When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton is the best novel I’ve read in a while. I really enjoyed it from the first page. (I may have liked it even more than Next Year in Havana.) Beatriz is a fun character to get to know. This book has family, romance, and...
I enjoyed reading Paris by the Book by Liam Callanan. The writing style is easy to read and moves along well. The descriptions in Paris and the characters there are delightful, even in the midst of a sad, confusing, and grief-stricken scenario. I’m not entirely...
Gothic horror is not really my jam, but I couldn’t resist this beautiful cover. The booksellers at Malaprops Bookstore in Ashville, NC assured me it wasn’t super-scary, so I gave it a shot. (Try new things, right?!) The majority of the book is not terrifying, but a...
What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons is a novel that reads as a memoir. Filled with thoughtful vignettes that carry you through the protagonist’s coming of age, making sense of the world through the lens of an American with significant South African roots, loss of her...
I truly enjoyed reading Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. The writing is so smooth, it flows from page to page effortlessly. The story explores how individuals experience and respond to situations (in this case, wealth, immigration, poverty, marriage, America) in...
