An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Published February 2018 Algonquin Books Celestial and Roy are newlyweds in An American Marriage, a novel by Tayari Jones. They’re just over a year into their…
5-Star Favorites
I don’t give 5 stars to just any book – these are extra special favorites.
Video Book Review: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn Published January 2018 William Morrow The Woman in the Window is exactly like Rear Window … if Jimmy Stewart were a woman, agoraphobic, haunted by past trauma,…
Book Review: Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran Published January 2017 G.P. Putnam’s Sons Lucky Boy presents two vastly different women with one thing in common. Soli: an illegal immigrant from Mexico, searching for a b…
Book Review: The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis Published December 2000 Laurel Leaf My kid recommended this book to me. They read it in fifth grade and it really touched him. I listened to the…
Book Review: Stephen Florida by Gabe Habash
Stephen Florida by Gabe Habash Published June 2017 Coffee House Press Let me say this right off the bat: Stephen Florida is a damn good book. Stephen Florida is the most A of Type A personalities. He&…
Video Book Review: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Watch this review of Sing, Unburied, Sing and other bookish videos on my Read Remark booktube channel. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Published September 2017 Scribner What do I even say about Si…
Video Book Review: Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker, Plus Other Books with Bad Moms
Watch this and other bookish videos on my Read Remark Booktube channel. Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker Published August 2017 St. Martin’s Press One-sentence summary: Three years ago, Cass and…
Video Book Review: Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi
Check out this and other videos on my Read Remark booktube channel. Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive & Creative Self by Manoush Zomorodi Published September 201…
Book Review: What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton Published September 2017 Simon & Schuster One-sentence summary: Hillary Clinton visits many chapters of her life, from her middle-class childhood to the pr…
Video: Book Review – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Watch this book review of Little Fires Everywhere and other bookish videos on my Read Remark booktube channel. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Published September 2017 Penguin Press One-sentence…
Book Review – Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips Published July 2017 Viking One-sentence summary: Joan and her 4-year-old son hide in a zoo overnight as active shooters hunt them. Ohhhhhh, this book. The suspense is pa…
Video: Why I Loved the Book Eat Only When You’re Hungry by Lindsay Hunter
Watch this video on Lindsay Hunter’s Eat Only When You’re Hungry and other bookish videos on my Read Remark booktube channel. Eat Only When You’re Hungry by Lindsay Hunter has a few …
Book Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Published February 2017 Balzer & Bray/Harperteen One-sentence summary: Starr witnesses the police shooting death of her childhood best friend, Khalil. The Hate U G…
Book Review: Eat Only When You’re Hungry by Lindsay Hunter
Eat Only When You’re Hungry by Lindsay Hunter Published August 2017 Farrar, Straus and Giroux One-sentence summary: Greg searches for his adult drug-addicted son, GJ, who has gone missing for a …
Video: Book Review: Final Girls by Riley Sager
Final Girls by Riley Sager Published July 2017 Dutton Watch this video book review of Final Girls and other bookish videos on my Read Remark booktube channel. Death! Destruction! Mayhem! Unreliable me…
Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Published June 2017 Atria Books One-sentence summary: A reporter scores the interview of a lifetime with golden-age mega movie star Evelyn Hugo…
Book Review: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
One-sentence summary of If I Was Your Girl: Amanda, a trans teen, starts a new life in a small town. While many books elicit a wellspring of emotion, few make me cry actual tears. This one did. We fol…
Book Review: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
One-sentence summary of Wishful Drinking: In this autobiography, Carrie Fisher takes us on a rollicking trip through her famous upbringing by famous parents, her struggles with drugs and alcohol, and …
Book Review: Hunger by Roxane Gay
One-sentence summary of Hunger: Roxane Gay writes about her life as a person of size and the brutal gang rape that began the hate affair with her own body. Roxane Gay is hungry. To say she’s hungry fo…
Book Review: Our Little Racket by Angelica Baker
One-sentence summary of Our Litle Racket: A family deals with the fallout once the powerful patriarch is accused of shady investments. Bob, a ridiculously wealthy Bernie Madoff-life figure, has just b…