Educated by Tara Westover (Format used for this read: Audiobook) This was our latest read for Book Club. Here is a summary: “Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no…
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Young adult fiction is a guilty pleasure of mine 😬 A few friends recommended The Lunar Chronicles series so I checked out Book One. Here is the summary: “Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space,…
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Format used for this read: print–paperback from the library) I honestly never would have picked this book up if my friend Jamila wouldn’t have recommended it. And y’all I am SO glad she DID tell me to read it! Because it was some kinda weird and some kinda GOOD. Here is…
Circe by Madeline Miller (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Thanks to my fellow book lover sister in law Melinda for recommending this read! I totally ❤️❤️❤️❤️d it! Here is the summary: “In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child–not…
Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin (Format used for this read: Audiobook) The way to describe James Baldwin’s writing is summed up perfectly by my friend Jamila: He makes me FEEL EVERYTHING. Here is a summary: “Go Tell It On The Mountain, first published in 1953, is Baldwin’s first major work, a…