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I went to the Barnes & Noble Book Club meetup yesterday to go over the selected book, American Dirt. You can read my review here. It was interesting because I felt like I had to defend the Mexicans (and to think I was bullied by them growing up), not the ones in the story, but... Continue Reading →
King Clown by Mark Lages is a literary fiction written in the form of a memoir. It is about a man named Adam Stern who has pneumonia and who ends up staying in the hospital for a few days. His time in the hospital is when we get to learn almost everything about who he... Continue Reading →
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins is a fiction modern story about a mother named Lydia who loses everything in a cartel shootout at her home. She and the only other survivor of her family, her son Luca, flee Mexico into the U.S. to escape the cartel leader who could potentially kill them both if they... Continue Reading →
I won The Whispers of War by Julia Kelly on Goodreads. I read Kelly's other book, The Light Over London a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Her writing style is superb and really puts you into the story. She also has fabulous covers. They depict the era so perfectly. I can't wait... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I picked up the book, The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood at Barnes & Noble. It was B&N’s book club pick and I’ve never gone to a book club before so I figured I’d give this one a go. The book club experience was really enjoyable. I was super nervous but... Continue Reading →
Title: Charlotte's Web Author: E. B. White Genre: Children, Fiction, Classic This classic is about a pig who's life gets saved by a spider. I've read this book to my oldest when she was younger and now have also read with my youngest. After we read the book we watched the movie. I also watched... Continue Reading →
Title: The Infinite Sea (2nd book in The 5th Wave Trilogy) Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Sci-fi, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, dystopian, paranormal, YA [Side note] Today is the opening of the movie, The 5th Wave, and I wish I could go see it today but I've got a busy schedule. I hope to get my chance sometime next... Continue Reading →
Title: Throne of Glass Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Fantasy, YA This story is about an assassin who was captured and made into a slave whom was rescued by the prince and his captain of the guard. They took her to win the champion fighting for the prince's father. Turns out the prince and the... Continue Reading →
Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Sci-fi, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, dystopian, paranormal, YA I came upon this book because I saw the preview to the movie when I went to watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens (great movie, btw, and watched it twice!) and did a search for the book to see if there was... Continue Reading →
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