3.55 out of 4 stars. Not just a housewife! When Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York City introduced Carole Radziwill as the newest castmate I immediately recognized the last name due to…
“Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob” – Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neil
3.2 out of 4. Chock full of information! I am from Massachusetts, so it’s basically a sin that this is my first time reading “Black Mass”. It is also bizarre…
“The Alchemist” – Paulo Coelho
3.6 out of 4. How am I just reading this now?! Too many life lessons, too late! I am not speaking out of turn when I say that my high…
“H Is for Hawk” – Helen Macdonald
3.3 out of 4 stars. If you enjoy nature and animals this is an amazing insight into what really makes the world go round! Macdonald’s memoir is sparked at the…
“The History of Love” – Nicole Krauss
3.2 out of 4 stars. Shyly hysterical. With a title like this I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. However, it turned into an intricate journey that I…
“My Salinger Year” – Joanna Rakoff
3.4 out of 4 stars. We all had to read J.D. Salinger’s, “The Catcher in The Rye” in high school. However, only some of us really absorbed the messages instead…
“These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of Jack with Jackie” – Christopher Anderson
3.25 out of 4 stars. Ever since I was younger I had a fascination with the Kennedy Family. I am assuming growing up in Massachusetts only made that obsession stronger. It…
“What She Left Behind” – Ellen Marie Wiseman
3.35 out of 4 stars. Eeps! Although this story is fictional, the treacherous storyline focuses on an upstate New York mental institution and similar corrupt events that actually may of taken place…
“Quiet” – Susan Cain
3.6 stars out of 4. “So stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don’t let others make you feel…
“Plain Truth”- Jodi Picoult
3.0 out of 4 stars. There are so many Jodi Picoult books to choose from but I have heard ZERO recommendations for “Plain Truth”. The lack of information intrigued me…