Login
Don't have an account? Register now
Did you forget your password? Get it by email
GET THE READsquared APP
Easily log your activity using the READsquared app. The app is free for both Android and iOS mobile devices.

  
Book Reviews
Search All Book Reviews
Aliens In Disguise
by Clete Barrett Smith
View in Library Catalog
book cover


The book Aliens in Disguise is about two kids named David and Amy. The grandmother owns a bed and breakfast called the Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast. It's a place where aliens can go for vacation on Earth. Their grandmother has to go away and they are in charge of the bed & breakfast. They have to make sure that nobody finds out that there are aliens staying there. I rate this book as five stars. It was a great read and definitely recommend.

Glorious Rivals
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
View in Library Catalog
book cover


I got this book just yesterday after preordering it and has been one amazing ride. From code Name Mimosas, Gigi Grayson, Savannah, Rohan, Lyra, and Grayson, it's been amazing and twisty enough for me to survive another year without the third installment (I hope!!)

A is for Alibi
by Susan Grafton
View in Library Catalog
book cover


Kinsley Millhone Mysteries Book 1 This book was my introduction to Susan Graftn, It was a fun read. I usually read heavier topics but this was a nice reprieve.

Think Twice
by Harlen Coben
View in Library Catalog
book cover


I love Coben's books - it is hard to put the book down once you start reading it. This has surprises till the very end.

Under The Naga Tail
by Mae Bunseng Taing
View in Library Catalog
book cover


A gripping and heart-wrenching memoir that offers a firsthand account of survival during the Cambodian genocide. Brings to life the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime and the author's incredible journey of resilience, helpful in understanding this dark period of history

The Little Italian Hotel
by Phaedra Patrick
View in Library Catalog
book cover


Enjoyed reading the story of a woman who runs a radio talk show giving advice to people calling in. Unfortunately in real life, she doesn't think of herself and take her own advice. Especially liked the backdrop of some of the setting being in Italy and characters she met in Italy.

Conclave
by Robert Harris
View in Library Catalog
book cover


Although I knew a little about the process of electing a new pope, this book filled in a lot of the blanks. It really portrayed the Cardinals as men who are not perfect but doing their best. Some were ambitious, others questioned their inability to make the right decision, some feeling doubts and lacking in their prayers. It keeps your attention to the end.

Such Charming Liars
by Karen M. McManus
View in Library Catalog
book cover


This book was really good. While it was not what I expected, I enjoyed many parts. What I was not counting on was her dad's appearance, I thought it must have been Parker, Morgan, and Gem all conspiring against Kat and her mom. I was rooting for Liam and Augustus all the way.

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
View in Library Catalog
book cover


I loved this book because the way the J.K. Rowling set up the world is amazing. Her descriptions of the people, places, and events happening is honestly fun to read. While it is a pretty long book, it goes by so fast with all of the action. It is a little bit confusing at first because you are thrust into another world, parallel to the one you are living in now.

Giovanni's Room
by James Baldwin
View in Library Catalog
book cover


5 stars. Again, James Baldwin has done it. He has made me feel the need to scream and cry and punch this book so hard with love. Especially as someone who is very good at making scenes / movies in my head with what I read, it feels like heart has been ripped out. I feel for both Giovanni and Hella in all honesty. I feel terrible for the predicaments they have been put in, the outcomes and what they grew / lived around. And though David sucks, I understand how he felt as well being torn between not only his feelings for both Giovanni and Hella, but America, and the people of France that he interacted with. This book really opens the readers eyes on intimacy such as making love with the body and not the person (or vice versa), how the room is not only literal, but a metaphor for how Giovanni is trying to change, or accommodate his life to make one for him and David though it is cluttered with his past. And even at the end, Hella making suggestions to accommodate herself for David to “replace” the feeling he had with Giovanni. Finally, the way I take that ending (which James Baldwin is a master at his endings) is no matter how hard David tries to forget Giovanni: he will always be with him, and the guilt that if David never left, Giovanni would still be here.
Copyright (c) 2013-2026    ReadSquared