Author: Grace Peterson

I want to start by saying I enjoy a “cozy crime”, so before you think that this review is influenced by a snobbery for what counts as good crime fiction, it is not. Now that we have the preliminaries out of the way, I must admit that Osman lost me with this one. I read…

In a recent conversation over book types someone said “I don’t really enjoy the ones that are just about relationships” which is about the exact moment I realized that’s most of what I read. The Most Fun We Ever Had is no exception. Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson share a love that nauseates their children…

My 2% readers, I feel we’ve reached a milestone together as I’m able to say that I’ve read a bandwagon bestseller at the time it’s still relevant rather than waiting my requisite two years before touching it. I went in expecting (and ready for) the standard chick-lit tropes I had come to expect from any…

I’ve recently had my notion of a “good” book challenged and realized the criteria I had been using focused on quick, dynamic plots, compelling character arcs, and big twists. I’m glad that I read this book during my process of re-evaluation because it would not have stacked up to my previous criteria, and the book is…

Ann Patchett, in my experience from reading Commonwealth and The Dutch House, is a queen of narratives centered around relationships, and Tom Lake is no exception. Set on a cherry orchard in Northern Michigan in the spring of 2020, Lara is coaxed by her three grown daughters to, once again, regale them with the tale…

My dear 2% reader, I come to you with my head hung low. I have ~once again~ dismissed a title due to its buzz and bandwagon-ness, only to discover two years after the fact that the buzz was worthwhile and I love it. Will I ever learn and get over my fear of the bandwagon?…

As a fan of Dolly Alderton’s other works – namely Everything I Know about Love and Ghosts – I was incredibly disappointed to discover that this book did not live up to its title. Andy, a middling comic who is in love with Jen is thrown a curveball when she breaks up with him upon…

The 2% Readers’ “Pick for Review” from 2024 was none other than The Lincoln Highway, an endearing tale about two brothers’ quest for a new start after the passing of their father. The book comes in at 576 pages, and it is a hefty yet worthwhile narrative.  Emmett returns home to the family farm after…