

Mar 24, 2019
Mini Reviews: Killers of the Flower Moon and Two Can Keep a Secret
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON BY DAVID GRANN 4**** “History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and...


Mar 21, 2019
Mini Reviews: The Tattooist of Auschwitz and March Violets
THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ BY HEATHER MORRIS 4**** This book is a thoughtful, fictionalized account of a true story and one that...


Feb 10, 2019
Mini Reviews: March Violets by Philip Kerr and The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin 3*** I FINALLY finished! I can't even explain why it took me seemingly forever to get through this book....


Feb 3, 2019
Mini Reviews: I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell and God by Reza Aslan
I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell 4**** I have read a number of novels by Maggie O'Farrell and got to see her speak about this one a...


Jan 20, 2019
Mini Reviews: The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne and Radical by Maajid Nawas
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne 5***** Oh, I just LOVED this book! The hype is well deserved! I don't even know quite how to...


Jan 15, 2019
Mini Reviews: Dopesick by Beth Macy and Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
Dopesick by Beth Macy 4**** Dopesick is a very informative and well-written book about the opioid epidemic. Unfortunately, I listened to...


Jan 13, 2019
Mini Reviews: An Act of Silence by Colette McBeth and On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
An Act of Silence by Colette McBeth 4**** Though this wasn't as engaging to me as the other's previous book, The Life I Left Behind, but...


Jan 8, 2019
Mini Reviews: The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger and Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre
The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger I listened to this as an audiobook and though it wasn't bad narration, the narrator isn't the best at...


Jan 6, 2019
Mini Reviews: Zealot by Reza Aslan and Poems That Make Grown Men Cry by Anthony Holden and Ben Holde
Zealot by Reza Aslan 3.5**** I found this to be an interesting and engaging, if not, however, terribly illuminating book. That being...


Dec 6, 2018
Mini Reviews: The Diary by Vikki Patis and Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
The Diary by Vikki Patis 3*** I think, to be fair, I need to mention that maybe reading this book was a case of "it's not you, it's me"....