Leah Lawrence
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An avid reader, book reviewer, and storyteller. Sharing my stories, experiences, and book reviews.
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Stories (38/0)
- Top Story - March 2022
People We Meet on Vacation: 5 Stars Top Story - March 2022
I was on vacation when I read this book and all it made me want to do was plan more vacations. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry is a perfect light read. However, fair warning, it WILL make you want to plan a vacation. Below is a brief summary followed by my thoughts and recommendation.
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Wander
The Great Alone: 5 Stars
Kristin Hannah, author of one of my favorite novels, The Nightingale has written another exceptional novel, The Great Alone. An emotionally compelling story of a young girl subject to the decisions of an unstable family and her will to survive. Read on for a brief summary along with my personal thoughts and recommendation for this novel.
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Humans
The Good Sister: 4 Stars
Fair warning, The Good Sister by Wendy Corsi Staub is a chilling psychological thriller that could be unsettling for some readers. There is teen bullying, murder, and child abuse. I'd highly recommend being prepared for all of this before reading. Having said that, below is a brief summary of the novel followed by my overall thoughts and recommendation.
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Humans
Act Your Age Eve Brown: 4 Stars
Act Your Age Eve Brown is book three in the Brown sister series written by Talia Hibbert. After reading about her sisters, Danika and Chloe, it's Eve's turn to take the spotlight. Below I will give a brief summary of the novel as well as my overall thoughts.
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Journal
A Face Palm of a Day: Part 3
"Yo, we're 10 minutes away." Kate's uber driver said. Kate groggily opened her eyes and sat up. "Thank you, I'm sorry I'm such a hot mess," Kate said smoothing back her hair and wiping the sleep out of her eyes. "Oh this is nothing, I've had much worse. Do you want another water?" He handed back a water bottle and Kate enthusiastically reached for it. "Yes! Oh my gosh, you're the best." Kate chugged the water and took a deep breath. She felt surprisingly refreshed.
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Confessions
The Housekeeper: 5 stars
Natalie Barelli's novel, The Housekeeper is a psychological thriller that follows the story of Claire Peterson. A once Manhattan elite turned broke, struggling secretary. Claire has one person to blame for her fall from grace, the loss of her parents, and the destruction of her life, but is she blaming the right person?
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Journal
A Face Palm of a Day: Part 1
"Shit." Kate groaned squinting at her phone, trying to shield the bright October sun that was boring into her eyeballs. She had yet to put a shade over her window. That's something that's, "on her list." Ohh, the infamous list. A mile-long mental list of things Kate knew she would never do.
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Confessions
A Face Palm of a Day Part: 2
Kate took a sip of her first mimosa and felt it instantly touch every part of her insides. Kate had been wanting to go to Carroll Place for a while and finally got a reservation. For $28 you could get an entre and all you can drink mimosas and other brunch drinks for an hour and a half.
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Confessions
The Danish Girl: 5 Stars
After reading his novel, The 19th Wife, I immediately looked to see what other novels David Ebershoff has written. While The Danish Girl is only the second of Ebershoff's novels that I've read so far, he is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.
By Leah Lawrence 2 years ago in Journal
