Necessary People, by Anna Pitoniak, is, among other things, about the dynamics of female friendship. But it’s the toxic type of female friendship, the type you definitely want to stay away from. Violet is not wealthy but she’s ambitious, and when she meets Stella, who seems to have it all, she is drawn into a shiny new world of wealth and opportunity. Soon, Violet must make a choice. Does she become someone she doesn’t like or even recognize, in order to achieve Stella’s level of glamor and …
Book Review – The Partner Track by Helen Wan
The Partner Track, by Helen Wan, was released back in 2013. Unfortunately, it reads like it was written today; I doubt Asian-Americans have experienced much improvement when it comes to workplace discrimination. The good news is, a Netflix series based on the novel is currently in production. I am eagerly waiting for the premiere. The novel was great, and I expect the TV version will be as well. The story is about Ingrid Yung, an Asian American woman striving to become the first woman of …
Book Review: The Husbands by Chandler Baker
The Husbands, is Chandler Baker's second novel, coming after her best-selling The Whisper Network. Both novels explore female friendships and power dynamics. (Especially when it comes to women in positions of power.) But while The Whisper Network explores the corporate world, The Husbands is set in a gated community, where men are turned in Stepford husbands. Poor Nora Spangler is struggling. She's three months pregnant with her second child, and she still …
Book Review: The Love Hypothesis by
Today is day two of my own personal challenge to write 10 book reviews in 10 days. There are so many books I loved that I never blogged about, and over the next week and a half, I'm going to begin to remedy that. Today's book is The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. This is another book where I listened to the audio version. (I go for a lot of walks & runs, and I always listen to audio books when I do.) It was completely diverting and a tremendous amount of fun. I started it last …
Book Review: The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti
Kate Moretti's novel, The Blackbird Season, is entirely original and full of symbolism mixed with suspense. It takes place in an industrial Pennsylvania town that pretty much revolves around high school sports. On the opening day of the baseball season, suddenly and mysteriously, hundreds of starlings drop from the sky. The press and scientists flock to the town, trying to figure out why. But that’s just the beginning of the dark, mysterious events …