Reviews
I cannot claim to be a writer without also being a reader. Here is a collection of reader reviews of the books I’ve binged. To stay even more up-to-date with what I’m currently reading, add me on Goodreads.
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“The Ship We Built” by Lexie Bean • Book Review
“I hope someone celebrates me when I change.”
★★★★ (4 / 5 stars) The Ship We Built is a beautiful story told beautifully. I would strongly recommend this read for any young person who chooses silence over speech, who buries their nose in a book to avoid conversation, who seems to drift miles away while only inches from you. It is equal parts powerful and hopeful and the book I wish a 10-year-old me had had to read when I felt alone and lost and misunderstood.
“The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides • Book Review
“I believe the same is true for most people who go into mental health. We are drawn to this profession because we are damaged - we study psychology to heal ourselves. Whether we are prepared to admit this or not is another question.”
★★★★ (4.5 / 5 stars) Great writing voice. Great suspense and mystery. Great twist at the end. I loved it.
This story has mystery, some psychological thriller elements, and potentially unreliable narrators. Highly recommend for fans of: Gone Girl, “The Sinner,” “Bloodline,” and Lifetime murder movies.
“Eliza and Her Monsters” by Francesca Zappia • Book Review
“You found me in a constellation.”
★★★★ (4.5 / 5 stars ) I'm usually the type of person who says she devours books. But this book devoured me. To me, this was a whole new contemporary novel.
Basic plot structure felt familiar but everything about the characters and the experiences they went through felt entirely fresh. Here's a breakdown of how this novel made me feel…