Literary Fiction

Before I begin with this review, please note that there is a trigger warning: child abuse. My library always has a display of books that are new to the rotation. I love heading over there every time I pick up …

Story: I’ll Be Your Blue Sky is a story about Clare and Edith. Connected through a single conversation, Edith gives Clare the confidence to leave her stifling fiancé on their wedding day. Shortly after, Clare learns of Edith’s death when …

Dunbar by Edward St. Aubyn is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare Project, which I’ve been making my way through over the past almost year, as they’re released every so often. It’s been hard not to compare them all to each …

“The impossible happens once to each of us.” The Synopsis: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer is the story of a young woman’s travel through time to escape heavy loss, while she experiments with which life is …

This book has been called “one of the most powerful books about grief ever written.” Grief is a thing in my own life, and I’ve been reading a lot about it lately, so I was really looking forward to picking …

Exit West is the beautiful story of Nadia and Saheed, two young lovers from the Middle East, who come together during a time of militant uprising, and escape to “safer” refuge… only to find themselves struggling in the masses who …

This is one heck of a unique novel. Centered around food and baking, it’s also a bit futuristic and strangely magical. Our main character is Lois, a young, gifted software programmer who has just moved to California to work at …

Janna and I just read this for our book club (The Girly Book Club), and we both agree on a lot of things about it! So, since we read it at the same time and talked about it in a …

This novel is about identity, growing up, complicated relationships, and wandering the country to discover and rectify old secrets, among other things. I thought it was really well done! In The Lauras, Alex’s mom pulls Alex out of bed in …

SPOILER ALERT! This book is part of a series and does contain minor spoilers! Please read at your own risk! Why: This is the second book of a trilogy and I LOVED the first book, The Girl in the Castle! …