After the Flood – Review

After the Flood was one of my most anticipated reads going into 2020 for my Beat the Backlist Challenge. It was an added bonus that my library had a copy, too! Based on the blurb, this story seemed amazing. I liked that it sounded similar to The Bird Box, but slightly less horrific. I absolutely…

The Institute – Review

One of the perks of being the biggest reader in my small town is first dibs on the new books at the library. I’m not an avid Stephen King reader, in fact, this was only my third book by the King, but the synopsis sounded so intriguing, I couldn’t pass it up. BLURB: In the…

Digital Minimalism – Review

The moment I saw the cover for this book, I knew I had to pick it up. I often find myself overwhelmed by technology. While others seem at ease holding a conversation, scheduling an Uber, and texting 3 different friends, my mind struggles to keep up with one task at a time. I feel strained…

The Night Olivia Fell – Review

Many thanks to Gallery Books and Netgalley for providing a copy of this book for review! BLURB: A search for the truth. A lifetime of lies. In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off…

What the Wind Knows – Review

What a delight, to begin the year with one of my most anticipated reads of 2019, by one of my favorite authors of all. Every Amy Harmon book leaves me in awe – completely astonished by the gifts she was endowed with, the feelings she’s able to put into language my brain does not possess….

The Red Address Book – Review

Many thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for granting my Netgalley wish for The Red Address Book. As soon as I saw the cover for this book and briefly skimmed the blurb, I knew it would be a book I loved. I immediately tracked down the publisher and inquired about an advance review copy, only to…