Our BookshelvesWe don’t review books, we share gems that we have found. Originally, we reviewed books based on their discussion potential, but now it’s more about the inspiration they spark, and the connections they can make. Have a book that you’d like to share and pass along? Tell us why you picked up the book, why you kept reading and who you’d pass it to next.
Black Cake
Why I picked it up? My mother was a great reader, I found this book stacked among many on her coffee table. One of my great passions is swimming, so the book jacket blurb drew me in: “Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapers her island home under suspicion of murder.” That was all I needed to delve into the story of Eleanor Bennett and the trail she leaves for her twins Benny and Byron after her death.
Author: Charmaine Wilkerson
Published: 2022
We Were Liars
So I read this book based on the recommendation of my lovely 15-year-old niece. We read it more or less at the same time. And while I'm sure this book is firmly place on the young adult shelf, everyone should pull from there once in a while. Good writing is good writing.
Author: e. lockhart
Published: 2014