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3.5 stars I read this whole book in one sitting. It was fun, sweet and a thoughtful YA story about a girl who’s giving everyone advice (secretly) and sort of makes a mess of things. I loved the characters and even though it was predictable for me, i still enjoyed its diverse characters.
3.5 stars. A friend of mine recommended this book to me and said it would get me out of my reading slump. It sort of did. What an unusual coming-of-age story about an Indian American boy, Neil, and his next door neighbor. I really liked the magical realism in this story that was woven into the story. I also loved how it started when he was a teen but then picked up again when he was in his twenties. It was a lovely story. (but did not really get me out of my slump!)
I’ve listened to this series before. I will listen to it again. Brene’s lessons are ones I have to hear again and again in my life.
I have really enjoyed both of Rosie Danan’s books in this series. I was very much looking forward to this one and it did not disappoint. If you’re into romance novels, you will love this series which has strong, 3-dimensional, and interesting characters with fun dialogue. I can’t wait to read more in the series.
This was an interesting story about a woman who finds out she has a step-sister through a DNA test and the sister is sick and might need her to make a major sacrifice. This starts a rolling series of unraveling in the sisters’ lives and their parents’ lives, too. It brings up questions around what family is, when and for whom should you sacrifice and take chances. And secrets we bury for a long time. It was an interesting read.
This is the story of Miriam, the daughter of a Baptist preacher, who witness her dad doing something that fundamentally shifts what she thinks of him and starts unraveling their whole family slowly. It’s the story of what pride can do to a man, to a family. The story of what loss feels like and how we carry our thoughts, beliefs, wishes and dreams of who we are, who we can be and who we were inside ourselves. It’s the story of what happens when you revere a person and come to find out they are human. It’s the story of unspoken truths and how the weight of them can break a family. It’s the story of how things can look one way from the outside and be completely different from the inside (as they often are.) It’s the story of what happens when you can no longer hide your own truth, your own potential and choose to step into your own sunshine even a little bit. This is a wonderfully written, terribly sad story of a broken family and a strong heroine that will stay with you long after you finish reading it. with gratitude to Simon & Schuster and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
I read this knowing it was going to be a sweet, fun and quick story and it was exactly that. What i needed and when I needed it. I am looking forward to reading the others in the series, too. Love the strong women and the kind men and loved having a character that was hard of hearing.
Even though this story was short, I took forever to read it. Pieces of it were beautiful and pieces of it felt melodramatic. I still appreciated reading the immigration story and the slightly different take with the siblings growing up in different countries as a result.
3.5 stars. I swallowed this book in a gulp. I knew the beginning was going to actually be slow as opposed to what the blurb says so I patiently made my way through it and then I was hooked and wanted to know what was going to happen. When it was time to sleep, I read in the dark on my phone so as to not wake my husband. I kept reading and reading because I wanted to know what happened next. It felt compulsive. And then the book turned for me. Suddenly I could guess all the twists, one after the other. At that point, I am not sure it mattered because I basically finished the whole thing in a blur. I really enjoyed the ride this book gave me and I could see the whole thing becoming a movie. with gratitude to Celadon Books and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars. I think I’m going to have to reread this story. I loved the writing and I loved the small bits of insights the author shared along the way. This is a very short book and there’s a lot packed in there. I loved the way it was quiet on the surface, and much less so underneath. I will have to sit with this one for a while.
“I’d like to know if God gives us points for showing up or simply marks us present.” I can listen to Anne Lamott read me her books every single day. It doesn’t even matter what she’s writing about because there’s so much wisdom is her very ordinary days because she is the one who makes things extraordinary. Her wisdom, her insight, her way of looking at life always makes me feel less alone in the world. Thankful for authors like her and thankful that she keeps writing.
3.5 stars. This book was a fast read and there’s a lot going on. It’s the classic things-aren’t-what-they-seem mystery and while it was satisfying, because of the way the author wrote it, there was a lot of telling and considerably less showing. So it felt like i was outside of the story, listening to someone tell me the plot. I still enjoyed my time with it. |
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