🎧 107 Days by Kamala Harris ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Genre: Memoir
Platform: Audiobook via Libby
Published: 2025
Kamala was never set up to win. In 107 days, there was no way possible she was going to win this election, reading (listening) how it all unfolded. But when we were in it, I felt like we had the possibility.
I loved listening to this. I purchased the book because I felt like it was a part of history I wanted to keep for years to come. But I knew I wanted to hear her tone and the emotions in her voice as she read the words to me.
This felt like a call to action. We lost this fight, but Kamala tells us what we need to do to get this country back. It’s not a Dems-versus-Reps type of fight we are in. It’s an evil versus good, if I’m being brutally honest.
I am going to her book tour when it stops in Columbia in February, and I am so excited to see her talk about her experience during those 107 days, as well as what it meant to document it and share it with the world.
My favorite part of this book was an intimate story she told about a gift Doug got her. It reminded me that Kamala, too, shares many of the same experiences as women around the world.
My recommendation: Listen to this book and purchase a copy to keep. Plus, you get to see the images she selected for the book.
Crooked House by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐💫
Genre: Mystery
Platform: Personal Collection (Gifted)
Published: 1949
It felt like I was reading a detective novel and trying to figure out who the killer was. It’s not like the thriller books are today; it’s written in a style that feels like a fancy Sherlock Holmes.
I’ve read two other AC books before this one. I am a fan of her work. But I got a bit lost with the language and phrases used in the text, but I was still able to catch on to the cat-and-mouse game in this book.
My husband gifted this book as part of a set from The Folio Society. They produce illustrated collector’s edition copies of fan favorites. What brought this book to life was the pictures. We don’t get many picture books as adults, so this helps visualize the characters and scenes.
I can’t wait to read more from this collection.
My recommendation: Not a book I would tell someone to read. I would choose another Agatha Christie book over this one.
Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Genre: Thriller
Platform: Book of the Month, Dec ‘25 pick
Published: 2025
I could not stop reading this book. The main character, Margo, was bat shit crazy and determined AF to get this house in a sought-after neighborhood in the DC suburbs. The familiar feeling of being from the Nation’s Capital kicked this story into high gear.
I also enjoyed the realistic, familiar pokes and self-reflective comments about marriage. It made Margo relatable, outside of all the lunatic decisions she made just to be a contender for the house.
Margo also had a really cool gig in the book. It’s something I think I could do IRL.
My recommendation: Read this one. Maybe not a full price purchase, but I would buy this book or borrow it from the library.
Andromeda by Therese Bohman ⭐⭐
Genre: Psychological
Platform: Book of the Month, Dec ‘25 Birthday Pick
Published: 2022
The book had two chapters, and the first tells the story of an early-career girl obsessed with her older boss. The second chapter is from her boss's POV, but it goes way back in his life rather than focusing on the dynamic between the two main characters.
This was my shortest read of the month, 180 pages, but it took me the longest to read.
My recommendation: Pass.
Outlawed by Anna North ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Genre: Dystopian
Platform: Personal Collection (Gifted)
Published: 2021
Set in the late 1890s and in an America where women are only “good” for making babies or causing trouble. I would not have picked up this book at all, but it was gifted to me by one of my book club members.
I have become a bit fascinated by the late 1890s over the last couple of years. Through several historical deep dives and some really great books, I’ve gained so much insight into the Black experience during this time. This novel contributed to the familiar narrative of being Black: some people love you; many will hate you.
The western and outlaw theme in this book was also cute. I don’t read many “westerns.” Even though I wouldn't categorize this as a Western, it’s just how life and culture were at the time. People rode horses. They shot guns. They camped out in the hills. They robbed banks or a horse and buggy.
My recommendation: If you see it in a free little library, pick it up or borrow from the library.
Most Eligible by Isabelle Engel ⭐⭐⭐💫✨
Genre: Romance
Platform: Book of the Month, Jan ‘26 pick
Published: 2025
I loved the layout of this book. How it included a cast list and on-camera interviews. This is how I want to write my reality TV book series, whenever that happens.
This book felt like a version of the TV show UnREAL. Every time the producer in the book would speak, I would see Quinn (UnREAL producer) in my head. Every time, Rhett (the host) speaks in the book, I see Jesse Palmer from the Bachelor Franchise. Not even Chris Harrison.
I read Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure in 2019, and it feels like this author might have done the same.
My recommendation: Read this book if you’re a Bachelor fan or love reality tv dating competitions.