The Book Shire

2017 Reads

The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro

I really enjoyed Brittany Cavallaro’s first foray into the world of Sherlock Holmes adaptations in A Study in Charlotte. Therefore, I was really excited to [...]

The Careful Undressing of Love by Corey Ann Haydu

The prose in this book is achingly beautiful. Seriously, if for no other reason than that, I think The Careful Undressing of Love is worth picking up. I was [...]

Stolen Beauty by Laurie Lico Albanese

I am so glad that this book ran across my radar earlier this year. I am a huge fan of historical fiction, and I’m always looking for a new and interesting [...]

We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen

I cannot even begin to explain how much I loved this book. It was such a surprise favorite. It wasn’t necessarily a book I would have picked up on my own, [...]

Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist

When I found out that Josh Sundquist had a new book coming on in 2017 I squealed in delight. Then I was a teensy tiny bit trepidatious. I mean, I adored – [...]

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne

You know a book is going to tug at all of your heartstrings when it is written by John Boyne (who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pajamas). So I went into The Boy [...]

Teach Me to Forget by Erica Chapman

You know a book is going to be intense when it starts out with a literal “bang.” Ellery has a gun and she is absolutely not afraid to use it – in fact, [...]

Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres

I have to say, when I started reading Stef Soto, Taco queen I expected something light and silly – what I got instead was a heartfelt and poignant novel [...]

Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall

Under Rose-Tainted Skies is one of the best portrayals of mental illness I have ever read. We jump right into the life of Norah, a seventeen-year-old suffering [...]