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Hollywood, Ending by John Green My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love John Green. I love his writing. I love the way he looks at the world. I love how he can write about being human with such tenderness and such keen observation. I am so glad he is writing again. View all my reviews

Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love Mary Beth Keane. The types of stories she tells are exactly the types of stories I prefer to read. Slow burn stories about families that navigate challenges and learn and grow. Whale Harbor is no different. This book focuses primarily on this one family with eleven sons who lose their mother at a young age and slowly immigrate out of Ireland in different ways and towards different futures. Parts of it are so very sad and other parts are funny and many parts are endearing. Like life. It's beautifully written with characters and stories that will stay with you long after the last page. with gratitude to Scribner and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. View all my reviews

Tell Me Something True by Michael Robotham My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was different than the previous Michael Robotham stories I've read. It was slower and more character-driven. There is a lot here around forgiveness, small towns, coming of age on top of the usual people hiding and covering things up and making selfish choices. I liked the slow burn and I liked how I could completely visualize this small town. I also really enjoyed the author's note at the end of the book. with gratitude to netgalley and Grove Atlantic for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. View all my reviews

Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found myself a bit disconnected from the narrative on this one than usual. I feel that Emily St. John Mandel is better read with my eyeballs for me vs listening. Her language is so beautiful and I always enjoy it better when I read her novels. Nonetheless I loved this one. View all my reviews

The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Not entirely sure how to rate this book as it's not the kind of book I usually read. But it gets 3.5 stars for my wanting to just keep reading it at a time when I really was stuck finding books to read. Lots of trigger warnings and lots of spice in this one, if those things make your reading experience harder, I'd stay away. View all my reviews

The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig My rating: 3 of 5 stars i read both of these back to back which was likely a mistake. View all my reviews