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Review: The Midnight Train

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The Midnight Train by Matt Haig My rating: 4 of 5 stars The thing with Matt Haig is that he knows how to weave a story that gets to the heart of the matter and knows how to remind us what actually matters. In this story of Wilbur getting to visit the major moments of his life after he passes away, he (and we) gets to see where he made the wrong choices that lead to outcome of a life he wasn't happy with in the end. A reminder that we can say what we value but unless we actively choose what we value and make those choices intentional, what we say doesn't matter. And next thing we know, we've lost the thing we value the most and end up with a life we didn't actually want. Alas. For those of us who are still living, it's not too late to change the choices we make. with gratitude to Viking and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review View all my reviews
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Review: It Should Have Been You

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It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3.5 stars i liked this one, it's a bit of a different story in that it shows you how something seemingly inconsequential can cause unexpected amounts of harm View all my reviews
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Review: What Happened to Nina?

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What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3.5 stars interesting story where it's less about who did it but more about the impact on the two families. View all my reviews
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Review: Head Cases

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Head Cases by John McMahon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Enjoyed the main characters in this one. Looking forward to more of the series! View all my reviews
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Review: It's Not Her

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It's Not Her by Mary Kubica My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3.5 stars. Good mystery that kept my interest. If you're a Kubica fan, you will like this fine! View all my reviews
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Review: The Burning Side

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The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff My rating: 5 of 5 stars Damoff is a truly truly excellent writer. Her characters are the true definition of three-dimensional. They are all flawed and working so hard to become better versions of themselves and jump off the page so well that you find yourself rooting for each of them and missing them so so much when the story is over. This story is filled with so much trauma and grief. How broken we each are regardless of our upbringing (and sometimes because of our upbringing) and how we internalize so much grief and self-blame/shame even when the things that happen to us aren't because of us and how much harder that makes it for us to then be in healthy relationships of our own. How do we save ourselves and our families and how to we form healthy marriages and families when we have so much of our own work to do? I enjoyed every single second I spent with this book. I felt sad, laughed out loud, full of love and ...
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Review: Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller My rating: 4 of 5 stars not sure why i waited so long to read this book. Maybe because I didn't love Miller's previous one. But this one was fun and quick even if it was maybe a little too on the nose :) View all my reviews
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