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Rolo's Book Buzz
Book Reviews and More
Welcome to the Buzz
Welcome to Rolo's Book Buzz. This is a venture born of a whole bunch of love and a little bit of boredom. Since retiring from my job as a high school English teacher, I read A LOT of books. Here you will find some of the books I love as well as an occasional "book nerd" commentary or two. I hope you enjoy the blog and find some books here that you will love too.
You Are Not Alone
Shay Miller wants to find love, but it eludes her. She wants to be fulfilled, but her job is a dead end. She wants to belong, but her...
Angela Roloson
Mar 18, 20232 min read
The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Now, over twenty years...
Angela Roloson
Mar 5, 20232 min read
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission and,...
Angela Roloson
Mar 3, 20234 min read
This Place of Wonder by Barbara O'Neal
"Bookstores can solve any problem, at least for a little while." As is my customary reading pattern, once I finish a psychological...
Angela Roloson
Feb 17, 20233 min read
Girls of Glass by Brianna Labuskes
When the granddaughter of one of Florida’s most powerful judges disappears, it triggers a personal trauma for Detective Alice Garner: the...
Angela Roloson
Feb 16, 20232 min read
Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Yup, that's right. I read another Taylor Jenkins Reid book. This one was her debut novel, published in 2013. And I enjoyed her writing...
Angela Roloson
Feb 14, 20232 min read
When We Let Go by Rochelle B. Weinstein
"You need to grab sunshine when you can. The real tragedy is living the rest of your life in the dark." This is a story about family,...
Angela Roloson
Feb 4, 20232 min read
The Wife Before by Shanora Williams
The story sounds familiar, but Shanora Williams definitely puts her own twist on it. The premise of the novel is familiar. A second wife...
Angela Roloson
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Finding Me by Viola Davis
One of my favorite shows on Netflix is How to Get Away With Murder. I honestly think Viola Davis is an amazing actress. After reading her...
Angela Roloson
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"The world is splitting further and further into an infinite number of parallel universes where everything that could happen is...
Angela Roloson
Jan 28, 20232 min read
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The first Taylor Jenkins Reid book I read was Daisy Jones and the Six. I fell in love with the characters. The story was so on point that...
Angela Roloson
Jan 26, 20233 min read
The Widow by Fiona Barton
This debut novel by Fiona Barton is my favorite kind of thriller. It is not graphic nor is it violent. It is a true psychological...
Angela Roloson
Jan 19, 20232 min read
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
I am not generally a fan of fantasy novels, but this one kept coming up in my Goodreads feed and my friends seemed to really like it, so...
Angela Roloson
Jan 17, 20233 min read
West With Giraffes (by Linda Rutledge)
"Few friends have I known and two were giraffes...." Woodrow Wilson Nickel is 105 years old and he feels his life waning, so when he...
Angela Roloson
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Remarkably Bright Creatures (by Shelby Van Pelt)
If you are looking for an old fashioned feel-good story, this one might be for you. This debut novel is framed as a mystery. There are...
Angela Roloson
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Our Missing Hearts (by Celeste Ng)
If you have read previous novels by Celeste Ng, let me just say that this book is not Little Fires Everywhere and it is not Everything I...
Angela Roloson
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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