Book: Zero Stars, Do Not RecommendAuthor: M.J. WassmerRating: Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #4 (A book that starts with the letter Z) and the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #8 (A three-syllable word in the title). Dan Foster – an underachiever with chronically low self-esteem, is finally taking a vacation withContinue reading “2026 Book #17: Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend”
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2026 Book #16: Hotel du Lac
Book: Hotel du LacAuthor: Anita BrooknerRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 1/2 Stars Read for a book club in January. Edith Hope, a writer of romantic stories, and stubbornly single, has been exiled to the Hotel du Lac for embarrassing herself in front of her friends. We don’t yet know what she has done, but we do know her thoughtsContinue reading “2026 Book #16: Hotel du Lac”
2026 Book #13: The Seven Sisters
Book: The Seven SistersAuthor: Lucinda RileyRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #3 (A book you meant to read in 2025) and the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #28 (from a series at least eight books long). Maia D’Apliese has just lost her adoptive father, Pa Salt. She and her five sistersContinue reading “2026 Book #13: The Seven Sisters”
2026 Book #12: 84, Charing Cross Road
Book: 84, Charing Cross RoadAuthor: Helene HanffRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #47 (A book told entirely through letters) and the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #49 (from the 800s of the Dewey Decimal System). An epistolary memoir consisting of letters exchanged between Helene Hanff and Frank Doel of Marks &Continue reading “2026 Book #12: 84, Charing Cross Road”
2026 Book #11: Project Hail Mary
Book: Project Hail MaryAuthor: Andy WeirRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #9 (a book with a type-c character) and the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #44 (literary device: personification). Imagine waking up alone in a strange room, with no memory of who you are or where you are. Piece byContinue reading “2026 Book #11: Project Hail Mary”
2026 Book #10: Before I Forget
Book: Before I ForgetAuthor: Tory Henwood HoenRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 1/2 Completed this for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #2 (a kangaroo word on the cover). Cricket Campbell is in a rut of sorts. She has been floating aimlessly from one thing to another, most recently an assistant at a gimmicky wellness company. Things changeContinue reading “2026 Book #10: Before I Forget”
2026 Book #9: The Eights
The Eights by Joanna Miller, rated 3.75 out of 4 stars, explores the lives of four women at Oxford in 1920 as they navigate personal loss, identity struggles, and the aftermath of war. While the novel showcases brilliant character moments and a satisfying conclusion, it occasionally drags, making it a mixed experience for the reader.
2026 Book #8: The Bluest Eye
Book: The Bluest EyeAuthor: Toni MorrisonRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #16 (A book less than 260 pages). Ohio in the 1940s. This is the story of the lives of a poor Black family – Cholly, Pauline, and their children, Sammy and Pecola. Pecola – who is considered ugly – grows enamouredContinue reading “2026 Book #8: The Bluest Eye”
2026 Book #7: Birnam Wood
Book: Birnam WoodAuthor: Eleanor CattonRating: 🌟🌟🌟 1/2 Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #1 (A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot) and the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #9 (featuring a natural disaster). Korowai Pass, New Zealand. A guerrilla gardening group called Birnam Wood led by ecological rebelContinue reading “2026 Book #7: Birnam Wood”
2026 Book #6: Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
Book: Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts Author: Josie Shapiro Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #39 (a book about a character who runs a marathon) and the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #18 (provokes strong emotion) Mickey Bloom had the makings of a misfit from childhood. Short, dyslexic andContinue reading “2026 Book #6: Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts”
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