book review

Books reviews on workplace, corporate, and business driven books.

The Housekeeper: 5 stars
Natalie Barelli's novel, The Housekeeper is a psychological thriller that follows the story of Claire Peterson. A once Manhattan elite turned broke, struggling secretary. Claire has one person to blame for her fall from grace, the loss of her parents, and the destruction of her life, but is she blaming the right person?
By Leah Lawrence 4 years ago in Journal
The Danish Girl: 5 Stars
After reading his novel, The 19th Wife, I immediately looked to see what other novels David Ebershoff has written. While The Danish Girl is only the second of Ebershoff's novels that I've read so far, he is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.
By Leah Lawrence 4 years ago in Journal
Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream
I wanted to love this book. I want James Altucher to be my friend. James Altucher is a chess-playing, marketing genius and idiot savant with silly hair.
By James Garside4 years ago in Journal
Writing Work Review: Writer with a Day Job by Áine Greaney
Introduction: Irish-born author Aine Greaney is the author of the novels The Big House (2003), Snow (2014), and Writer with a Day Job (2011).
By Elise L. Blake4 years ago in Journal
An Eye-Opener
I opened the vocal page as I do any other day and suddenly, this challenge popped up to write about your hometown heroes. Well, here is the thing I never idolized anyone as a child. I never played sports so I did not have a coach to look up to, sure I did swim lessons but not one of those teachers I actually remember. They were women other than maybe one of them? I do not know how that is significant but that is all I can remember. I don't know their names. Sure, I have looked up to my older siblings like any other last born child does. I look up to both my parents, but again that is a little bit boring because most people do. So, I am going to write about a celebrity whom I knew very little about until reading his book "Greenlights". I am talking about Matthew McConaughey, I did not think much about his earlier acting career, but I was compelled to buy his book. I was just on instagram and scrolling through random things until I came across a video that stopped me in my tracks. It was his acceptance of the oscar speech. He says in this speech the thank-yous, but what really caught me was he said "there are three things I look forward to each day, one is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to and lastly is someone to chase" that right there is what made me think "huh...that's compelling" I continued watching he continues to say "thank you to my hero who I chase...me in ten years is my hero" that is what stuck with me and compelled me to get out of my comfy couch and get into my car and drive to the nearest bookstore and buy his book "greenlights". I started reading it on one of my shifts at work and from time to time I would put it down and think about what he wrote. "My hero will always be ten years away" and that's what I believe. Everyday I am trying to be a better person to reach the goal of my hero, but every year I am still going to have ten years until I meet my hero. My hero is future me.
By Ada Zuba4 years ago in Journal
The plane ride from hell
Evidence of Mercy is written by Teri Blackstock. Lynda Evans is a young lawyer who hates to sell her plane. Jake Stevens is arrogant, cocky and interested in buying Lynda's plane. On the test flight things turn interesting and possibly deadly for both of them. As they descend back to the ground, the landing gear doesn't come completely down on one side. With Jake at the controls he is trying to land this air craft to where him and Lynda survive. Jake is a pilot for a major airline and he pilots seven forty sevens for a living.
By Lawrence Edward Hinchee4 years ago in Journal
On the Typewriter, You Tell the Truth
I read Tobias Wolff’s Old School, finally, after years of it being a gift from a friend, and then eventually selling the book and getting it out of the library because it had sold before I’d got round to reading it.
By James Garside4 years ago in Journal
Free Food for Millionaires: 3 Stars
I always love reading an author's debut novel, for Min Jin Lee, that novel is "Free Food for Millionaires." Read on for a brief summary and my overall thoughts on the novel, recommendation, and explanation for my three-star review.
By Leah Lawrence 4 years ago in Journal
Her Name is Knight: 5 Stars
"Her Name is Knight" is Yasmin Angoe's debut novel and book one in a two-book series. Angoe sets the bar high for her second novel as we read the thrilling tale of Nena Knight. Below is a brief summary of the novel as well as my personal thoughts and recommendation.
By Leah Lawrence 4 years ago in Journal
No One Knows: 5 Stars
Thrillers are one of my favorite genres and no one does them quite like J.T. Ellison. Below is a brief summary of Ellison's "No One Knows" followed by my overall thoughts and recommendation of the novel.
By Leah Lawrence 4 years ago in Journal
The 19th Wife: 5 Stars
David Ebershoff's novel, "The 19th Wife" is a fictional novel with non-fictional elements sprinkled in. Below, is a summary of Ebershoff's novel as well as my overall thoughts on the book.
By Leah Lawrence 4 years ago in Journal
The Midnight Library: 5 Stars
If you're someone who needs a little perspective on the value and meaning of life, "The Midnight Library" a fictional novel by Matt Haig is for you. Below I will give a brief summary of Haig's novel and share my thoughts and the reasoning behind my five-star review.
By Leah Lawrence 4 years ago in Journal