themartinmama's reviews
619 reviews

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

As Jojo Moyes said, fresh and honest. Unlike anything I have ever read in its brutal honesty and parts are so heartbreaking.

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

Reread as we wait for the second half of the season to come out in June. I do prefer the book to the show.

Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters by Laura Vanderkam

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Great read, going to have my husband read it too and see what we can implement. We would like to go from a season of surviving to thriving as a family.

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

An important story.

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Bittersweet memoir of love and loss.

Only and Forever by Chloe Liese

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A sweet ending to the Bergman Brothers series. 

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

So much going on but she always pulls it all together and really makes you think about everything from professional sports to life after retirement to why we lie and what we hide.

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Most straight forward HC story yet and still full of twists!

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Heart wrenching and real. Saw the show first. Would love a US physician equivalent too.

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

What a great and thorough introduction to more than just her most famous pieces. Now requesting holds on her individual books to get each collection one at a time.