Category: Henry Holt
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Review: SUICIDE CLUB by Rachel Heng
Many thanks to Henry Holt for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. “Lea studied the lines of his face. In them she saw again every expression he had ever made–every smile and frown and sigh–saw how they jostled for room on the canvas of his skin, how they’d etched their fleeting…
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Review: ROBIN by Dave Izkoff
BIG thanks to Henry Holt for providing my free copy of ROBIN by Dave Itzkoff – all opinions are my own. Book Description: Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’s comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt, which he drew upon in his comedy and in celebrated films like Dead Poets…
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Book Mail: NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT by Lillian Li
Thank you so much to Henry Holt for sending this lovely free book my way! It looks incredible and I cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS: An exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in everyone’s favorite Chinese restaurant. The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is…
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Book Mail: THE COMEDOWN by Rebekah Frumkin
Thank you so much to Henry Holt for this lovely free copy! I am so intrigued and I love the cover!! SYNOPSIS: A blistering dark comedy, Rebekah Frumkin’s The Comedown is a romp across America, from the Kent State shootings to protest marches in Chicago to the Florida Everglades, that explores delineating lines of race, class, religion,…
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Book Mail: THE MERRY SPINSTER by Mallory Ortberg
Thank you so much Henry Holt for sending this free copy my way! A collection of dark classic folk and fairytales sounds like a really fun read! SYNOPSIS: From Mallory Ortberg comes a collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales. Adapted from the beloved “Children’s Stories Made Horrific” series, “The Merry Spinster”…
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Review: THE PARKING LOT ATTENDANT by Nafkote Tamirat
Thank you so much to Henry Holt for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. “I didn’t even believe in God. But did my believing in something render it true? Doesn’t the truth remain the truth, regardless of what I think? My mother used to say that God stopped sending plagues because…
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Epic Book Mail: NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT by Lillian Li, THE COMEDOWN by Rebekah Frumkin, SUICIDE CLUB by Rachel Heng
Thank you so much Henry Holt for sending me these gorgeous free copies! They are all so different and all sound amazing! I will leave the synopses below. NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT by Lillian Li: he Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it…
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Awesome Book Mail: GIRL UNKNOWN by Karen Perry
Thank you so much to the kind people at Henry Holt for sending me this gorgeous free book! I have seen some awesome reviews bouncing around so I am very excited to read it! Synopsis: “Explores emotional danger with relentless, surgical accuracy.” ―Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of The Trespasser and Into the Woods David and Caroline Connolly…
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MY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2017 (excluding thrillers)
I was lucky enough to read some INCREDIBLE books this year! All of these books resonated with me in a big way! I look forward to all of the AMAZING books I get to read in 2018! Did you read a book that you could not stop thinking about? Spot any favorites pictured here? I’ll…
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Review: GOODBYE, VITAMIN By Rachel Khong
Summary: Freshly disengaged from her fiancé and feeling that life has not turned out quite the way she planned, thirty-year-old Ruth quits her job, leaves town and arrives at her parents’ home to find that situation more complicated than she’d realized. Her father, a prominent history professor, is losing his memory and is only erratically…