Good Intentions by Marisa Walz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was an experience. The whole book feels tense as Cady starts unraveling with the death of her twin sister.

The thing that’s unnerving is that the unraveling is slow and steady and feels almost like it could totally happen to anyone. She starts letting go of all the bits of her life she worked hard to build. Her business, her marriage, and becomes obsessed with this woman who experienced grief on the same day she did.

She becomes obsessed. She starts lying, she descends so far in that it becomes impossible to find her way back. And this book is narrated so well that it keeps you wondering where this can possibly go.

And then that ending. Oh the ending….you’ll have to listen to it yourself to find out.

with gratitude to Macmillan Audio and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

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Wild Animal by Joël Dicker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

also took me a while to get into this one. i don’t know if it’s my attention span or these books are hard to listen to. either way loved the way it came together and kept me on my feet the whole time.

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The Midnight Knock by John Fram
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 stars for being unlike anything I’ve read before. this one was hard to keep track of and only got crazier from there but also one of a kind.

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This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It took me a while to get into this story and follow all the characters. but once I did, I could not let it go. O’Farrell really is an excellent excellent writer. This book finally helped me make the decision that I have to read all of her stories now. How lucky am i?

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The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What a lovely ode to books, mysteries, and cozy books! This lovely story is about Rainy March who can hop into books and solve mysteries that save them. She follows strict rules and can’t stay in the books. Until the book her mom left her goes missing and so does her grandfather.

Now all bets are off and Rainy does whatever she needs to, to find them.

This is a super fun, super sweet story. If you love books, romance, mystery, classics, and like curling up with a book, you will absolutely love this one.

with gratitude to netgalley and Ballantine for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

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Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Rainbow Rowell writes the most beautiful stories. Her characters are so real, they jump off the page. They are honest, raw, lovable, and you can’t help but fall in love with them. I am so glad she’s writing adult novels now because I love every single one of them and this is no exception.

This is the story of Cherry whose marriage is falling apart and then she reconnects with a college crush. And it’s about Cherry figuring out what she wants her life to look like. It’s about love and forgiveness and family and marriage and taking care of things and people we love and also neglecting them both intentionally and unintentionally. It’s tender and sweet and funny and sad.

This book is spicier than her others in case that matters to you either way.

also I will say that this book should come with a trigger warning for those who have body issues. They are discussed very heavily here, to the extent that if you’re triggered by that kind of content, it might make you uneasy since it’s such a major focus for the main character. It’s more about the volume rather than one specific part.

I loved every moment I spent with this story and can’t wait to read more of her beautiful words.

with gratitude to netgalley and William Morrow for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

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