The Whisper Network

Wow. I don't even know where to start with The Whisper Network. Chandler Baker's novel struck me in a way I haven't had a book do in a long time. It's entertaining, gripping, but most importantly relatable. She takes the extremely important and relevant subject of sexual harassment of women in corporate America and sends home a message in a manageable way. Without going into too much detail about my own personal life, I loved this book because it felt like there were parts where she was telling pieces of my own story. It always shakes me when I come across a book that does that.

Circe

★★★ (3/5)

I was so excited to finally read Circe by Madeline Miller when it came in from the library. It had been very hyped on social media, had an extremely high Goodreads rating, and had even won a few awards. I'm also a huge fan of historical fiction, and was excited about the story's concept of diving into Greek mythology through the character of the lesser known goddess, Circe. Sadly, I didn't click with this book the way I thought I would. I don't know why I struggled so much with it, so I'm curious to hear if anyone else felt the same way after reading. If you disagree with my thoughts and loved this book, I'm really interested to hear what you most enjoyed!

The Secrets We Kept

★★★★ (4/5)

Happy 2020 everyone! So excited to be kicking off with my first 2020 review, and The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott was a great way to start the year. I should preface by saying that I love most historical fiction, but I am especially into Russian historical fiction. I have absolutely no idea why (I've never actually been there), but if you were to check my favorites bookshelf on Goodreads, you'd see that 3/30 are Russian historical fiction. That's a solid 10%! So needless to say, when I saw the description of this book and found out it was also a Reese's BookClub pick, I was immediately on board (I was on hold at the library for WEEKS)- the book takes place shortly after the cold war across Soviet Russia and the US, has three very strong female protagonists, plus spies helping to spread manuscripts of Doctor Zhivago. Count me in!