new release – A Girl Named Tommi

I’LL COME TO YOU – Rebecca Kauffman

I’m trying to get a bit better at getting my reviews in for ARCS before the book is published, and I’m patting myself on the back with this one because Rebecca Kauffman’s I’ll Come to You (Counterpoint 2024) has an expected publication date of 1/7/2025. (Thank you to the publisher for gifting me this finishedContinue reading “I’LL COME TO YOU – Rebecca Kauffman”

THE DOG OF THE NORTH – Elizabeth McKenzie

“They were the whimper rather than the bang at the end of my world, but I could not move forward if I were to permit myself the full brunt of my feelings.” In continuing with the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, I recently read Elizabeth McKenzie’s The Dog of the North (Penguin Press 2023).Continue reading “THE DOG OF THE NORTH – Elizabeth McKenzie”

REMEMBRANCE – Rita Woods

“I will not always be here like this for you and your sister. But when the world is black, when you think you are alone, the spirits, my spirit, will be with you, living in your heart. When you don’t know the answers, just listen. Quiet. And the answers will pour into your soul…They mightContinue reading “REMEMBRANCE – Rita Woods”

BIG SUMMER – Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner released her latest novel, BIG SUMMER, early – just in time for my birthday. I don’t typically pre-order books and I’ve promised my TBR pile that I would lay off adding to it until I’d whittled it down a bit more, but I couldn’t resist. Weiner is a captivating personality, and listening toContinue reading “BIG SUMMER – Jennifer Weiner”