Following her time spent in Auschwitz-Birkenau with Lale and Gita from The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka was considered a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy (the Nazis.) Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris details Cilka’s fifteen year sentence in the Vorkuta gulag, a Soviet prison camp. It seems that her experiences are just going to repeat […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
From the title and cover alone, you know that The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is going to be a story of love and survival through the worst parts of the events leading up to and during World War II. Most of the story is told from the perspective of Lale, who is transported […]
Book Review: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
An apartment sitting job in one of the most famous and beautiful buildings in New York City, with a beautiful view of Central Park. Bonus: it pays $4,000 per month. This sounds awesome, right? But wait, what’s the catch? After losing her job and being tired of the couch at her best friend’s apartment, Jules […]
Book Review: Friends and Strangers by J Courtney Sullivan
Imagine uprooting your life as you know it; moving from the big city to a small college town. Well, small compared to city standards anyway. You’re closer to your husband’s family, which is great since you just had your first child. You’re working on writing your third book, your husband is working towards his dreams, […]
Book Review: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
You’re sitting with your fiancè, newly engaged. You fall asleep on the couch, and dream it’s five years from now and you’re living with an entirely different man. Surely it was just a dream, but it felt all too real. Dannie Cohan has the seemingly perfect life; a great job, beautiful apartment, and a wonderful […]
Book Review: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
What if Jesus had a wife? What would she be like? The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd tells the fictional story of Jesus’ life during the time there was little to no record of him. In this version, Jesus has a wife. Ana becomes Jesus’ wife after a series of events lead to […]
