by envisionmg | Jul 1, 2022 | Alissa Reviews
The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner The Summer Place is Jennifer Weiner’s newest book, a family drama in which EVERYONE seems to have a secret. And each of these secrets has the potential to greatly alter, if not ruin, someone else’s life. This book tells the story of...
by envisionmg | Jun 22, 2022 | Alissa Reviews
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata I was REALLY looking forward to reading this book, and it did not disappoint! It was not at all the book I was expecting to read, however. This is Sayaka Matura’s tenth book, and it is her first book to be translated into...
by envisionmg | Jun 15, 2022 | Alissa Reviews
The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell Single-mom Melody Browne cannot remember anything that happened in her life before her ninth birthday. When she turned nine, her house burned down and destroyed both her possessions and her memories. Melody is in her early...
by envisionmg | Jun 1, 2022 | Alissa Reviews
Everything Must Go by Camille Pagan Laine Francis is a home organizer living in Ann Arbor with her husband, and grieving the recent loss of her dog. Laine grew up in New York City, and one thing she knows for sure is that while she enjoys visiting her sisters and mom...
by envisionmg | May 11, 2022 | Alissa Reviews
While Susan Rigetti’s crime fiction novel Cover Story is not the best book I’ve read recently, it was engrossing and I couldn’t put it down. It has strong Inventing Anna vibes, and if you are enjoying all the con artist shows that are currently streaming as much as I...
by envisionmg | May 2, 2022 | Alissa Reviews
Amanda Pellegrino’s novel Smile and Look Pretty exposes the precariousness of industries which rely on the exploitation of assistants to maintain status quo. Cate, Lauren, Max and Olivia are four close friends who are all assistants to powerful figures in various...
