Reading an entire book in just two sittings (or on the rare occasion, a single sitting) is always a huge sign of a great story-telling ability. Keija Parssinen’s The Unraveling of Mercy Louis is only the second book this year that has had me wishing I could read at a much faster speed. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough, with only the need to sleep prohibiting me from finishing the book in one day. Taking place in a small deeply religious Texas town, The Unraveling of Mercy Louis delves in to the lives of the high school girls basketball team. In […]

When browsing Spring book releases a few months ago, I glanced over The Bookseller. It initially caught my eye due to obvious reasons (which book lover doesn’t want to read a book with book in the title? Too many books in that sentence?), as soon as I read Sliding Doors in the synopsis I moved on. That was a movie I wasn’t a fan off, and I wasn’t inclined to read a book that went back and forth possibly leading to much confusion (I’m easily confused).