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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: ðŸŒŸðŸŒŸðŸŒŸ 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”