Genre: Fiction / Literary

Annie Bot

Annie Bot

Posted March 19, 2024 by Carole in Reviews / 6 Comments

This was a really interesting read! Annie is a robot designed to be a companion to her owner, Doug. This story is told from Annie’s point of view which was very interesting. We know exactly what she is thinking, how she processes information, and exactly what she is feeling. Annie may be a machine but […]

Ill Will

Ill Will

Posted February 23, 2024 by Carole in Reviews / 4 Comments

My feelings are somewhat mixed when it comes to this book and I am still trying to figure out what I think about everything. There were things that I really liked about the story and I was very eager to find out who was really behind the murders, both in the past and the present. […]

Prima Facie

Prima Facie

Posted February 6, 2024 by Carole in Reviews / 5 Comments

This was a powerful book! It took me a long time to read this one, not because it was bad, but because I had an idea where the story was going and I knew that it would be painful to read. I thought it was an important story and I really felt for Tessa. Readers […]

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

Posted December 27, 2023 by Carole in Reviews / 6 Comments

I really wanted to love this book, but it was just kind of okay for me. I decided to give it a try after seeing quite a few positive reviews and the fact that it has been named Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year and Amazon’s Best Book of 2023. I saw the book […]

Books from the Backlog #294

Books from the Backlog #294

Posted November 30, 2023 by Carole in Books from the Backlog / 6 Comments

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. If you would like to join in, please feel free to enter your link, link […]

Ripe

Ripe

Posted November 15, 2023 by Carole in Reviews / 5 Comments

This was a rather bleak story. Cassie has a job that she thought would be wonderful in Silicon Valley. Unfortunately, it is a very toxic environment when she can never work hard enough or make the supervisors happy. Her personal life isn’t any better. I thought that the story was well-written and very believable. I […]

Those We Thought We Knew

Those We Thought We Knew

Posted July 28, 2023 by Carole in Reviews / 8 Comments

This was fantastic! I finished this book a couple of days ago and can’t seem to get it out of my mind. David Joy is an exceptional storyteller and I feel that this is a perfect example of his work. If you haven’t read David Joy yet, do yourself a favor and move his books […]

Books from the Backlog #275

Books from the Backlog #275

Posted July 20, 2023 by Carole in Books from the Backlog / 8 Comments

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. If you would like to join in, please feel free to enter your link, link […]

Salvage This World

Salvage This World

Posted April 21, 2023 by Carole in Reviews / 10 Comments

This is the first time that I have read any of Michael Farris Smith’s writing and I was quite impressed by how his writing pulled me in. I read this book over the course of a single day. When I did put it down, I quickly found myself coming back to it. This isn’t a […]