November 2020 – Joy's Book Blog

The Cousins

November 30, 2020 by Joy

I actually really liked this book. By Karen McManus, the author of One of Us Is Lying, a NY Times Best-seller, I actually liked The Cousins just as much (if not alittle more) than that one. Like One of Us Is Lying, this book is considered a YA novel and is told from different points-of-view. …

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

August 19, 2022 by Joy

I’ve been hearing about Eleanor Oliphant for years – mostly people ask if I’ve read it, and then change the subject when I say “no.” Now that I have, I’m wondering how the conversation would have played out. Because it’s so popular, I expected this to be a fantastic book. I thought Eleanor would …