A couple of months ago, a NetGalley email alerted me to some exciting "Read Now" books that were available. One in particular caught my eye:... Continue Reading →
Send Her Back and Other Stories
A Thousand Miles
Summer is here, school is out, and we're all ready for a fun getaway. The perfect book to kick off the season is Bridget Morrissey's... Continue Reading →
The Wedding Setup
Sonali Dev is an author I've been wanting to read for the past few years. Her Jane Austen retellings - featuring Indian characters and contemporary... Continue Reading →
Woman of Light
Only a couple of weeks ago I was perusing NetGalley when I saw a new book that wasn't yet available: Woman of Light by Kali... Continue Reading →
LaRose
For the past four years, I've been "babysitting" some of my sister's books while she pursues her PhD. One of those books is LaRose by... Continue Reading →
Firekeeper’s Daughter
As soon as I saw the breathtaking cover for Firekeeper's Daughter, the debut novel by Angeline Boulley, I was sold. It was one of my... Continue Reading →
Never Saw You Coming (ARC)
A few weeks ago, I was thrilled to learn I had won an ARC of Erin Hahn's Never Saw You Coming, the sequel to her... Continue Reading →
More Than Maybe
A year ago, More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn was one of my most anticipated books of the summer. I've been excited to read it... Continue Reading →
People We Meet on Vacation
Last year, one of my favorite books was Beach Read by Emily Henry, and since then, I've been counting down the days until her second... Continue Reading →
The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
About one year ago, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata was just about to come out when I discovered it. I was... Continue Reading →
This is What America Looks Like: My Journey From Refugee to Congresswoman
In November 2018, I was thrilled when progressives like Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. I've continued to follow them over the last few years, and when Ilhan Omar published her book This is What America Looks Like: My Journey From Refugee to Congresswoman, I was eager to... Continue Reading →
Winter Counts
It wasn't until late last summer that I first heard of Winter Counts, the debut novel by David Heska Wanbli Widen. It was one of the main picks for Book of the Month in September, and it instantly intrigued me. I finally bought it in January, and since it's winter now, it felt like the... Continue Reading →
Beach Read
I love it when a book not only meets your excited expectations, but actually exceeds them. That's what happened with Emily Henry's Beach Read, a sweet romance about two rival authors trading genres for a summer. Although this novel wasn't on my radar, as soon as it appeared as a pick for Book of the... Continue Reading →
Amanda's Book Corner 