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What a heartwarming, bittersweet book, based on the true story of the author’s family. In the first chapter of the book, we learn about two sisters, Fanny, 27, and Florence, 20, daughters of Joseph and Esther. Fanny is 7-months pregnant and on bedrest after an earlier stillbirth with her previous pregnancy. Florence is training to … Read More “Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland” »
Five years ago, two 11-year-old girls, Lucia and Ana, disappear on their way home from school. Now, 16-year-old Ana has been discovered as the sole survivor of a deadly car crash, and Detectives Sara Campos and Santiago Bain have arrived to try to find Lucia. Set in the very small, very insular mountainside town of … Read More “Village of the Lost Girls by Agustin Martinez” »
I’m not 100% sure what I just read, honestly. We start off with an older Carol, who starts off telling us that she killed Frankie and lost their daughter too soon. We also know that Frankie wasn’t such a good guy since she believes he went straight to hell when he died. And we know … Read More “Killing the Girl: A story of murder and redemption by Elizabeth Hill” »
Set in rural North Carolina in the 1950s, 18-year-old Rowen Hart is forced to grow up fast after his father kills himself and his mother has a nervous breakdown. The problem is, Rowen has lived a life of extreme privilege and doesn’t really understand what being an adult means. In the meantime, his mother and … Read More “Eden by Jamie Lisa Forbes” »
I have to admit that I’m reading this series in the wrong order. (Matchmaking for Beginners is on my TBR shelf still.) But after reading this book, I can’t wait to read that one. And I still really liked this one. “Whatever happens, love that.” This is the mantra bequeathed to Marnie — along with … Read More “A Happy Catastrophe” »