After the soul-crushing experience of reading The Nightingale, I needed something quick and light with which to recover. The Rosie Result (the third and final book in a series I have previously enjoyed) was definitely quick, but I don’t know if I can categorize it as “light” because it’s a (fictional) book about parenting, which … More The Rosie Result

I’m not even sure where to begin with this one. When you opt to read a book about World War II, you know you’re not getting a warm and fuzzy story; you know you’re in for gut-wrenching tragedy at best. I knew what I was getting into with All the Light We Cannot See, and … More The Nightingale

This book is a Reese Witherspoon book club recommendation, but I promise that’s not why I opted to read it. I might have to join this club, though, because Counterfeit was absolutely fascinating and fantastic (and I see that another one of my new favorites, Where the Crawdads Sing, was also a Reese pick). Ava … More Counterfeit

I’ve become a bit of a fan of Adriana Trigiani because of the delightful way in which she writes about Italian-Americans in the olden days. Big Stone Gap — the series for which she is most well known, I believe — is a bit of a departure from that, though. There are still Italian-Americans at … More Big Stone Gap