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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 … Read More “Little Souls by Sandra Dallas” »
Rachel is a social influencer, who finds herself becoming less and less influential after she becomes pregnant. She reaches out to her followers to find someone to help her with the baby, and hires Abbie, a super-fan who puts Rachel on a pedestal and believes that her online personality is identical to her actual one. … Read More “The New Mother by Julia Crouch” »
I didn’t know what to expect when I picked this one up and probably didn’t start out in the best headspace for this genre, but a few chapters in, something clicked, and I found myself really, really enjoying these characters and the story. Set in London, this book is about the development of an unlikely … Read More “The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams” »
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 … Read More “The Truth and Other Hidden Things by Lea Geller” »
I’ve gone back and forth a bit on whether or not this is a 3.5 or a 4 star book, mostly because I thought that the big gotcha moment was predictable from very early on in the book (although I didn’t think the author would go quite as far with it as she did.) I … Read More “The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz” »
Stephen Aston is in the process of divorcing his first wife – after decades of marriage – in order to marry a much younger one. Not an uncommon plot, necessarily, but here, his current wife is living in a nursing home for people with dementia. Stephen’s two adult daughters—with their own deeply-repressed issues—not only can’t … Read More “The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth” »
As the parent of a young child with cystic fibrosis, this is the book I wish all my friends would read. This not only conveys my fears for my child, but also my hope for him to be a “normal” teenager, have his own dreams, fall in love, grow old, and everything else that a … Read More “Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life by Mallory Smith” »
I’ve never read anything by Mary Kay Andrews before, but I’ve always noted all the really good reviews that other readers write about her books, so when I had the opportunity to read this one, I didn’t want to pass it up. And even if the storyline wasn’t completely believable, it didn’t disappoint. Letty’s sister … Read More “The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews” »
This is a new Jill Mansell, so it almost speaks for itself. Even though she exclusively writes lighter British romances, Jill Mansell is one of those authors whose books I actively seek out time and time again, and this book definitely checks the boxes for me. Didi Laing and Shay Mason fell for each other … Read More “And Now You’re Back by Jill Mansell” »
I know so many people rave about how much they enjoyed this book, but for me, it was just okay. There was so much wrong in this family — and I’m not even talking about the schizophrenia — that it was a bit of a struggle to get through. Trigger warning for severe spousal abuse … Read More “Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker” »