I’m a huge fan of audiobooks, and have been for quite sometime. My days are typically spent in someones kitchen, whether it be mine or a clients. One of the perks of personal cheffing is blissfully working in solitude for hours on end. I take advantage of this by popping in headphones and loading up an audiobook, while I begin preparing recipes for the next several uninterrupted hours.
Which brings me to a topic I’ve wanted to tackle for quite a while.
CAN AN AUDIOBOOK RUIN A BOOK?
That is a serious question. I’m leaning towards HECK YES. Though, a lot of different factors go into it. For one thing, I truly believe that the narrator of said audiobook carries the weight of whether or not it’ll be a good listen. Does the narrator pour emotion and tone in while reading? Do they give different characters different voices? Does it feel like someone is simply reading a book out loud to nobody in particular? OR does the book simply suck? Because even the best narrator can’t make a poor story shine….
Shari Lapena released her long awaited second novel, A Stranger in the House, last month. I say long awaited because her first novel, 
YOU GUYS! This summer has been totally bonkers. Intense, extreme, manic, overexerted… all great descriptions for what the past three months have been like over here. I definitely needed the blogging break, but I’m glad to be back. I really missed blogging about the books I’ve read. And I’ve read so many great books this summer that I’ve been dying to share… so here goes!… 
I’m sure you’ve seen 
just about everywhere these last few months. I know I have. All reviews and posts about The Mothers was nothing shy of glowing. Which made me a grow a bit skeptical. But I reluctantly added it to my ever expanding reading list, and I’m so glad I did. And just in time for Mothers Day too! (Well, kind of).
