With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo | Published May 7th 2019 by HarperTeen | 400 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW A compelling and inspiring story, a smile naturally crawled on my face many times while I was reading this novel. Emoni Santiago is an afro-latina finishing her senior year of high school. She is…
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim| Published April 16th 2019 by Sarah Crichton Books | 357 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW “My husband asked me to lie. Not a big lie. He probably didn’t even consider it a lie, and neither did I, at first . . .” An interesting, captivating, and carefully-crafted novel. The book follows…
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras | Published July 31st 2018 by Doubleday | 304 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW This is a story about a family living in Bogota, Colombia during the early 1990s, when violence reigned due to conflicts caused by the FARC, guerrillas, Pablo Escobar, and the paras. The novel is…
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess | Expected publication: July 9th 2019 by Henry Holt and Co.| 256 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW Absolutely mesmerizing and engaging. I loved every page of this novel. This book made me yearn for a place I’ve never been to, and a time in the publishing industry I did…
My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma| Published May 15th 2018 by Crown Books for Young Readers | 304 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW An entertaining and lighthearted YA romance. Winnie is in high school and part of the film club, she also has a blog about Bollywood films and is facing trouble in the romance…
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams | Published March 19th 2019 by Orion Publishing | 330 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW Compelling, deep, and ultimately heartwarming. When I started reading this book, I thought it would be about dating and breaking up in the modern world. But as the story developed, it became clear our main character was…
Whisper Network by Chandler Baker |Expected publication: July 2nd 2019 by Flatiron Books | 352 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW What happens when four women have had enough at their workplace? This is the story of Sloane, Ardie, Grace, Katherine, and Rosalita and the actions they take end up having dramatic consequences for all of them. The…
I read a few great books this month. RECURSION by Blake Crouch (the author of Dark Matter) and Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes (You #2) were my favorite this month. I cannot recommend them enough. To sum up the month, I read a total of 7 books, of which 4 were ebooks and 3 were audiobooks….
A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer| Published March 4th 2008 by St. Martin’s Press | 501 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW This is a retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo set in contemporary times. I was engaged by the story and the plot moved at a quick pace. I haven’t read the original so…
Man of the Year by Caroline Louise Walker | Expected publication: June 11th 2019 by Gallery Books | 256 Pages | Goodreads ✅ REVIEW Dark, compelling, engrossing. I started reading this book and was absolutely captivated by the characters. It opens up with a celebration, an event honoring Robert Hart, M.D. for his contributions to the community…