Book Reviews for @readwithkj & Personal Blog
This book had me feeling all sorts of emotions and it helped me get out of a reading slump which I am grateful for. I also am super grateful to my bookish friend for recommending the book and the world of Chamberlain's novels. Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain follows the lives of two young women... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't love a good regency romance? If you answered "I don't" to that question, you might as well move on. If you answered with anything else, please keep reading. Before the Wallflower series by Lisa Kleypas I actually hadn't read any regency romance novels. I did fall victim to binging the first season of... Continue Reading →
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness is an amazing memoir about journalist Susannah Cahalan's battle with rediscovering herself after an uncommon-at-the-time brain disease took away almost all she was in a matter of a few weeks. This book was recommended to me by my best friend who read it herself after we graduated from... Continue Reading →
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare might be classified as a children's novel, but my final impression when I finished the book was that a lot of adults could benefit from reading it today. In the late-17th century a young Kit Tyler travels from Barbados to Connecticut to live with the only family... Continue Reading →
I realized that I haven't written a book review since April of 2020, and well I finished this series back in August of 2020 so many apologies for this late post. This series came highly recommended and I'd like to carry on the recommendation to you. I absolutely loved The Hunger Games and so did... Continue Reading →
In honor of World Book Day I want to give my top five book recommendations. I could recommend a long list of books but these are five that I find to be great reads for anyone. I realized just the other day that I ask people for book recommendations a lot and I'm always grateful... Continue Reading →
If you haven't figured it out, I love to read. I might be a bit behind on my reading challenge, but I'm always down for a good book recommendation. My boyfriend is the same. He loves to read and usually gets through a book fairly quickly. I can't read that fast or I feel like... Continue Reading →
Kelsey (KJ) Fagan 