Z, a novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Ann Fowler, manages to feel very real and more like an autobiography than the novelization of Zelda’s life that it is. I have to address something personal here and say that I never liked F. Scott Fitzgerald. I do think I have read and liked a few [...]

All the Light There Was by Nancy Kricorian offers readers a unique perspective on World War II through the eyes of Maral Pegorian. Maral is an Armenian girl growing up in Paris with two parents and an aunt who survived the Armenian Genocide and sought a new home in France. For this family life revolves around [...]

In something of a departure for myself, I delved into a collection of short stories over the past week or so and moderately enjoyed myself in the process. The book I was going through is a new release by Stephanie Reents named The Kissing List. While The Kissing List is Reents first published book, it [...]

So… I knew I wanted to read Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto the first time I saw a picture of the cover of the book. I don’t remember exactly where I first saw the book cover (maybe Read It Forward?), but I loved it. Fast forward a couple of months, and I finally saw it [...]

The Book Lover by Maryann McFadden is an upcoming release from Three Women Press slated for a May 1, 2012 release. I finished reading The Book Lover earlier this evening and immediately wanted to share my thoughts on the volume. (Scroll down to read the book blurb first, if you prefer) I started this book approximately [...]

I first sat down and read a Maisie Dobbs’ book in 2006. I checked out the book Birds of a Feather from my local library and was engrossed from beginning to end. I love historical fiction. I love books set in either World War and the interim time, and my reading light for books set [...]