– 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…
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The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
– 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…
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
– It Completes Me! Short stories have been a relatively new addition to my reading landscape. “Stories of Your Life and Others” by Ted Chiang…
This is How You Lose the Time War
– It’s Okay There are books that even as you are reading them, you know that at a different time and in a different headspace,…
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
– It Completes Me! I first read N.K. Jemisin’s groundbreaking work a few years ago. I enjoyed it (see original review below) though I often…
Prayer for the Living by Ben Okri
– Worth It! I love a book that subverts my expectations and Ben Okri’s story collection, “Prayer for the Living” is one such book. This…
The 5 Love Languages of Children
– It’s Okay An important caveat: I do not read parenting books. In eight years of parenting and having probably read 500+ books in that…
The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories
The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories – P.D. James This book combined two of my favorite things, short stories and a good mystery. This brief…
Best of 2022: Top 10 Book List
When you read over 100 books in a year, you’re sure to read some amazing stuff (as well as some not-so-amazing stuff)! There is so…
Evicted
Evicted – Matthew Desmond My book club read this book in November and honestly, I think it’s safe to say that it was one of…