The Best Books of 2019 {Gen The Bookworm Book Recommendations}

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ Leave a comment

Best Books of 2019…

Hello! I have been planning on doing this post for weeks and I am so happy to finally be sharing it today. For some reason, figuring out which books would make this list was much harder than I initially anticipated. I think this is partly because I read so many amazing books last year that it was just hard to narrow it down, which is NOT a bad problem to have.

Tracking My Reading:

After overthinking it for weeks, I decided I was going to look back at all the books I read and then decide … Read more...

Kindle Book Deals | January 26th, 2020 {Gen The Bookworm eBook Deals}

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ Leave a comment

Kindle Book Deals!

There are some great Kindle Book Deals today and it’s a great time to stock up…

Domincana by Angie Cruz

Kindle Book Deal

You can read my book review of Dominicana HERE

Regretting You by Colleen Hoover

Kindle Book Deal

You can read my book review of Regretting You HERE.

The Whisper Man by Alex North

Kindle Book Deal

You can read my review of The Whisper Man HERE.

The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

Kindle Book Deal

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

Kindle Book Deal

You can read my review of Miracle Creek … Read more...

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier | Minotaur Books {Gen The Bookworm Book Review}

January 23, 2020January 24, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ Leave a comment

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

Book Summary:

From the author of Jar of Hearts, a mother driven to the edge by the disappearance of her son learns her husband is having an affair with the woman who might have kidnapped him.

Four hundred and eighty seconds. That’s how long it took for someone to steal Marin Machado’s four-year-old son.

Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They’re admired in their community and are a loving family. Up until the day Sebastian is … Read more...

Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer | Graydon House {Gen The Bookworm Book Review}

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ 1 Comment

Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer

Book Summary:

From the bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say comes a poignant post-WWII novel that explores the expectations society places on women set within an engrossing family mystery that may unravel everything once believed to be true.

With her father recently moved to a care facility, Beth Walsh volunteers to clear out the family home and is surprised to discover the door to her childhood playroom padlocked. She’s even more shocked at what’s behind it—a hoarder’s mess of her father’s paintings, mounds of discarded papers and miscellaneous junk in … Read more...

What’s On Your Nightstand? | Reading List & Book Recommendations {Michelle}

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ 2 Comments

First Guest Post of 2020!

Welcome to the first Nightstand Series post in 2020! I love being able to share book content with a wider range of perspectives and genres and I am so appreciative of all my reading friends who have helped make this happen by sharing their reading list and recommendations.

2019 Guest Posters!

I started this book friends series last January and it has been so fun looking back at all the people and books that were shared. You can check out all of my 2019 Nightstand Series posts below…

Genevieve @genthebookworm

Molly

Emily

Kristy @kristy.dooley.photography

Katy… Read more...

Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain Book Giveaway! {Gen The Bookworm}

January 10, 2020January 14, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ Leave a comment

It’s GIVEAWAY Time Over on my Instagram page @genthebookworm!

I have been waiting for months and it is finally almost here! Diane Chamberlain’s 2020 fiction release, Big Lies in a Small Town will be published next week!! 🙌⁣

Book Summary of Big Lies in a Small Town:

North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher’s life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women’s Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold―until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer … Read more...

December 2019 Book Recap & Ratings {Gen The Bookworm Monthly Reading Wrap-Up}

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ Leave a comment

Hello January!

Who else is feeling so good to be getting back into the swing of things? I love structure and routines and the fresh start to a new year. This is our first full week back at school and work and I am here for it!

One of the hardest parts of juggling parenthood and work-life is when your schedule is all thrown off because it ends up feeling like you aren’t doing any of it well…which is pretty much how the last three weeks have felt for me…

I am happy to be getting back into the swing … Read more...

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano | The Dial Press {Gen The Bookworm Book Review}

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ 1 Comment

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

Book Summary:

What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live?

One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles. Among them are a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured veteran returning from Afghanistan, a business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor.

Edward’s story captures the attention of the nation, … Read more...

Bookstagram Survey: Reading Highs & Lows of 2019 & Most Anticipated Books of 2020 {Gen The Bookworm}

January 1, 2020January 3, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ 3 Comments

End of the Year Recaps

It’s the time of the year where the end of the year recaps are everywhere! When thinking about how I wanted to share my own reading wrap up of 2019, I thought it might be fun to not only share mine but also include a bunch of my reading friend’s feedback from #bookstagram so that is what I am sharing today!

#Bookstagrammer Bonanza!

A few days ago I shared on #bookstagram HERE that I would love to include feedback from my fellow bookworms when I shared my reading recap of 2019.

I asked them to … Read more...