Synopsis "With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. From the Space Shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA’s new space capsule, Mary Roach takes us on the surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth."... Continue Reading →
"It is the year 2058, and technology now completely rules the world. But New York City Detective Eve Dallas knows that the irresistible impulses of the human heart are still ruled by just one thing: passion. When a senator's daughter is killed, the secret life of prostitution she'd been leading is revealed. The high-profile case... Continue Reading →
June was a pretty solid reading month for me even though I only read half of what was on my planned June TBR - oops! Book Reviews I managed to read I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella, and I've Got My You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark. I skipped Dark Shores by Danielle... Continue Reading →
"In Danielle Steel’s powerful novel, four San Francisco trauma doctors – the best and brightest in their field – confront exciting and exacting new challenges, both personally and professionally, when given a rare opportunity. Bill Browning heads the trauma unit at San Francisco’s busiest emergency room. With his ex-wife and daughters in London, he immerses... Continue Reading →
"Change is a good thing, right? A new living arrangement: + stepmom, but - brother. A new maybe romance: + Sam, but - Patrick (kind of). A new, long-awaited ticket to freedom: + driver's license, but - carefree responsibility. All these new pluses and minuses in Alice's life each have their own pluses and minuses.... Continue Reading →
"Fixie Farr has always lived by her father’s motto: “Family first.” But since her dad passed away, leaving his charming housewares store in the hands of his wife and children, Fixie spends all her time picking up the slack from her siblings instead of striking out on her own. The way Fixie sees it, if... Continue Reading →
A couple days ago I shared that I recently created a new Goodreads shelf for books I did not finish. Unfortunately, Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev ended up being added to that shelf. Below is why I couldn't connect with this book and what ultimately made me stop reading, with some spoilers.... Continue Reading →
I recently created a new shelf on my Goodreads page: Did Not Finish. I know a lot of readers utilize a did-not-finish shelf or something similar, and until recently I didn't feel the need to. But lately, I have started and stopped a handful of books and I decided that in addition to adding them... Continue Reading →
