3.25 out of 4 stars. This book started off as a murder mystery that I thought for sure I could crack. It was all the classics; a missing girl, a…
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“Rules of Civility” – Amor Towles
3.7 out of 4 stars. Love, love, love this book. It takes place in New York City in 1938 featuring a minimum wage secretary named Katey Kontent, a mid-western free spirit…
Sadie’s First Birthday (Party)
We did it! Sadie and I made it a year together in one piece. Well, we are almost there. Sadie’s first birthday is July 1st but since it falls so…
“One More Thing” – B.J. Novak
3.0 out of 4 stars. I am ashamed to say that I was not completely on top of “The Office” so B.J. Novak’s work was a mystery to me. I…
“Through a Dog’s Eyes” – Jennifer Arnold
3.15 out of 4 stars. A good friend of mine recommended me this book when I mentioned I was having trouble training my puppy cockapoo. He knew this would be just…
“Yes Please” – Amy Poehler
3.1 out of 4 stars. I decided Amy Poehler was my favorite comedian after I saw a rerun episode of Saturday Night Live’s skit, “I’m No Angel”. As Poehler shimmied…
“The Husband’s Secret” – Liane Moriarty
3.15 out of 4 stars. I read two Moriarty books: “The Husband’s Secret” and “Big Little Lies” (review for BLL is here). If you are deciding between the two I…
“Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty
3.25 out of 4 stars. I watch Dateline essentially every Friday and I could not figure out for the life of me the murder scene that takes place at this beach-side…
“Brain on Fire – My Month of Madness” by Susannah Cahalan
3.4 out of 5 stars. A true story written by the woman who lived it. Unfortunately, she didn’t necessarily remember it all on her own. Susannah Cahalan was a 24 year…
“Half Broke Horses” – Jeannette Walls (Author of The Glass Castle)
3.5 out of 4 stars. If you are anything like me, you absolutely tore through Jeannette Walls’ memoir, “The Glass Castle”. To any of the readers that didn’t pick that…