Book Review: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Title: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to LeadAuthor: Sheryl Sandberg:Publisher: KnopfPublication Date: March 2013ISBN: 9780385349949 Synopsis from Goodreads: Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are stillContinue reading “Book Review: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg”

Book Review: Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: RidgerunnerAuthor: Gil AdamsonPublisher: House of AnansiPublication Date: May 12, 2022ISBN: 9781487006563 Synopsis from Goodreads:November 1917. William Moreland is in mid-flight. After nearly twenty years, the notorious thief, known as the Ridgerunner, has returned. Moving through the Rocky Mountains and across the borderContinue reading “Book Review: Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson”

Book Review: Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Modern LoversAuthor: Emma StraubPublisher: Riverhead Books Publication Date: May 2016ISBN: 9781594634673 Synopsis from Goodreads:Friends and former college bandmates Elizabeth and Andrew and Zoe have watched one another marry, buy real estate, and start businesses and families, all while trying to hold onContinue reading “Book Review: Modern Lovers by Emma Straub”

Book Review: Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Not Here to Be LikedAuthor: Michelle QuachPublisher: Katherine Tegen BooksPublication Date: September 14, 2021ISBN: 9780063038363 Synopsis from Goodreads:Eliza Quan is the perfect candidate for editor in chief of her school paper. That is, until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim toContinue reading “Book Review: Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach”

Book Review: Hello, Star by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Hello, StarAuthor: Stephanie V.W. LucianovicIllustrator: Vashti HarrisonPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: October 19, 2021ISBN: 9780316451758 Synopsis from Goodreads:When a young girl learns that a bright light in the sky is coming from a dying star, she promises to keepContinue reading “Book Review: Hello, Star by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic”

Book Review: The Hare by Melanie Finn

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The HareAuthor: Melanie FinnPublisher: Two Dollar RadioPublication Date: February 5, 2021ISBN: 9781937512972 Synopsis from Goodreads:Raised to be obedient by a stern grandmother in a blue-collar town in Massachusetts, Rosie accepts a scholarship to art school in New York City in the 1980s.Continue reading “Book Review: The Hare by Melanie Finn”

Book Review: How to Find a Fox by Kate Gardner

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: How to Find a FoxAuthor: Kate GardnerPhotographer: Ossi SaarinenPublisher: Running Kids PressPublication Date: September 28, 2021ISBN: 9780762471355 Synopsis from Goodreads:Look for tracks. Listen for yips. Be as still as a pebble.Taking kids on an imaginary trek through different landscapes and seasons, HowContinue reading “Book Review: How to Find a Fox by Kate Gardner”

Book Review: Cathedral by Ben Hopkins

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: CathedralAuthor: Ben HopkinsPublisher: Europa EditionsPublication Date: January 21, 2021ISBN: 9781609456115 Synopsis from Goodreads:At the center of this story is the Cathedral. Its design and construction in the 13th and 14th centuries in the Rhineland town of Hagenburg unites a vast array ofContinue reading “Book Review: Cathedral by Ben Hopkins”

Book Review: Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Just Last NightAuthor: Mhairi McFarlanePublisher: William MorrowPublication Date: May 4, 2021ISBN: 9780063036857 Synopsis from Goodreads:Eve, Justin, Susie, and Ed have been friends since they were teenagers. Now in their thirties, the four are as close as ever, Thursday night bar trivia isContinue reading “Book Review: Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane”

Book Review: XOXO by Axie Oh

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: XOXOAuthor: Axie OhPublisher: Harper TeenPublication Date: July 13, 2021ISBN: 9780063025011 Synopsis from Goodreads:Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets mysterious, handsome Jaewoo in her uncle’s Los Angeles karaoke bar, it’s clear he’s theContinue reading “Book Review: XOXO by Axie Oh”