Adult Books Reviews

Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber An enchanting tale about grief, forgiveness, and healing, Anna Kate and Natalie are the protagonists. After her grandmother, Zee, dies, Anna Kate journeys […]

Northern Spy by Flynn Berry Despite the 1998 Good Friday Agreement regarding “the Troubles” in Ireland, “The basic argument of the Troubles hadn’t been resolved: most Catholics still wanted a […]

32 Yolks From My Mother’s Table to Working on the Line by Eric Ripert “My father died when I was young. That is the central tragedy of my life. But […]

2034: A Novel of the Next World War by Elliot Ackerman & Admiral James Stavridis Speculative fiction is not one of my favorite genres but this phenomenal read had me […]

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Nobel Laureate Sir Kazuo Ishiguro’s moving new novel of speculative fiction explores what it means to be human. Beautifully written in his usual […]

Choice: Embrace the Possible – A Memoir by Dr. Edith Eva Eger “It’s up to you to choose love instead of hate.”– Edith Eva Eger Born in 1927, Eger is an astoundingly […]

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys “Every nation has scars and hidden history. When stories of historical conflict are read and discussed, we have an opportunity to be united […]

The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts An extraordinary book, this is NOT just about Roberts’ search for lost, pre-revolutionary cultural treasures hidden during wars and exported for prisoners […]

And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II by Evelyn M. Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee What a staggering and moving account! The authors spent hundreds of […]

Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin Standing in Another Man’s Grave, the eighteenth mystery in the “Inspector Rebus” series of twenty-three, is the first of the series I’ve […]