“To ask why was only to demand justification.To ask why not assumed endless possibility...”― Stephanie Dray, The Women of Chateau Lafayette Title: The Women of Chateau Lafayette Author: Stephanie Dray Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: March 31, 2021 Goodreads Synopsis: Most castles are protected by men. This one by women. A founding mother...1774 . Gently-bred noblewoman Adrienne Lafayette... Continue Reading →
My Most Anticipated Book Releases of October 2023
A good mix of some of my favorite genres coming out in October. October 3 Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to respond to another inane, “urgent” (but obviously not at all urgent) email or participate in the corporate employee joyfulness program. She hasn’t seen her friends in months. Sex? Seems like a... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of April 2023: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass Goodreads Synopsis: In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three... Continue Reading →
Favorite reads of 2023
Note: this list is based on when I read the books, not publication date. I've included links to my reviews. January: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus February: The Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jiminez March: Thin Ice by Paige Shelton April: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas May: A Stitch in Time... Continue Reading →
Nicole’s Top Ten Books Inspired from other literature
10. Snow White-Red Handed by Maia Chance Genre: Mystery Based on: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves This book has a little of all my favorite genres: mystery, historical fiction, fantasy and romance 9. Mr. Knightley's Diary by Amanda Grange Genre: Historical Fiction Based on: Emma I enjoyed all of the books in the Jane... Continue Reading →
Books to watch for: September 2021
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney (Sept. 7) Partly Cloudy by Tanita S. Davis (September 7) Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (September 14) Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (September 14) Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (September 21) Writers' Letters: Jane Austen to Chinua Achebe by Michael Bird and Orlando Bird... Continue Reading →
My favorite read for August 2021
My favorite read for August 2021 Book Review My favorite read for August of 2021 is Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, a biography of the author written by Caroline Fraser in 2018. Since I have read so much about Wilder, I picked this up out of obligatory devotion to my idol,... Continue Reading →