Book lover, collector, and reviewer
While I’m coming in at Book 6 in the series, I want to start by saying that first, I think this book worked as a stand alone (even though it’s technically not,) and second, I think I found a new series… now I have to track down books 1-5! The book opens in France when … Read More “Stolen Children by Michael Wood” »
This was a thriller with a lot of great build up, but the potential twists that I thought were coming were more interesting than what really happened. Eva is living with her father and stepmother, helping care for her father suffering from dementia, when they get a phone call asking someone to come pick up … Read More “The Liar’s Daughter by Rona Halsall” »
It is 1983, and Joe Arneson, is 23-years-old living and living a “normal” life until he starts having vivid dreams that seem to be in someone else’s head. It gets so bad, his family sends him away to a psychiatric hospital. After several months, Pearl, a woman who introduces herself as Joe’s long-lost grandmother, shows … Read More “Dovetail by Karen McQuestion” »
Marriages aren’t always what they seem and neither are people. Who can you really trust? Who should you really trust? This book is told from two points of view: Frances, who seems to have a deeply troubled past and is married to William who “rescued” her, although might be having an affair now, and Samantha, … Read More “The Missing by Daisy Pearce” »
This was May’s pick for one of my (two) local book clubs, and while the ending felt a bit rushed, this was a fast-paced, dark thriller that would make a great summer read. When her mother gets a “normal” job in Lake Tahoe and sends Nina to a fancy high school, Nina can imagine a … Read More “Pretty Things by Janelle Brown” »
When everything in your life is falling part, there is nothing more healing than working in an old bookstore with a handsome but cantankerous man. Or, at least, that’s what makes this specific kind of romance/chick lit novel so much fun. When Thea loses her job and finds out her husband is having an affair … Read More “The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser” »
I really enjoyed this mix of mystery, family drama, and love story with a bit of “magick” thrown in. The Moon Girls are taught from a young age that their singular goal in life is to have a daughter — specifically without a husband — and to raise her to follow in the Moon legacy … Read More “The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis” »
I read this book straight through, although it can be read according to the Baroness’ sequence, which we are given at the beginning, as well. Crossings is made up of three interrelated stories about two members of a group of people from a Pacific Island who obey “The Law.” They are trained from childhood to … Read More “Crossings by Alex Landragin” »
I really struggled with the characters and their decisions in this book, but I really enjoyed the story itself, along with the writing. Rachel has a whirlwind romance with Dhruv and after eloping, moves to Mumbai (from New York.) While there, she experiences culture shock to the extreme, and even more so when her mother-in-law … Read More “Mother Land by Leah Franqui” »
This was a quick thriller, perfect for those days when you just want to get lost in a mystery that you don’t have to think about too hard. Orla has been home with a new baby for months when her best friend, Kate, decides to whisk her away for a fun weekend in Portugal, just … Read More “The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson” »