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Tuscaloosa by W. Glasgow Phillips

by Bubbly Bibbly | Aug 5, 2020 | Book Review

Summary: They have one summer to find what was lost long ago. “Never settle for less than the truth,” she told him. But when you don’t even know your real name, the truth gets a little complicated. It can nestle so close to home it’s hard to...

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 22, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and her uppity, pretty younger sister, Bunny? Plus, she’s always in trouble at work—her preschool charges adore her, but their parents don’t always...

Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Book Review, Fantasy

Summary: As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. As an adult, she’s dedicated her brilliant scientific career to solving the mystery that began that fateful day: Why was a titanic robot of unknown...

What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

by Bubbly Bibbly | Aug 27, 2020 | Book Review

Summary: A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers and friends to one another and to the places they call home. In “Who Will Greet You at Home,” a National Magazine Award finalist for The...

When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica

by Bubbly Bibbly | Aug 27, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: Jessie Sloane is on the path to rebuilding her life after years of caring for her ailing mother. She rents a new apartment and applies for college. But when the college informs her that her social security number has raised a red flag, Jessie discovers a...

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 29, 2020 | Book Review

Summary: Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes–each its own...