The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street - Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho (Douglas & MacIntyre, 2026) The term "astronaut family" was coined in 1999 and I suppose that's around the time when I would have heard it first also. But by then it was already a concept I was familiar with. This was a term used to… Continue reading Book Review: The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street by Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho
Kin - Tayari Jones (Viking, 2026) Annie and Vernice (or Niecey as she's known by those close to her) are "cradle friends". Two babies without mothers who are placed in the same cradle, both growing up in the Black community of Honeysuckle, Louisiana. Vernice is an orphan, taken in by her aunt, after her father… Continue reading Book Review: Kin by Tayari Jones
Read: The Singer's Gun - Emily St. John Mandel (Vintage Books, 2015) The School for Good Mothers - Jessamine Chan (Simon & Schuster, 2022) Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter - Heather Fawcett (Penguin Random House Audio, 2026) The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Co., 1965) Here for a Good Time - Kim Spencer… Continue reading What I Read – March 2026
The Cursed Friend - Beatrice Salvioni (HarperVia, 2024) This ARC had been languishing in a pile for a couple of years now (the book came out in May 2024). It had sounded interesting enough for me to grab a copy in the first place but somehow it never came to the top of my pile… Continue reading Book Review: The Cursed Friend by Beatrice Salvioni
I received an Advance Listening Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and Libro.fm. All opinions are my own. This book is available now. One of the lovely things about using audiobooks and being able to have great access to them through Libro.fm is that I have found myself trying books I might not… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
Lost Lambs - Madeline Cash (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026) The Flynn family is not a normal family. Everything seems to be falling apart after Catherine and Bud decide to try an open marriage. Bud is living in his car in the driveway while Catherine is pursuing a relationship with the next door neighbour. Abigail,… Continue reading Book Review: Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
I'll be honest, what initially caught my eye about this book was that the author has the same name as me, spelled the same and everything! I have enough books to read though that this alone isn't enough to make me pick up a book. I was drawn in by the setting - from Shanghai… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
Ava - Victoria Dillon (She Writes Press, 2026) I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book thanks to the publisher. All opinions are my own. Pub date: March 3, 2026. Ava is a book with a fascinating premise and a lot to say. While it falls short in all it is trying to do,… Continue reading Book Review: Ava by Victoria Dillon
Read: The Doll Factory - Elizabeth MacNeal (Simon & Schuster, 2019) Rules for Mothers - Julie Swendsen Young (Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2026) Nesting - Roisin O'Donnell (Hachette Audio, 2025) (narrated by Louisa Harland) Lost Lambs - Madeline Cash (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026) People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry (Berkley, 2021) Ava… Continue reading What I Read – February 2026
Katabasis - R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager, 2025) Alice Law is a focused, hard-working, and super intelligent student of Analytic Magic at Cambridge University. She has worked hard to reach her current position, working with advisor Jacob Grimes. Professor Grimes is brilliant, respected, and insanely difficult. Alice will do anything to please him, to make sure… Continue reading Book Review: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
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