Title/Author: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd Publisher: Viking Pages: 429 In a nutshell (Publisher): In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with…
Jee’s #UnpopularOpinion on ‘Oona Out of Order’ by Margarita Montimore @FlatIronBooks #TimeTravel #Fiction #lightweekendread #GoodMorningAmericaBookClubPick
Title/Author: Oona Out Of Order by Margarita Montimore Publisher: Flatiron Books Pages: 327 In a nutshell (Publisher): It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London…
What took me so long to read this book!? Jee reviews ‘A Spark of Light’ by @jodipicoult @randomhouse #ballantinebooks #Abortion #prolife #prochoice #womensrights #asparkoflight
Title/Author: A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult Publisher: Ballantine Books Pages: 352 In a nutshell (Publisher): The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and…
Twisty, thrilling & exhilarating! Jee reviews a fantastic page-turner ‘This Is How I Lied’ by Heather Gudenkauf (with an #excerpt) #SPOILERFREE !! #BLOGTOUR @hgudenkauf @harlequinbooks @parkrowbooks @NetGalley #eARC #NetGalley #ThisIsHowILied #MurderMystery #thriller
Title/Author: This Is How I Liked by Heather Gudenkauf Publisher: Harlequin – Park Row Pages: 336 Publication Date: May 12, 2020 In a nutshell: Everyone has a secret they’ll do anything to hide… With the eccentricity of Fargo and the intensity of Sadie, THIS IS HOW I LIED by Heather Gudenkauf (Park Row Books; May…
A story of love and loss, addiction and healing. Jee reviews ‘Long Bright River’ by Liz Moore @LizMooreBooks @RiverheadBooks #literaryfiction #thriller #addiction #Kensington #opioidepidemic
Title/Author: Long Bright Rivery by Liz Moore Publisher: Riverhead Books Pages: 492 In a nutshell: Two sisters travel the same streets, though their lives couldn’t be more different. Then one of them goes missing. In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the…
Are you a fan of the 60’s and 70’s children’s TV shows? This book is for you! Jee reviews ‘Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America’ by David Kamp @MrKamp @SimonSchuster @NetGalley #NetGalley #eARC #nonfiction #AmericanTVHistory #SesameStreet #ChildrenTV
Title/Author: Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America by David Kamp Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 352 In a nutshell (Publisher): With a foreward by QuestLove In 1970, on a soundstage on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a group of men, women, and Muppets of various ages and colors worked doggedly to finish the…
Jee’s #UnpopularOpinion on ‘How Much Of These Hills is Gold’ by C. Pam Zhang @RiverheadBooks #AmericanWest #AsianAmerican #DebutNovel #ChinaImmigrants
Title/Author: How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang Publisher: Riverhead Books Pages: 288 In a nutshell (Publisher): An electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but to find a home. Ba dies…
This book is PERFECTION! #TheGirlwithTheLoudingVoice by @abidare_author @DuttonBooks #ReadWithJenna #AfricanLiterature #MustRead
Title/Author: The Girl with The Louding Voice by Abi Daré Publisher: Penguin Group Dutton In a nutshell (Publisher): A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to fight for her dreams and choose her own future. Adunni is…
This book surprised me in many ways! Jee reviews a compelling, moving, tear-jerker, #TheGirlsWithNoNames by @SerenaBurdick @HarlequinBooks @NetGalley #NetGalley #eARC #historicalfiction #generalfiction
Title/Author: The Girls with No Names by Serena Burdick Publisher: Harlequin Mira In a nutshell (Publisher): A beautiful tale of hope, courage, and sisterhood—inspired by the real House of Mercy and the girls confined there for daring to break the rules. Growing up in New York City in the 1910s, Luella and Effie Tildon realize…
Jee reviews #TheLostOrphan (#TheFoundling) by Stacey Halls #eARC @HarlequinBooks #NetGalley #historicalfiction
Title/Author: The Lost Orphan by Stacey Halls Publisher: Harlequin MIRA In a nutshell (Publisher): London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate newborn at the Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the daughter she has never known. Dreading the worst, that she has died in care, she is astonished to discover someone pretending to…
