3 Fantastic Books I Enjoyed During Quarantine
It’s been rough times for all of us during the Time of Coronas, but one positive I’ve gained from all of this is being able to get in more reading time. I still have to …
Tag: Carpe Librum
The Mothers – Book Review
The Mothers by Brit Bennett Summary: During the summer before college, Nadia Turner mourns her mother’s recent suicide while hooking up with the local pastor’s son and former football star, Luke Sheppard, and by befriending Aubrey, …
The Hate U Give – Book Review
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Summary: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Everyone wants to know what really went down …
The Kiss Quotient – Book Review
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Summary: Stella Lane loves her job where she comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases, but that passion leaves her with almost zero experience in the dating department and …
Becoming – Book Review
Becoming by Michelle Obama Summary: Michelle Obama shares the experiences that shaped her world, from her childhood in the South Side of Chicago to her nearly decade residency at The White House as the first African …
Crazy Rich Asians – Book Review
Crazy Rich Asians Series by Kevin Kwan Summary: Crazy Rich Asians – The relaxing summer in Singapore Rachel Chu envisions with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, falls apart the minute she steps off the plane. Their vacation …
Matilda – Book Review
Matilda by Roald Dahl Summary: Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she’s knocking off double-digit multiplication problems and blitz-reading Dickens. Even more remarkably, her classmates love …
Rad American Women A – Z – Book Review
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History … and Our Future! by Kate Schatz (Author) and Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator) Summary: Like all A – Z books, this one illustrates the …