Book Reviews

Bachelor Nation ; Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure

My reality TV confessions, and insights into the psychology of fans of the worlds biggest dating show.

May 22 • Stacey L Cass

Would A Rose By Any Other… A Review of The Names

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Apr 26 • Stacey L Cass

More Questions than Answers: A review of I Who Have Never Known Men

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Apr 8 • Stacey L Cass

Fun, but short, a good holiday read - a review of Sandwich by Catherine Newman

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Mar 27 • Stacey L Cass

Wuthering Heights Meets Daisy Jones & The Six - A review of The Favourites by Layne Fargo

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Mar 21 • Stacey L Cass

Fresh Socks and Second Chances: A Review of 'You Are Here’ by David Nicholls

A romantic comedy for those of us who have outgrown 22-year-old protagonists and under-cushioned hiking boots.

Feb 28 • Stacey L Cass

Don’t Read ‘Butter’ for the Murder Mystery

Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a lush, culinary fever dream that gave me a French butter habit and a lot to think about.

Feb 5 • Stacey L Cass

Does Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere Live Up to the Reese Witherspoon Hype?

Think Gossip Girl meets high-stakes domestic drama. Here’s why this Reese’s Book Club pick lives up to the hype.

Jan 30 • Stacey L Cass

Is The Twyford Code Clever - or Just Plain Confusing?

Janice Hallett’s mystery is told entirely through voice memos. It’s a structural masterpiece, but I have some thoughts on that ending.

Jan 23 • Stacey L Cass

The Maasiverse Goes Modern: Does Magic Mix with Cell Phones?

Come for the 'shadow daddies,' stay for the fire sprite who carries this entire 800-page tome on her tiny, glowing shoulders.

Jan 16 • Stacey L Cass

I Spent a Year Reading War & Peace So You Don't Have To

365 days, four countries, and 1,200 pages later: My honest verdict on the world’s most daunting classic.

Jan 9 • Stacey L Cass

The Emotional Support Animal of Writing Books: A Review of 'Bird by Bird’

Title: Bird By Bird

Dec 7, 2025 • Stacey L Cass

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