I discovered The Home for Unwanted Girls through the Book Girls Guide In Case You Missed It Challenge. Everything hit for me from the synopsis and the historical angle. I’m not even a cover person, but the cover was captivating as well. Literally everything hit for me before I started ...
Fiction / Family Life / General
BOOK REVIEW: Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
On the surface, Every Note Played is a book about ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease). But there are so many more layers throughout this book that stretch beyond ALS, but that’s the thread that tells the story. It’s the story of a man who was extremely gifted, ...
BOOK REVIEW: Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova
I have no idea where to start talking about this book. There's so much happening and it literally goes so far beyond Huntington's Disease. It's about a family and life and something that just pops into their lap unexpectedly. A lot of things that pop into their lap unexpectedly, some big and some ...
BOOK REVIEW: Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
When Kristin and I started talking about getting back into our reading and reviewing journeys we decided to do a couple of reading challenges. OK, I decided but we agreed. We are doing The Book Girls' Guide In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Reading Challenge: 2026 Edition . We actually picked two to ...