Andrea Dunlop’s debut Losing the Light follows two California college students studying abroad in France. They fall in love with the French culture and all their new freedom, but they also fall for the same guy. It’s a story of obsession, mystery and destructive friendships. This atmospheric book had me completely transfixed. If you’re […]
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FIND THE BOOK: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Indiebound | The Book Depository Mishell Baker’s urban fantasy novel Borderline is not my usual read. I tend to read more contemporary than fantasy these days. BUT, I started reading Borderline before bed and a few chapters turned into me staying up way too late reading. […]
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This humorous book is an LA story about a reclusive writer, her eccentric young son, and the outsider sent in to look after them. Be Frank With Me is Julia Claiborne Johnson’s debut and it’s an entertaining crossover book about love and relationships, with a dash of Hollywood glamour. Mimi wrote a widely acclaimed once-in-a-lifetime […]
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Books about books are so attractive to me as a reader so I couldn’t help but want to read Katarina Bivald’s The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. In this book we follow the adventures of Sara, a Swedish bookseller who gets a whole Iowa town reading, and finds friendship, love and purpose in the process. […]
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Hello, dear readers! I’m excited to kick off the week with a giveaway! Fallen Land is Taylor Brown’s debut novel, and it’s an epic love story set during the Civil War. It’s been getting a lot of buzz this month- it’s an Indie Next pick and an Okra pick (the best of Southern literature). I personally […]
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A Window Opens is Elisabeth Egan’s debut novel. Egan is the books editor at Glamour magazine and she draws on her personal work experience for this book. It’s about a magazine editor who experiences culture shock when she starts working for retail giant Scroll. I’ve had my eye on this book because I like workplace […]
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