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A Midwife's Tale
In which we learn you can walk on a frozen river, just go slow The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Stars: 5 52 Book Club Summer Prompt #16 -...
Julie Mackin
Jul 16, 20242 min read


A Bildungsroman
In which we realized we are all kind of assholes in our twenties One Star Romance by Lauren Hankins Stars: 5 PopSugar Prompt #2...
Julie Mackin
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Keep Your Enemies Close
The Intern by Michele Campbell Stars: 4 Will you like this book? You might if you like: Fast-paced thrillers Dual perspectives Family...
Julie Mackin
Mar 4, 20242 min read


Add a Pinch of Sodium Chloride
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Recommended Book Ratings: ⅘ Will you like this book?...
Julie Mackin
May 24, 20232 min read


Sunday's Child
Normally my Sunday posts are “Sunday Scaries” and I focus on mysteries. I’m not sure that We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange would be...
Julie Mackin
Mar 26, 20232 min read


Happy New Year
Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Book of the Month Selection Rating: 4/5 stars Will you...
Julie Mackin
Feb 3, 20232 min read
The Frenzied Reading Challenge for 2023
I’ve set myself a little 2023 reading challenge, which I will detail below. On this site, I try to write a short-ish review, give my...
Julie Mackin
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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