Category Archives: General fiction

Verity by Colleen Hoover – a Book Review

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

This is an incredibly different book than the last Hoover novel I read, It Ends With Us. There are some similarities. Again with the odd naming conventions, though I do rather like the name Verity Crawford. There is also a … Continue reading →

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It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover – a Book Review

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

This is the first book I’ve read by Colleen Hoover. I picked it up spontaneously. I saw the audiobook on Overdrive and remembered a friend talking about it, so I downloaded it then and there. In order to get a … Continue reading →

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The Comfort of Monsters by Willa C. Richards – a Book Review

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I’m so torn on this book that I went to goodreads first to get a gauge of what other readers thought of it before putting my thoughts together. I’ve come to the conclusion that readers either love or hate this … Continue reading →

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The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal – a Book Review

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

A while back I read my first Jaswal novel, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. I seriously loved this book. It was charming, witty, and more than a little bit raunchy. If you’d like to read my detailed thoughts, you can … Continue reading →

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The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi – A Book Review

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur is Alka Joshi’s followup to her stunning novel, The Henna Artist. I will try to do this review without giving spoilers for either novel. I will recommend that readers do read The Henna Artist first, … Continue reading →

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Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty – a Book Review

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Once again, I had an extremely busy weekend and was absent from both blogging and reading. I traveled to Kansas City for Planet Comic-Con with my sister, and it was so much fun! We stayed for three days and saw … Continue reading →

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Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi – a Book Review

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Yeah… I have no idea how to properly review this book. I’m not even sure I 100% understood it, to be honest. All I can say is I will do my best. Synopsis When Otto and Xavier take a non-honeymoon … Continue reading →

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One Two Three by Laurie Frankel – a Book Review

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

At first glance, this would appear to be a common real life storyline. But, somehow, Laurie Frankel has made something truly unique and refreshing with One Two Three. This is reminiscent of Erin Brockovich, the woman who helped build a … Continue reading →

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Antkind by Charlie Kaufman – a Book Review

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I have done it! I have climbed the mountain that is Antkind and have lived to tell the tale. Truly, this novel can best be summed up using dialogue from the novel itself: When our main character is conversing with … Continue reading →

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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar – a Book Review

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Instead of counting objects and days and hours, if people would simply rub their palms together just once, and comprehend that mysterious skin to skin contact fully, their understanding of the world would be better. Or if just once they … Continue reading →

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