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Part espionage, part slow-burning thriller, this one was long and slow… and normally, I don’t mind long, and I don’t mind working for a resolution, but the ending was just… disappointing. Anna Witherall falls in love with Harry, a man she meets while starting her career as a journalist, but she ends up marrying David, … Read More “Part of the Family by Charlotte Philby” »
This book was just wild. I’m not sure I’ve ever read anything quite like this, but I really enjoyed it and can’t wait to read more by this author. Aiden Bishop is trapped in a time loop with no idea who he is or why he finds himself inhabiting the body of one person after … Read More “The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton” »
I’m not sure what I just read, but I’m not sorry I read it. It was definitely strange reading about someone living through other historical pandemics while living through one in our own time, but I think that made it even better. Cora lives all alone on the abandoned North Brother Island, within view of … Read More “The Vines by Shelley Nolden” »
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 … Read More “Maybe One Day by Debbie Johnson” »
What would you do to save your child? The answer, always, is anything. This book was magical and sad and beautiful, and full of love, and I just wish these characters were real. Oh, and did I mention, there’s also time travel? Carly Sears just lost her husband in Vietnam, and now she’s found out … Read More “The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain” »