Four star review originally posted here on Janaury 10, 2020. The main thing I loved about this book was learning about the women-only Ravensbruck concentration camp, about which I had known nothing before. It’s a pretty incredible story about a really messed up situation, and the novel was a light easy read. Which, I think, … More Goodreads Review: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

Five star review, originally posted here on December 5, 2019. I have never before in my life come across a book that I so, so, so want to force everyone on the planet to read. Ignore the poor sentence structure there and focus instead on the fact that you HAVE TO read this book. This … More Goodreads Review: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Pérez

Four star review, originally posted here on November 8, 2019. Gosh, it’s tough to think of a more likable person than Michelle Obama, as is evidenced by the amount of people who have read this memoir. Do yourself a favor and get the audiobook so you can listen to it in her own voice. There … More Goodreads Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama

Four star review, originally posted here on October 26, 2019. The majority of this book was really interesting. Douglas applied his contemporary expertise to historic famous cases, showing how modern profiling may have helped bring culprits to justice. Fascinating stuff. But at the end he crams in a weird mismatched chapter about the Jon Benet … More Goodreads Review: The Cases that Haunt Us by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker

Three star review, originally posted here on October 23, 2019. Meh. I was looking forward to this book, but it fell kinda flat. Like other reviewers have already said, this book is basically just preaching to the choir. I was hoping for more tangible information and data, but I didn’t really learn anything new. Valenti … More Goodreads Review: The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti

Four star review, originally posted here on October 7, 2019. I am delayed reviewing this one because I had just too much to say and react to and needed a step away from it to keep me from rambling. I think I can do this now. Starting with the negatives: I’ve heard there have plagiarism … More Goodreads Review: Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Four star review, originally posted here on October 4, 2019. Okay, look, this little book isn’t going to go winning any Pulitzers. Not exactly a monument of literary achievement. But for what it is, it is absolutely fantastic. For those who don’t know, Steve Dangle (real name Steve Glynn) is a hockey commentator, best know … More Goodreads Review: This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan by Steve “dangle” Glynn

Five star review, originally posted here on September 16, 2019. I’m trying to be honest with myself and decide how much my love for this book is impacted by the fact that the book I read immediately before it was a disappointing pile of trash and this book seemed like perfection by comparison. I honestly … More Goodreads Review: Long Man by Amy Greene

Two star review, originally posted here on September 3, 2019. ** spoiler alert ** This book was hot garbage. I’ve read a couple early Grisham novels and LOVED them. I’ve read a couple later Grisham novels and was neutral on them. This one looked like it might be a return to the classic southern storytelling … More Goodreads Review: The Reckoning by John Grisham

Four star review, originally posted here on August 14, 2019. I don’t even know how I stumbled onto this book. I didn’t know who Alison Arndgrim was, don’t think I’ve ever even seen an episode of Little House on the Prarie, etc. But somehow this wound up in my audiobooks. And holy cow, was I … More Goodreads Review: Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim