Back in 2003-2004, when The Da Vinci Code was taking the world by storm, I decided to do things the “proper” way (sooo unlike me, right?) and read the first book in Dan Brown’s series… well, first. (Crazy idea, I know.) So I started with Angels and Demons, flying through it pretty quickly, despite […]

When I was searching for a book to read as my December selection, I browsed some of the racks at a local library. I came across this memoir, Name All the Animals, written by a woman named Alison Smith. I had never heard of the book, but it sounded like it could be a […]

I’m pretty behind on reviewing books! I read this one back in November. Whoops.

Perhaps part of the reason I neglected this write-up for so long is that I didn’t find this book particularly inspiring. To be fair, I wasn’t expecting much. It’d been a while since I’d read any “chick lit” and I […]

With its 555 pages, this book set me behind a few weeks in my “read at least one book a month” goal. But you know what?

It was worth it.

When I picked up American Wife at the library, it had been recommended to me, but I knew nothing about it except for the […]