Other Birds review

Welcome to the lovely fictional town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, and a unique apartment building with eccentric residents, both human and otherwise. In Other Birds, author Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of Zoey, a recent high school graduate hoping to find...

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow review

Some books are hyped and win awards, but when you read it, you don’t connect with the story or the writing. Others you’ll read and realize are everything you hoped for and more. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin fits into the second category...

Live Like a Guide Dog review

If you’re looking to be inspired, look no further than Live Like a Guide Dog by Michael Hingson and Keri Wyatt Kent. My good friend recommended this nonfiction book co-written by someone she knew, so I thought I would check it out. I have more time for audiobooks, and...

Let’s Call Her Barbie review

Historical fiction provides a wonderful way for readers to get lost in a different time or to learn about a real person, place, or event in an engaging way. Author Renee Rosen excels at this genre. With her latest release, Let’s Call Her Barbie, Rosen brings us back...

The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits review

Musically themed novels have become a favorite of mine to read in the past five years, starting with The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto and then Daisy Jones and the Six. This subgenre of fiction is close to my heart, having grown up surrounded by music as the...