Before picking up Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf (a #30Authors contributor), I was having a tough time finding a book I could get into. I wouldn't call it a reading slump but I was definitely in a book-picking slump, so as a long-time Gudenkauf fan I was almost afraid to pick it up due to my state of mind. That fear was misplaced, however, because once again … [Read more...]
Klaussmann Stuns in Villa America
In 2012, Liza Klaussmann (a #30Authors contributor) wowed me with her novel, Tigers In Red Weather, which was my absolutely favorite book that year. So when I found out that she had another coming out, I was overjoyed. Her latest, Villa America, did not disappoint and I'm thrilled that her second novel lived up to my (high) expectations.Villa America is about real-life Sara … [Read more...]
Quick Review: Every Day Is For the Thief
Can you ever go home again? This is one of the many questions readers are left with upon finishing Every Day Is For the Thief by Teju Cole (a #30Authors recommendation), a short book about a Nigerian living in New York who returns home after fifteen years, only to find that nothing is as he remembers. As an adult, the narrator is acutely aware of the corruption … [Read more...]
Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica (Book Review)
Thanks to BookBar for letting me borrow this book!What would you do if you came across a homeless teenage girl and her infant? Would you buy them a meal? Ignore them? If you’re Heidi, you take them home with you. This is where Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica kicks off and the ripple effect of her act of charity leave no one unscathed, including Heidi’s own husband and … [Read more...]
My Sunshine Away: Rich, Complex, and Stunning
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh has been getting rave reviews since it was first released, which is partly why I put off reading it. I was afraid that the hype would outshine the reality of the book, and so I waited. This, my friends was a mistake. In fact, My Sunshine Away not only lived up to the hype, it exceeded it, and I can't believe I made such a foolish mistake.In a … [Read more...]