Uprooted by Naomi Novik

– It’s Okay I love a recommendation, but when I read a friend’s recommendation, I often feel pressure to love it as much as them.…

Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing

– It’s Okay There are books in this world that you read, not because it is the greatest story ever told, or the best writing…

– It’s Okay Books of stories often have a gem or two and otherwise leave me a bit “meh” about the book as a whole.…

– It Completes Me! More often than not, I open a devotional, start it and never finish. This has become a pattern for me because…

3 Stars – It’s Okay I wanted to LOVE this second installment of The Legendborn Cycle and there was so much good in this novel…

– It Completes Me! We come to the end of N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth series with “The Stone Sky.” Perhaps my least favorite of the…

– It’s Worth It! It was a cold, snowy day when I finally cracked the spine of Mimi Matthews’ “A Holiday by Gaslight.” A legitimate…

– It’s Worth It! Christmas may be my favorite time of year not because of the family gatherings, or the displays of generosity but because…

– It Completes Me! Rereading doesn’t always have a happy ending. I have reread many books that just don’t hold up, or for whatever reason…

– It Completes Me! Short stories have been a relatively new addition to my reading landscape. “Stories of Your Life and Others” by Ted Chiang…