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Beyond WWII: Why The Women Fills a Gap in Historical FictionThe Women
We’ve all read the WWII historical fiction. There are approximately 47,000 books about nurses in London during the Blitz. But Vietnam? That war gets treated like America’s awkward phase we don’t talk about at family dinners, and the women who served there get even less attention. Kristin Hannah fixes that with The Women. Frankie…
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The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
The Pie and Mash Detective Agency promises an oddball couple solving mysterious disappearances, but delivers a cluttered mess instead. Jane and Simon investigate multiple missing women named Nellie Thorne for their PI class, but the central mystery gets buried under scattered subplots: Jane’s job search, Simon’s mom and her friends’ problems, an overeager librarian,…
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Most Eligible: Reality TV Romance Goes Behind the Scenes
Most Eligible by Isabelle Engel is basically Unreal (the Lifetime TV show) in book form. Georgia is a freelance journalist desperate for a full-time gig as a music columnist, and she’s been offered a shot at it if she can take down one of the producers of Love Shack, a Bachelor-style reality show. Her…
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Best Offer Wins: How Far Would You Go for Your Dream Home?
When Margo finds out that a home in her perfect neighborhood will be listed in the coming weeks she tries to set herself up to win the offer before it’s live. Go by the house and make sure it has what you want? And when you see that tire swing and the marble countertops…
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Welcome
Welcome to Beyond the Book Blurb Hi, I’m Laura. I’m an unrepentant book buyer who reads 100+ books a year and owns more than I’ll ever actually get through. My physical TBR is out of control, my Kindle is bursting, and I’m not even a little bit sorry about it. I just love being…
