Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! I could definitely relate to Eilis’s “fish-out-of-water” story. And overall, I gave the high star rating because there were many things about moving to a new city that I could relate to. Plus, the … More REVIEW: Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
The Devourers by Indra Das My rating: 4 of 5 stars Check out this review and others on Around the World in 80 Books! *An ARC was provided by the publisher/NetGalley for an honest review.* After sitting on my previous rating of 3 stars, I decided to update the book to 4 stars. One of … More REVIEW: The Devourers by Indra Das
Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! *A galley of this book was provided by the publisher for an honest review.* Bailey Chen is all of us: just graduated, drowning in student loans, looking for the … More REVIEW: Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger
My Best Friend’s Exorcism: A Novel by Grady Hendrix My rating: 4 of 5 stars See this review and others on Around the World in 80 Books! *An ARC of this book was provided by the publisher for an honest review.* My Best Friend’s Exorcism is a crash course in 80’s nostalgia for those of … More REVIEW: My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn My rating: 3 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! Julia Quinn is probably best known for her series on the Bridgerton’s, eight siblings and their romantic entanglements, but in Because of Miss Bridgerton, readers get a look at Edmund’s older … More REVIEW: Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Updraft by Fran Wilde My rating: 4 of 5 stars See this review and others on Around the World in 80 Books! I could stare at the cover for a long time and still not see all the details! The best part of Updraft was the world building. Imagine a city in the sky, where … More REVIEW: Updraft by Fran Wilde
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! Dumplin’ deserves the hype it received when it was released last year. Willowdean “Dumplin’” Dickerson is a hero, even reluctantly. It’s not until the middle of the novel that the plot starts revolving around … More REVIEW: Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
As you all know, I’ve been spending some time in the online dating world. It’s horrible and I hate it. All the men start to sound the same and I know deep-down I’m not going to be attracted to them if/when we meet in person. And as a book nerd, when I am looking at … More Dear Men, It’s Okay to Read (and Love) Books by Women
I’m starting a new series on my blog called HeyLookAtThis! which will feature a lot of things I find amusing or interesting on the internet. It might be links, it might be an image from Pinterest, a book, a person, I’m not limiting myself. I just want people to know about it. 1. I’m going … More HeyLookAtThis!
I have a distinct memory of my life in Virginia (my old life, I like to think) where I would sit on the couch with my laptop, open to a online retailer for browsing, my music playing through my headphones, but with only one earbud in so I could hear if my mom started talking … More Reading is Cool and Other Bookish Thoughts
Heather Allen 