Oh my god, y’all, this book was so fun. As I’ve admitted in shame before, I’ve never read Pride and Prejudice before (I know, I know). But I grabbed this one on audiobook after approximately one million of you reviewed it favorably, and I really enjoyed it! The audio version in particular was a fun distraction while training for my latest run. So this tells the modern day story of 5 unmarried sisters, and their various shenanigans as their parents’ financial situation falls to pieces. It’s […]
Excellent use of research to enhance a story
The Boy Who Loved Too Much tells the story — and Latson does write it like a story, not a dry tome of science — of a boy named Eli with a genetic disorder called Williams syndrome. Described as the “anti-autism”, Williams syndrome breaks down social inhibition. Kids (and adults) like Eli are irrepressibly friendly, something that endears them to others but also worries their loved ones, since they go through life incredible vulnerable. Latson follows Eli and his mother Gayle over 3 years, describing […]
Not sure if romance disguised as a mystery, or the other way around…
Whether All The Lies We Tell was meant to be a mystery novel with some romance, or a romance novel with some mystery, it didn’t quite rock either genre. I’ve never read anything else by Megan Hart, but according to Goodreads she tends to walk that line with most of her works. “That was the thing about water under a bridge. It could get caught up in a bunch of debris, or it could sweep everything away, leaving nothing behind; it all depended on the ferocity […]
Non-fiction, and I’m caught up (thanks Cait!)
First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen Brower 4 stars Hardcore history nerds will like this one. It contains so much information — about the presidents, about how a White House is run, and of course, about our first ladies. I definitely feel like the author had some favorites here (Michelle doesn’t come off great here, but man, I have some new love for Pat Nixon), but I learned a lot about EVERYONE and came away with some newfound respect for […]