a lengthy synopsis, which is here on Amazon. In short, professor Jeremy O’Keefe returns to New York after living in England for a decade, and he’s lonely. But someone…