B.F.F. A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate – 304 pages ARC from the author for an honest review Book Blurb: After more than a decade of dead-end dates and dysfunctional relationships, Christie Tate has reclaimed her voice and settled down. Her...
The Apprentice of Buchenwald by Oren Schneider – 195 pages ARC from Amsterdam Publishing for an honest review Book Blurb: Alexander Rosenberg was a smart and curious teenager who spoke many languages, collected stamps, played the violin, and lived a pampered life...
Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru by Hugh Bonneville – 400 pages Finished copy from Other Press for an honest review. Book Blurb: Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain’s most accomplished actors, familiar to audiences worldwide for his roles...
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt – Audio Book Blurb: Part memoir and part joyful romp through the fields of imagination, the story behind a beloved pseudonymous Twitter account reveals how a writer deep in grief rebuilt a life worth living.Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two...
Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir by Aileen Weintraub – 316 pages Finished copy from Get Red PR and University of Nebraska Press for an honest review Book Blurb: Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir by Aileen Weintraub: Aileen Weintraub has been running away from...
True Biz by Sara Nović – 386 pages ARC from Random House and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: True Biz by Sara Nović: The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history final, and have doctors, politicians, and...
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters is a novel not to be missed. I went into the book completely blind, and it served me well. I still can’t believe this is a debut.When Ruthie, the youngest in a large Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia goes missing, her family is wrought with grief. Joe, one of the protagonists suffers the most as he was the last person with Ruthie. His life is shattered in many ways, both physically and emotionally. Not a day goes by where he doesn’t feel guilt and/or shame for his behavior. We learn early on that Ruthie was taken by a woman unable to hold a pregnancy. She is overprotective to a fault for fears of Ruthie (now Norma) getting hurt or recognized. Norma has dreams that relate to her family, but she was too young at four years old to have any real memories of her earlier family. Norma’s parents completely ignore her dreams by shushing them away.There is a lot of grief in this book, but there is also many lessons about forgiveness and hope. Peters also touches on alcoholism, discrimination, and terminal illness. At its heart, this book centers around the meaning of family, the hope of reunion and the ties that bond one person to another.I will be first in line to pick up Peters next book. The writing was exquisite.@amandapetersauthor #Catapult 📘 Have you ever been berry 🫐🍓 picking? #newbookreview#bookreview#bookreader#TBR #addtoTBR #booklover#bookstagram#goodbookfairy#goodbookfairybookreview ... See MoreSee Less