The Threadbare Heart by Jennie Nash

I was a HUGE fan of The Only True Genius in the Family and so had huge expectations for Jennie Nash’s new novel The Threadbare Heart.  Oh my goodness.  This woman has incredible talent.  I LOVED this book.  The Threadbare Heart is a story of family:  of mothers, daughters, sons, wives, and husbands.  It [...]

Get Lucky by Katherine Center

I have been a fan of Katherine Center since she published her first novel The Bright Side of Disaster.  And then after reading Everyone is Beautiful and later Katherine Skyping into my book club, the deal was cemented. Katherine is pretty much full of awesome.  I’m an unabashed fan.  And I’m happy to report that after [...]

The Birth House by Ami McKay

I bought the The Birth House by Ami McKay because I’m a sucker for pretty covers.  Knowing nothing about the book, nor having heard of it, The Birth House made its way home on the merits of the cover alone.  I just love the imagery in it.  And then when prepping for this post, I [...]

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Little Bee by Chris Cleave is going to be one of my favorite books this year.  Hands down one of the BEST books that I have read in a while.
I first noticed Little Bee when it was first released a year ago because how could I ignore a cover like that?  As soon as I [...]

Gabriel’s Story by David Anthony Durham

Gabriel’s Story by David Anthony Durham is one of those books that I  saw mentioned somewhere (but for the life of me I can’t figure out where), I immediately put on hold at the library, and when I brought it home, everything else I was reading got put down and it cut in line from [...]