They Came Like Swallows by William Maxwell

I have been missing from the blog for a while. Every time I list out all the books I have to review, I end up not following through. Here's to hoping that I finally complete this month's posts because next month and the end of the year would require a significantly improved involvement and interest…

The Wife by Shalini Boland

I have read a few other books by the author earlier and reviewed them on this blog: Of the numerous thriller authors out there, few have the narrative style that I actually enjoy. I say this after three years of blogging and falling prey to the hype and reading the more popular authors. This does…

Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

Narrated by Sol Madariaga I listened to the majority of this book but ended up reading the last two chapters because I was too impatient. I suggest listening to it if you are unfamiliar with the accent and words (as I was). With the right pronunciation, the experience was much better than I expected.This is…

South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber

There is something very soft about this book. Despite the razor edges of some of the problems our protagonists face, there is a cushion of magic thrown to catch them. I do not use the word magic as symbolic but directly pointing to the magical realism woven into the narrative. The extent to which the…

Full Bloom by Judith Arnold

A high-stress environment, as well as a warring family, should not have had me chuckling to myself in between. But chuckling I was. This is a very believable story of a wealthy and hardworking Jewish family. They have three generations working together (which under any circumstances would be a tough thing to carry out smoothly).…

The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams

This book is still available to request on NetGalley as of the writing of this post I requested this book because I thought the idea of playing on words sounded intriguing. Once I started it, I realised I did not have the patience to note the subtle undertones of the words being discussed, both the…

How to Save a Life by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon I had an advance reviewer’s copy of this book, but when I saw the audio available on my Kindle account, I took the chance to listen to it instead of reading it. The narrator did a good job, but the book was not for me. It is always hard to make…

The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker by Lauren James

When I venture into fare unusual for me, I end up with some good surprises and sometimes not. This book was a miss for me. The only reason I finished the book was that the writing was nice, and the imagery created by it was very vivid. The characters, for the most part, were likeable.Harriet,…