Welcome to Booked on a Feeling — because the best stories start at your library.
Check out if you like stories of adoption, single moms and strength. This book was very well written in my opinion. I definitely felt like I walked a mile in her shoes. I was invested and wanted to know her story. Oksana did a great job of expressing her state…
Check it out if you know what they say about good intentions… As a teenager I read Go Ask Alice, as many teenagers have since the “true diary” came out in 1971. Like many others who read it, I was shocked and horrified at how a young girl could go…
Check out if you are interested in true crime, religious cult-like activity, and a progression into madness and murder. I have followed the Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow case since the two children were noted to be missing in November of 2019. This ends in tragedy, and a lingering question.…
Check out if you are intrigued by human/nature interactions or just enjoy wildlife stories. I got really excited for this one to come out, not only because I enjoy Mary Roaches approachable, quirky writing style, but also because I am just really keen on wildlife stories. (If you couldn’t already…
Check out if you believe in learning from history. I started reading this because I read The Boys in the Boat by the same author and LOVED it. (Side note: if you haven’t read that book you really need to.) With that said, other than the World War II aspect,…
Check out if you are ready to confront your own mortality. Listen, I know death is a heavy topic. Talking about death, reading about death, and thinking about death makes many of us uncomfortable. But it is a necessary conversation to have with yourself. I’m not the only person who…
Check out if you like actors and actresses Movie stars Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift first met in 1949 on the set of A Place in the Sun, where they demonstrated a chemistry that could be felt by anyone observing their acting. Their acquaintance blossomed into a (almost) romantic friendship…
Check out if you’re intrigued by mystery, obsession, and an unwavering drive for the truth. I’m back with another true crime hit, this one opening with an execution. The author witnesses convicted cop killer Jesse Tafero die by electrocution in 1990. He doesn’t go easily into that dark night, however.…
Check out if interested in human rights/women’s rights In the 1930’s, Ann Cooper Hewitt, daughter of inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt, was set to inherit her father’s estate when she came of age at 21. In his will, he stipulated that she would receive two-thirds of his estate if she were…
Check out if you enjoy tragic tales or underdogs fighting for justice. The Radium Girls was published in 2017, and it was a New York Times bestseller. My sister told me that I HAD to read it. The story took place here in the US during the first half of…