Rating: 5 / 5
Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven tells the story of a pandemic that kills a majority of the population, leaving the survivors in a shockingly realistic post-apocalyptic world.
Station Eleven: Emily St. John Mandel
Kingdomtide: Rye Curtis
Rating: 3 / 5
Rye Curtis’s Kingdomtide is a sparing, motley story of an elderly woman’s struggle to survive after a plane crash strands her in the Montana wilderness, the park ranger who leads her rescue efforts, and the intimate struggles facing each of them.
Thank you to Little Brown for the advanced copy of this book!
Continue reading “Kingdomtide: Rye Curtis”A Spark of Light: Jodi Picoult
Rating: 4 / 5
Jodi Picoult’s A Spark of Light is the highly affecting and timely story of a shooting at an abortion clinic and how each person impacted found themselves there, on that fateful day.
Thank you, Random House, for the free book!
Continue reading “A Spark of Light: Jodi Picoult”Where the Crawdads Sing: Delia Owens
Rating: 4 / 5
Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing is the fascinating, wistful story of a young girl living in the North Carolina marshes who must fend for herself when, one by one, her family leaves her.
The Nobodies: Liza Palmer
Rating: 4 / 5
Liza Palmer’s The Nobodies is the hilariously satirical and heartfelt story of a 30-something journalist whose journalism career becomes stagnant, forcing her to start over as a copyright at a trendy LA tech company.
Thank you so much to Flatiron Books for sending me an advanced copy of this wonderful novel.
Continue reading “The Nobodies: Liza Palmer”The Beekeeper of Aleppo: Christy Lefteri
Rating: 4 / 5
Christy Lefteri’s The Beekeeper of Aleppo is the beautiful, affecting story of a husband and wife fleeing war-torn Syria and adapting to life in England as refugees.
Thanks to Randomhouse and @books_with_taylor for the advanced copy of this book!
Continue reading “The Beekeeper of Aleppo: Christy Lefteri”The Deal of a Lifetime: Fredrik Backman
Rating: 5 / 5
Fredrik Backman’s The Deal of a Lifetime is an emotionally-charged short story about the mistakes made in a lifetime and how to rectify them.
