Sunday, May 31, 2026

Review: The Last Mandarin (by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung)

›
My Rating: 4 stars  I must confess that I have not yet read any of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books, not because I don’t want to, but ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Review: The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli (by Karina Yan Glaser)

›
My Rating: 5 stars Wow!   This beautifully written middle grade novel absolutely blew me away!   I honestly can’t remember the last time I...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Review: Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor (by Anna Qu)

›
My Rating: 3.5 stars As I continue my new-found audio book journey, I’ve been focusing on listening to memoirs and other non-fiction works...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Review: The Things We Never Say (by Elizabeth Strout)

›
My Rating: 5 stars I didn’t think that I could love another Elizabeth Strout character as much as I love Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton bu...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Review: Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me (by Glory Edim)

›
My Rating: 4 stars I enjoyed this memoir from the founder of the Well-Read Black Girl book club, Glory Edim, where she discusses the books...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Review: The Young Will Remember (by Eve J. Chung)

›
My Rating: 4.5 stars Ever since I finished reading Taiwanese American author Eve J. Chung’s stunning and immersive debut novel Daughters o...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

Review: This is the Story of a Happy Marriage (by Ann Patchett)

›
My Rating: 5 stars Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors, so it probably doesn’t come as a surprise that I will pretty much read anyt...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

Review: A Living Remedy (by Nicole Chung)

›
My Rating: 4.5 stars Nicole Chung’s second memoir is a poignant love letter of sorts to her parents, both of whom pass away less than one ...
Friday, April 24, 2026

Review: Charlotte's Web (by E.B. White)

›
My Rating: 5 “radiant” stars! I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic recently, so I decided to go back and revisit a childhood favorite: E.B. W...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Review: Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage (by Belle Burden)

›
My Rating: 3 stars This book has been getting a lot of buzz and several of my friends who’ve read it can’t seem to stop talking about it, ...