This was a humorous story, although it used dark humor, that covered abuse, gender, caste, religion, patriarchy, sisterhood, and resilience. I love a book with a satisfying ending, and this didn't disappoint. The premise of this one had me hooked right away. This is set in India. Geeta's husband (Ramesh) left her 5 years ago… Continue reading The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Genre: Fiction / Family Life / General
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
“As the father of your children, as a friend, as someone who shared a journey with you and as someone who loves you and cares about you. I don’t need to be married to you to be all those things. Those things are deeper than marriage. Those things are forever.” This novel follows follows Laurel… Continue reading Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
A lost young woman returns to small-town New Hampshire under the strangest of circumstances in this one-of-a-kind novel of life, death, and whatever comes after from the acclaimed author of Rabbit Cake. This is a light-hearted read that handles complex, heavy topics in a humorous way. This one covers family relationships, dementia, drug addiction, depression, death,… Continue reading Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
“How do you explain it when you find in someone what you’ve been waiting for your whole life? Do you call it fate? It feels lazy to call it fate. It’s more like finding your way home—where home is a place you secretly hoped for, a place you imagined, but where you’d never before been.… Continue reading The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Age Of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
This is a bit of a door stopper if you aren't prepared, with it being 548 pages, but worth the read. Age Of Vice is told in alternating characters and timelines. The story starts out with a little history of the main characters and then really gets into the action with the event that kicks… Continue reading Age Of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
This is a cute story about family, the ones we are born with, and the ones who become our family by choice. I think this story was so absurdly funny in all the right ways. A group of ladies in Greenwich Village have to decide if they are friends or enemies after a baby comes… Continue reading The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
The Housemaid
The Housemaid is SURE to get you out of a reading slump! by Freida McFadden This book had me on the edge of my seat! I had to finish this one! Now I'm excited for her next one! When Millie takes the job as the Maid, her life changes! She had been sleeping in her… Continue reading The Housemaid
At Sea
by Emma Fedor Buy on Amazon Do you want to root for a main character, yet kind-of hate her at the same time? This book is for you!Cara first meets Brendan while she is painting a scenery at a nude beach. He immediately likes her & they hit it off. Then he drops the bomb… Continue reading At Sea


