So many books! The reading world is a broad and beautiful place. This year found me reading almost the entirety of the Keeper of the Lost ...

  The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman - Oh this was a sweet and somewhat predictable read. That did not stop me from enjoying it ...

  All the Broken Places by John Boyne  - I did not realize this was a "sequel" to the Boy in the Striped Pajamas and as I read it,...

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride - Wow, what an incredible look at the way the Jewish and Black communities have been int...

  Unorthodox Love by Heidi Shertok - Not bad, but not my favorite Jewy romance novel. I wanted it to move faster! And I wanted to see how t...

  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - This has been on the top of the best seller lists and I haven't read a lot of fantasty lately. This o...

The Witch of Woodland by Laurel Snyder - I really wanted to love this, it's magic and a Bat Mitzvah put together into a book. I didn...