Columnist Bells Walker finds herself pregnant (again!) and packs up herself and her two teenage children to follow her husband from New York City to (in her mind) the middle of nowhere, which is the only place he’s able to get a job. She takes an instant dislike to their new house, the town, and the people living there and starts a blog at her old newspaper in NYC, where she anonymously insults everything and … Read More “The Truth and Other Hidden Things by Lea Geller” »
Category: Women’s Fiction
I’ve been reading books by Sandra Dallas since The Persian Pickle Club, and I always enjoy her style of writing. This one was a bit harder of a read for me – I don’t know if it was just that I am burnt out living through our own modern-day pandemic or if my expectations were just too high. However, while this one wasn’t necessarily one of my favorites ever by this author, I still really … Read More “Little Souls by Sandra Dallas” »
Jenny Colgan never fails to write a feel-good book, usually set in Scotland, and always with a happy ending. The characters get switched up, the plot (slightly) changes, but you know that you can expect a familiar modern-day fairy tale when you pick up a Jenny Colgan book. I liked Rosie and Lillian (I usually like the female characters in Colgan’s books,) but the men (as usual) were mostly forgettable. I really didn’t like Stephen, … Read More “Sweetshop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan” »
One of the things I love most about having an active Instagram/Bookstragram page is connecting with authors. When new author Tori Whitaker reached out to ask if I’d be interested in reading and reviewing her latest book, I was very excited to receive it in my mailbox. And the story itself did not disappoint. When the book begins, we find ourselves at Millicent Glenn’s wedding, but she is not your traditional 1940s and 1950s housewife, … Read More “Millicent Glenn’s Last Wish by Tori Whitaker” »
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up this book, but I really enjoyed reading it, and I wish I didn’t have to let go of these characters at the end. After her mother’s funeral, Jess returns to her mother’s — now her — home, accompanied by her cousin’s adult son, Michael. Reeling from the grief of losing her mother whom she had been caregiver to for many years and unsure what to … Read More “Maybe One Day by Debbie Johnson” »