Just For Fun – Joy's Book Blog

The Graveyard Book

May 5, 2021 by Joy

What a fun book to read! I needed something light after the heavier books I’ve been reading lately, and this fit the bill (which is ironic because almost the entire book takes place in a graveyard). Still, I thought it was a fun, unique premise. My book club leader always says that sometimes you have …

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 …

Anxious People

June 24, 2020 by Joy

“This book is about a lot of things, but mostly about idiots.”