Why Audiobooks are the best
Is it good to read audiobooks? Yes! There are so many benefits to audiobooks. My biggest reason for loving audiobooks is the convenience. Audiobooks are a great way to multitask.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
In The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, an aging and reclusive Hollywood starlet, Evelyn Hugo, is finally ready to talk about her life, but she doesn’t want just any writer to tell her story. Evelyn Hugo chooses Monique Grant, an unknown magazine reporter, to write her biography. Monique has been left by her husband and is unsatisfied with her job, so when she approaches Evelyn Hugo’s luxurious apartment, she has her eye set on using this biography to launch her career.
Digital Books vs. Paper Books: 7 Reasons Why I Love My E-reader
Do you know what’s worse than a book falling on your face at night? An e-reader falling on your face at night (I have the bruises to prove it), but that’s my only gripe with e-readers. Like many Americans, according to Pew Research Center, I read both print and digital books. Subsequently, both fall on my face, and even though I would rather have a physical book fall on my face, I prefer to read ebooks. Here’s why.
When We Were Young and Brave
When We Were Young and Brave is a fictional account of the WWII internment experiences of the children enrolled at the Chefoo School, a mission school in China. Though the events of the book closely follow the accounts of internment on Weihsien Paintings, Gaynor brings the events to life in a way only an excellent author can.
A Complete Guide to Sophie Kinsella's Books
If you're a fan of lighthearted, humorous novels with relatable characters, Sophie Kinsella may be an author to add to your reading list. With a range of titles to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some of Sophie Kinsella's most popular and well-loved books that you won't want to miss.
Twenties Girl
Twenties Girl is about Lara, a twenty-seven-year-old woman, who is visited by the ghost of her great aunt Sadie. Sadie was 104 when she died but appears to Lara, during her own funeral, as a twenty-three-year-old flapper.
A Bend in the Stars
A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum is about Vanya, a physicist on a quest to prove Einstein’s theory of general relativity, and Miri, Vanya’s sister and Kovno’s first female surgeon. The book begins in 1914, just before the start of WWI. Vanya is on the brink of fixing Einstein’s field equations for general relativity.
Burnt Sugar
Burnt Sugar is about Antara, an artist who had a hellish childhood. As an infant, her mother, Tara, “would disappear every day, dripping with milk,” leaving Antara hungry. When Burnt Sugar takes place, Tara suffers from cognitive decline leaving Antara to wrestle with both Tara’s disease and her past abuse.
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
In Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murders by Jessie Q. Sutano, Vera Wong finds a dead body clutching a flash drive in her teahouse in SanFrancisco’s chinatown. Convinced that the cops will be incompetent, Vera takes the flash drive so she can investigate the murder herself.
Oona out of Order
On the eve of Oona Lockhart’s nineteenth birthday, which also happens to be new years eve, Oona thinks her biggest problem is whether she should pursue her academic interests away from home or pursue her love of music with her boyfriend at home. Little does she know, she’s about to be hurtled thirty-two years into the future.
Band of Sisters: A Novel
Band of Sisters, a novel by Lauren Willig, tells the story of the Smith College Relief Unit, a group of women who traveled to northern France during World War I to provide aid and support. Through the eyes of the main character, readers experience the challenges and triumphs of these brave women as they navigate a war-torn landscape and form deep bonds with each other. The novel is both humorous and poignant, offering a unique perspective on the role of women in wartime.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue SUmmary and Review
The very beginning of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is stellar. You quickly learn in a riveting and heartbreaking way that Addie is cursed to be forgotten. Schwab then pans back to the reason Addie is in her current predicament, a panicked prayer to a god who answers after dark.
Matrimony, Inc.
In Matrimony, Inc., Francesca Beauman takes a look at the emotional, practical, and sometimes less-than wholesome reasons people have turned and continue to turn to personal ads in the United States. Beauman approaches the history of personal ads with both sympathy and humor.
Good For You: A Novel
in the middle of juggling the stress of trying to resuscitate the magazine’s falling numbers and managing the grief of losing her brother, Aly overhears her coworkers bad-mouthing her. The always-in-control Aly reacts in a very public, career-jeopardizing meltdown.
The Great Alone Summary and Review
After losing yet another job and inheriting a house in Alaska, Ernt Allbright, a former POW, moves his wife, Cora, and his daughter, Leni, to Alaska. The Allbrights get a crash course in homesteading. The sunny Alaskan summer combined with the manual labor helps Ernt’s PTSD. Leni and Cora are hopeful that things will get better, but Leni quickly realizes that Ernt’s good mood won’t last long.
Carrie Soto is Back: SUmmary and Review
Carrie Soto, a retired tennis player, finds herself back in the spotlight six years after leaving the sport. A new player, Nicki Chan, has shattered Carrie's record, leaving her to watch from the stands. Despite being thirty-seven years old and facing criticism from the media, Carrie must decide whether to make a comeback and reclaim her title as the Battle-Axe of women's tennis.
Alias Grace Summary, Analysis, and Review
Alias Grace is a novel by Margaret Atwood based on the real-life 1843 murders of Thomas Kinnear and Nancy Montgomery. Grace Marks and James McDermott were convicted of the crime. McDermott was hanged, and Marks had her sentence commuted and ended up in the Kingston Penitentiary. No one knows for sure whether or to what degree Grace Marks was involved in the murders. Alias Grace gives readers a chance to decide for themselves whether this “celebrated murderess” was guilty or not.
Searching for Gertrude
Searching for Gertrude by D.E. Haggerty follows two characters, Rudolf and Rosalyn in their attempt to find Rudolf’s lost love Gertrude. Gertrude’s family leaves Germany in 1933 after Germany appoints Adolf Hitler as chancellor.
In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills
In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills is a heart wrenching family saga. Following the intertwining sagas of three diverse women, In the Shadow of 10,000 hills illuminates the search for family and personal peace in post-genocide Rwanda.