Book Reviews

If you recall (or if you’re new to Adventures In Nonsense), it was a resolution of mine to read two new books every month in 2018. My goal for 2017 was to read one new book a month, and I kind of blew that one out of the water. What can I say? I love […]

A book hasn’t grabbed me this immediately in a long time. I think the last book to do this was The Good Girl (still one of my favorites, and you should definitely read it). However, I think The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena may be the best book I’ve read in 2018 (So far. There’s still […]

Have you ever experienced a book that just immediately calmed you when you started reading it? Made you want to slow down and look at life? I mean, besides the Bible or your religious text of choice. That’s what The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down did for me. My goodness. I was […]

Gillian Flynn on Life After Life: One of the best novels I’ve read this century. Kate Atkinson is a marvel. There aren’t enough breathless adjectives to describe LIFE AFTER LIFE: Dazzling, witty, moving, joyful, mournful, profound. My heart breaks a little reading such positive thoughts from one of my favorite authors about this book. Kate Atkinson […]

I was on such a reading roll, with the exception of Ember which was terrible. Then I started One Amazing Thing by Chitra Divakaruni. It was a good book, and I’m glad that I read it, but it’s one I likely will never return to. Initial Thoughts The premise of the story is that nine different people are […]

Just picture it: You’re in a beach chair, listening to the waves crash on the shore. There’s an ice cold beverage next to you, and you’ve got the best book in your lap. What are you reading? Now, my recommendations for vacation reads are surprisingly similar to those books I love to share with people. […]

Why do I feel like I’ve fallen behind on both reading and writing my book reviews? Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer is the first in The Southern Reach trilogy. This was another Book Club pick. They also made a movie out of this book with Natalie Portman that looks really good! I’m still hesitant to vote for […]

Get this: I’ve never read anything by Agatha Christie. Well, nothing I remember reading. I was intrigued by Murder on the Orient Express after they made a movie with the girl from Star Wars, Aaron Burr from the original Broadway cast of Hamilton, and Johnny Depp. Plus, those “whodunnit” stories are always fun. I really need to […]

Today, we’re wrapping up The 100 series book reviews! Four reviews in one week. PHEW! This was a doozy. Rebellion is the last in the published series, questionably wrapping up the entire series. Catch up on The 100, Day 21, and Homecoming. Homecoming wrapped up the standard predicaments and antagonists well. The Colonists and the Earthborns had reached an understanding, everyone […]

The Colony is coming to Earth. The 100 initially started with one hundred under 18 year old “convicts” being sentenced to Earth to find if it was inhabitable since they were indispensable. Day 21 brings forth Earthborns and conflict on Earth. Catch up on The 100 and Day 21 . Homecoming picks up on one of the drop ships as […]