• Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Review: The Book of Longings

    Rating: 5 Author: Sue Monk Kidd Release Date: April 21, 2020 The Book of Longings is a fictional rewriting of the story of Jesus from a different perspective. What if Jesus had a wife, and her untold story was just untold? With this question, we meet Ana, a woman who has desires that do not fit a misogynistic world. Ana is…

  • Book Reviews,  Fiction,  Literary Fiction,  Romance

    Review: Normal People

    Rating: 3.3 Author: Sally Rooney Released Date: April 16, 2019   This is the first time I’ve read a book by Sally Rooney, and it took me some time to get into it. I found myself trying to grasp the emotional aspect of the story. It reminded me of an art movie, where you would film a vase and try…