This is a book you sit with. It reminds me a lot, tangentially, of Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain, which I also found thanks to The Book Girls Guide. This book was a good reminder that there are more books out there about the eugenics programs in the US that I want to read. There are also ...
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BOOK REVIEW: Banana Ball by Jesse Cole
Ya'll, this book requires a story. I mean, it's well known I am not a sportsball fan. I mean, I'll go to a game in person, but the rest I really just don't care. And if you think about it, this is my second baseball book this year! The first, local author. This one, this one has ties to my Momma. My ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
So, you think you are settling into a nice and tidy little literary historical story. Then chapter 8 happens. And as you continue to read/listen, you get literary words and great historical details, but then there's more Chapter 8s that keep you hanging on to what you think you know, and realize ...
BOOK REVIEW: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
Curmudgeonly. That's the word that Veronica sparks for me. Perhaps she's earned that moniker with age. Perhaps experience. Perhaps that's just who she always was. She reminded me of Eleanor Oliphant who I found completely irritating. But over time she grew on me. Getting to know her, her story, and ...
BOOK REVIEW: Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
Huge shout out to the The Book Girls' Guide In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Reading Challenge: 2026 Edition for introducing me to Susan Meissner with A Fall of Marigolds in February and then making me want to read more of her. Because come the March list we have this book and I could not have been ...