Category Archives: Women’s fiction

Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi – a Book Review

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Alka Joshi has this knack for creating memorable narratives. This novel, loosely based on the story of the artist, Amrita Sher-Gil, a celebrated female painter of the early 20th century, follows Sona, a nurse in a hospital in Bombay. When … Continue reading →

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The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iverson – a Book Review

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I have numerous other reads I finished before this one, but I just completed the audiobook and have a lot of thoughts I’m desperate to get out, so I’m skipping ahead a bit. Synopsis Harriet has always been considered odd. … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler – a Book Review

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I have been very fortunate this year so far in that the book club books chosen by my fellow members just happen to slot into my Reading Challenge. This book, Parable of the Sower, the first book in the Earthseed … Continue reading →

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A Cleft in the World by Elizabeth Sumner Wafler – a Book Review

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I stumbled across this lovely novel when meandering through the local library, which I can often be found doing. I was initially intrigued by the cover and the weighty title, so it wound up going home with me. The novel … Continue reading →

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The Wedding People by Alison Espach – a Book Review

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Tonight both the husband and the boy child are away for the evening, and I have four 10-year old girls singing karaoke at the top of their lungs on the floor below me, so I figured it was a great … Continue reading →

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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore – a Book Review

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I was first introduced to Liz Moore a few years ago when I devoured The Unseen World, which I noted in my goodreads review from 2017 as “quietly spectacular.” I remember it being a technologically-driven mystery for super smart people, … Continue reading →

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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty – a Book Review

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Any time Liane Moriarty releases a new title, it’s highly anticipated. While I can’t say any of her more recent books have quite blown me away like Big Little Lies which sparked a near obsession in me, I haven’t read … Continue reading →

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The Women by Kristen Hannah – a Book Review

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I feel I’m cheating a bit with this pick of The Women by Kristen Hannah as my reading challenge choice as a book recommended by a fellow blogger. I have, after all, read a lot of Kristen Hannah and would … Continue reading →

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Funny Story by Emily Henry – a Book Review

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Yes, this will be an actual book review. While my last two reviews were stark reminders of how truly FORKED the United States is, this book is like basking in the warmth of the sun on a sandy beach with … Continue reading →

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The Book of Thorns by Hester Fox – a Book Review (Sort of)

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

It makes me tremendously sad to review this book at the moment. Here we have yet another incredible work of literature that celebrates those women throughout history who toiled and fought for the respect they should be given only to … Continue reading →

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