Book Reviews

Books with Brandi

A delayed farewell to my poolside fantasy era
Milk Teeth was a read from my book club leading to @itbeginswiththebody quickly becoming one of my favorite authors….then I picked up this copy of Saltwater in London, and it only solidified my opinion 🫡
An oldie but a goodie
“It’ll pass.”
Some recent finds I can’t wait to get through 😮‍💨
It’s too often that I buy a book for it to sit on my bookshelf forever because for some reason I keep avoiding reaching for it and when I finally read it, it’s a masterpiece and I kick myself for having waited so long. THIS is one of thos
A few NYC moments ✨
Very good and very troubling, precisely my cup of tea
The back of head is none of my business …until caught by my bestie with a rat tail while trying to convince myself I do not need any more books added to my physical #tbr #helpme Anyway we’re super fans of @buxtonbooks_chs and you shou
A book lovers wet dream (literally 😏)
I walked into this book club pick blind and whoa - it was…..dismantling. Compelling and so thrilling, a very dark page turner worth its 320 pages. Honestly, this gutted me in a desperate way I did not expect. “It was the scariest thi

Usually Booked with Diane

out of office 🌞📖
Flew through this - the content was hard to read at times but that’s to be expected when reading about the Vietnam War. O’Brien is a true talent and I’m so glad he not only survived and endured the war but that he was able to put pe
I cheered, I cried, I am enraged. What a story, my goodness. Howlers forever 🐺♥️ Our hearts are on a table after this - please don’t break them Pierce!
Red Rising (the original series) is quite simply, a masterpiece. It’s not only a brilliant story beautifully woven together, but it helped get me through the worst year of my life as I read this out loud to mom during her final days earth-side.
This is gonna have some *spoilers* so move along if you don’t want to see that.... This was the @holycitybookclub pick for October and I was less spooked then desired for this time of year. Disappointed there wasn’t actual paranormal act
Gilmore Girls season is finally upon us ladies & gents! This was my first Lauren Graham book - I found it to be laugh out loud funny, interesting, but also at times it felt pretty forced (for story and humor). However, I love her and all the w
@holycitybookclub September pick is the perfect start to Fall reading. Secret societies, dark academia, ghosts, gore(ish), drama, strong female protagonist who doesn’t take any shit, a hot nerdy dude - what more could you want? I’m alread
✨The Chartographers by Peng Shepard ✨ A bit of magical realism, found family, and mystery - I never knew I’d find a book about maps enjoyable! The concept is unique and really fun, so weird/cool that it was loosely based on a true historical h
Yes, I just finished Funny Story & also yes, I preemptively bought two copies of it so I could have both the US & the UK versions 😅 & they’re signedddddd. Thank you for offering this btw!!!! Funny Story was cute, fun, and reflecti
Oona Out of Order has been on my bookshelf for a few years and for some reason I never picked it up until now. I was pleasantly surprised! The story was really fun (raise your hand if you love magical realism 🙋🏼‍♀️) and easy to follow despite