Upgrade by Blake Crouch Blake Crouch’s newest fantasy novel, Upgrade, will be unleashed on the public on July 12, 2022. Sorry I couldn’t help myself. Logan Ramsay is feeling great! He is able to concentrate better, multitask, read faster, and sleep less. However, Logan’s enhanced well-being isn’t due to diet and exercise. His genome has […]
Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs is a murder mystery set in North Carolina. Temperance Brennan (also known as Tempe or Dr. Brennan) is a forensic anthropologist who is enjoying time with her daughter Katy, who just came back from a stint in the army. They are shocked to
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake is another doozy (do you remember Survive the Night?). The plotline sounds so promising, interesting. Casey Fletcher is a 35-year-old woman who is from a famous family. She is reeling from the recent death of her husband, drowning her sorrows
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The two books that I have read the most in my life: Little Women and Walden. Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in 1868. It centers on the 4 young March sisters: Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth. Each of the sisters has a distinct personality. Meg is the oldest,
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer Maddie Mortimer’s Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies is a gripping novel about Lia, a mother battling a devastating illness. The book has flashes between Lia’s present life with her fabulous husband Harry and wonderful daughter Iris, Lia’s past life, and the voice of her illness. Maps of
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Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin Alexis Schaitkin’s Elsewhere is the latest female dystopian novel. It is also one of my most anticipated reads for June 2022! Vera lives in an isolated small town where the girls grow up to become women who get married, become mothers, and then disappear. Vera recounts how her own mother disappeared.
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte Who else can relate to this? I have 200-300 tabs open on my computer because I found a great website that I know I will need someday in the future. Every time my computer restarts I pray to the computer gods that my tabs will restore upon restarting.
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Ernest Cline’s book Ready Player One is set in 2044, and the world is in a very sorry state. To escape the horrors of his reality and to find adventure and learning, a teenage boy, Wade Watts/Parzival logs into a computer system, the Oasis. The creator of the Oasis,
Outside by Ragnar Jonasson Ragnar Jonasson’s Outside is set in Iceland. There are four friends, out for a weekend hunting trip, when they find themselves trapped in a blizzard. Luckily for them, they come upon a hut, but they discover something startling inside. Will they make it out of this weekend alive? What secrets are
Coraline by Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman’s Coraline is a novella that features a young girl named Coraline who has just moved into a new house. She is intent on exploring and discovers a mysterious door that has been walled up. However, one day, Caroline discovers the door ajar. What will Coraline discover on the other
