True Biz by Sara Nović

There is a lot to learn from this book for any unsuspecting reader. The setup and the different types of characters we encounter give us multiple chances to look into lives that I at least have never had the opportunity to think about previously.There are three central figures through whom we watch the story evolve.…

The Vanishing of Margaret Small by Neil Alexander

Narrated by Annie Aldington There are certain books that are elevated by a great narrator. This is one such book. I am also usually wary of books by a male author writing from the point of a woman, but here I had no issues whatsoever the minute I got into the narrative. This is not…

The Survivors by Alex Schulman

Translated by  Rachel Willson-Broyles  This dark book almost did not get a positive rating. I was completely thrown by the final reveal because I did not think there would be any form of conclusion to the story.Three brothers have made their way to a home they once shared. A lot is buried in the past,…

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

I saw this colourful book on my library shelf and thought I could give it a shot. I remembered faintly seeing reviews for this book on the blogosphere but did not recollect the actual details.Lenni lives in the hospital's terminal ward. She is only seventeen but feels older than her age. She gets no visitors…

The Friendship Breakup by Annie Cathryn

Most of my friends have echoed the feeling that it is harder to make friends once you leave the college atmosphere. Some obviously have made lasting connections, but work friends aside, others struggle. I face my own version of it when I struggle to find people in real life whose tastes match to some degree.…

Sincerely, Me by Julietta Henderson

This is a very emotional tale. It has a broken family and grudges that were held for way too long, and some very nice people to balance out the odds.We have two voices that tell the story, one is Danny, who has money to splurge and therefore needs to do no work in life, and…

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

This is a story that requires some amount of patience to appreciate. It is entirely unique in its presentation of a family of two being tossed around by thoughts that they are unable to control but that control their ultimate behaviour.The mother and son duo have lost the thread that held their tiny family together.…

Old Friends Reunited by Maddie Please

I have read and reviewed another book by the author Sisters Behaving Badly I have read one other book by the author, and the common denominator between the two is the fact that the main protagonists are older than the average 30-somethings in other books. This story is of three friends, all with adult children…