Today, I am introducing a new feature at Perfectionist Wannabe. I will be showing you at the end of each month the books I read that month. At the beginning of each month, I’ll show you my To Be Read pile. The To Be Read pile is usually advanced copies of books coming out that…
Do you ever wonder what you should read next? There are so many titles to choose from, but what book should you get? Have you seen the prices of books? No wonder why Amazon is putting bookstores out of business… Wait…maybe I went too far. Let me take this back a little. A few weeks…
Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday is a new novel from Colleen Coble called “The House at Saltwater Point.” [Due out July 3, 2018] This is book two in the Lavender Tides series. You don’t need to read The View from Rainshadow Bay to get a sense of what is going on, because…
Should the American public read Jim Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty? If you care about the facts, truth, democracy and America, then YES! you need to read this book. “What is happening now is not normal. It is not fake news. It is not okay.” – James Comey, p. 276. This book is not about…
Due to be released on January 2, 2018. Imagine on your 18th birthday you can make one wish and it will come true. What would you wish for? That is the question Eldon is faced with as he approaches his wish day. He has no idea what he wants to wish for. His mother wants…
From the author of Salvage the Bones comes another great American novel set in the rural south of the Gulf Coast of Mississippi where young Jojo lives with his grandparents and baby sister. His white father (Michael) is locked up in the state penitentiary. His mother (Leonie), a drug addict and sometimes mother, is absent…
Due to be released on Halloween 2017 (or shall I say “Hallowmas”). In the advanced copy I received, the publisher said that this book came to her shortly after the election last year. She needed a place to escape and this book became a wonderful escape. I have to say that I agree with her….
Stay With Me is one of the most phenomenal books of 2017. Written by Ayobami Adebayo, this debut novel takes us to Nigeria where we are introduced to Yejide and Akin. Yejide and Akin are happily married, but are missing one thing…a baby. Akin’s mother begins to pester the couple about an heir before bringing…
Due to be released September 26, 2017. Imagine Guardians of the Galaxy meets Doctor Who, and you have Farway Gaius McCarthy and his band of misfits scavenging for priceless artifacts throughout time aboard their ship, Invictus. From the Titanic to the Library of Alexandria, Far and his friends steal precious items for clients until things…
This book is due to be released on August 1, 2017. This is by far one of the best stories I’ve read this year. I gave it 5 stars because this is more than just a Spider-Man story. This is about a kid facing adversity, just like every other kid out there. He may have…
Book: Miles Morales Author: Jason Reynolds Publisher: Marvel Press, Disney Book Group Release Date: August 1, 2017 Rating: [usr 5.0] There are very few books I cross paths with that make me very excited to share with everyone. For Jason Reynolds’ upcoming release “Miles Morales,” I can’t wait for all of you to read this…
This book is due to be released on August 29, 2017. A coming of age novel set in Royston, Massachusetts. Two girls, Julia and Cassie, grow up together in this small town. Julia is from a good, middle class family, while Cassie is from the other side of town. Having known each other since nursery…
Looking for something new to read this summer? There are a few that are out that you can purchase now, and a few coming out this August. 1. Unraveling Oliver. Considered to be one of the IT books of 2017, “Unraveling Oliver” tries to explain why Oliver Ryan, a prominent Irish children’s book author, beat…
Today Show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has a new book coming out on September 12, 2017 and if you have a little girl, you must include this book in her library. Princesses wear gowns and tiaras, but some also wear pants. I loved this story, because this princess is me in a nutshell. When I gave…
Book Two in the Dark Cycle Book Series. For those who love stories about good vs. evil, heaven vs. hell, this is your kind of book. In book two, Aidan is still learning more about his powers and what happened to his sister Ava. Stuck between his love for two girls, all struggle in their…
Imagine living your entire life inside of your house, never able to leave because you are sick. You don’t have friends, because you can’t play with other children for fear they may make you sick. This is Maddy’s world. The only people in her life are her mother, her nurse and her tutor…no one else….
[Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a review. This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive compensation.] In a post-apocalyptic world, a young man (Rose) appears, intrigued by a young woman that attempts to save…
Christianity in Japan is all but wiped out. Two young Portuguese priests venture to Japan to find their teacher, only to be met by Christians who hide their religion. If they are discovered and do not denounce their faith, they are killed. As they go from one village to another in search of their teacher,…
Things aren’t going so well for Ove. He lost his wife and all he can think about is joining her in death. As handy as he is, he really sucks at dying. Every single attempt is foiled right as the world comes at him to let him know that he is not alone. Right when…
For those who love setting off on adventures, this book takes us into the mystical realm of Shangri-La. For those who watched Netflix’s “The Iron Fist,” this is the book that is the original background to where the story of Danny Rand began, deep in the Himalayan mountains, saved by monks. Rand’s back story is…
