The Girl in the Pink Shoesby Jessica Harrington Hey Jessica- Thank you for the free ARC from Netgalley in exchange of my honest review. I'll give you 4 out of 5 birds for The Girl in the Pink Shoes. Holy heavy! Did I know how intense of a book I was getting into, no... And... Continue Reading →
Mothered by Zoje Stage
Hey Zoje I'll give you 5 out of 5 birds for Mothered. I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review. Zoje is one of my favorite authors by far, and Mothered was not a disappointment. It was my first read about the pandemic period of our lives so that was a... Continue Reading →
The Do-Over by Sharon Peterson
Hey Shar Bear it's Clare Bear. I'll give you 5 out of 5 birds for The Do-Over. I received this audiobook from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review. This book had some strong vibes similar to The People We Meet on Vacation and Meet Me in the Margins. Even the cover is in the... Continue Reading →
Maiden Voyages: Magnificent Ocean Liners and the Women Who Traveled and Worked Aboard Them
by Siân Evans Alright Sian Evans, I'll give you 4 out of 5 birds for Maiden Voyages. The title alone sucked me in. I love reading history of women that is often not talked about. I was given this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. I thought the stories of these... Continue Reading →
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
Hey Jessamine- I'll give you 4 out of 5 birds for The School for Good Mothers. I love books that are messed up, I will admit that this one did cause me a lot of anxiety- probably because I am a mom of three young kids. Overall, I liked the concept and how the author... Continue Reading →
The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn
Hey Sumi! I will give you 4 out of 5 birds for The Mermaid from Jeju. Last year I read The Island of Sea Women and fell in love with the superhuman women divers. So when I saw that there was another book on Netgalley, I jumped at the opportunity. I listened to the audiobook... Continue Reading →
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
by Rachel Hawkins Hey Hey Rachel Hawkins! Wow- I'll give you 5 out of 5 birds for the Wife Upstairs. I mean I'd probably even hide some birds in the attic for this one. I was given this audiobook for free from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. I couldn't stop listening. I downed... Continue Reading →
Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) by Agatha Christie
Agatha has all the tricks up her sleeve! I'll give Five Little Pigs 4 out of 5 birds. I was intrigued by this novel because it was opening up a SUPER old case... Which is something I'm implementing into my own novel. I wanted to see how Agatha threaded the information in and thought she... Continue Reading →
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Ian Reid
Okay Iain Reid, wait WHAT JUST HAPPENED???? You get a medium fried 3 out of 5 birds for I'm Thinking of Ending Things. When I finished this book I thought this was the literal worst. Started out strong and then it was butchered.... because I had no idea what had happened. Then I did some... Continue Reading →
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by Catherine Clinton
Catherine Clinton deserves 5 out of 5 birds for her biography Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom. At the beginning of the year I watched the movie about Harriet and fell in love with her. I wanted to know more about her and so I picked this book. I enjoyed it and thought it was... Continue Reading →