Book Reviews
The Baby
Amanda Speedy has come a long way from her humble beginnings at Our Lady of Mercy orphanage. A Bel Air mansion, a doting husband, killer looks, and now, finally, an heir. Her...
My Lovely Wife
I finished it a month ago. This novel explores a couple that kills for fun so you know it'll be full of surprises—but you won't ever guess what the main character has up her...
Sharp Objects
This book follows a journalist back in her hometown after a little girl is found murdered, but gets more tied into it than she planned for. If you want a fun project for...
Then She Was Gone
I read this book over the past week and it was such an crazy journey it made it onto my top ten. So Ellie Mack is taken at 15 years old. 10 years later.... I won't spoil it. This...
Devil In a Blue Dress
This novel is set in the 1940s. It's a classic detective novel, but has layers of story beneath it that you'll love from the beginning to very end. This is an absolute classic,...
Lakewood
In this novel, Lena has just found out about her family's debt after the passing of her Grandma. She finds a "too good to be true" job and being in a medical experiment. It's...
An Unkindness of Ghosts
In this book, Aster is an intersex, non-binary scientist, assistant, living on the segregated USS Matilda. Her mother died when she was only a baby, but through the many journals...
A Two-Spirit Journey
In this memoir, Ma-Nee Chacaby recounts their life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian in their adopted city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. A life full of challenges, Chacaby not only survives,...
Everfair
An alt history novel. Groups of marginalized people unite as one to fight back against King Leopold II. This explores what might have happened had the native people had access to...
The Color Purple
This classic read depicts the harrowing life of Celie. She is able to survive a hard life full of violence and abuse with the strength, empathy, and love of all the women around...
The Glass Castle
One of my favorites. This is a memoir about growing up in a fully dysfunctional family. The family moves many times amongst other daily drama as the kids slowly realize their...