Books are my favorite things. I love reading. Like big, giant, pink puffy paint heart kind of LOVE. I read alllllllll kinds of books…books about social justice, books about religion, books about magic and fantasy, books about historical fiction, books about teen romance…so many kinds. Except scary…I DO NOT DO SUPER SCARY, YALL…unless my monthly…
Under The Whispering Door
Under The Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Welcome to Charon’s Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the…
Home Is Where The Bodies Are
Home Is Where The Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose (Format used for this read: Audiobook) After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s…
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson (Format used for this read: Audiobook) On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water. Third-degree burns…
The Rosie Project
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (Format used for this read: Print–paperback) Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never been on a second date. He is a man who can count all his friends on the fingers of one hand, whose lifelong difficulty with social rituals has convinced him that he is simply not wired…
Nightbitch
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (Format used for this read: Audiobook) I read this book for the first time 3 years ago and absolutely LOVED IT. When someone in my book club picked this as our monthly read this month, I was kinda JAZZED to dig into it again, remembering how weird and wonderful it was.…
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage by (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Molly Roden Winter was a mother of small children with a husband, Stewart, who often worked late. One night when Stewart missed the kids’ bedtime—again—she stormed out of the house to clear her head. At a bar, she met Matt, a flirtatious…
Will
Will by Will Smith (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Will Smith’s transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, is an epic tale — but it’s only half the story. Will Smith thought, with good…
Come and Get It
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (Format used for this read: Audiobook) It’s 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at…
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
Stranger Than Fanfiction by Chris Colfer (Format used for this read: Print–paperback) Cash Carter is the young, world famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked that he actually takes them up on it. Chased by paparazzi and hounded by…
A Royal Duty
A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Paul, one of the Queen’s personal footmen, met Diana during one of her first visits to Balmoral Castle. And while it may have been fate that brought them together, they shared a strong bond that endured to the end of her life. Burrell…