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 (platonic) relationship between Mukesh, a recent widower still at the beginning of mourning his wife, and Aleisha, a teenager working … Read More “The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams” »
Publisher: William Morrow
Summer in the Bluffs is about a childless African American power couple, Ama and Omar, and their three goddaughters. Omar is gone and Ama wants the goddaughters to spend the summer with her one last time on her estate on Martha’s Vineyard, before she gifts one of them the house. First of all, I really liked the characters in this book. Yes, all of them were flawed, but they were interesting and passionate and each … Read More “Summer on the Bluffs by Sunny Hostin” »
This thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through to the end. It’s a story about revenge, a mother’s love for her child, and the abuse of power and privilege. Bree Cabbat grew up poor but thinks she hits the jackpot when she meets Trey, a wealthy and successful lawyer. When their infant son is kidnapped when her back is turned, and the kidnapper tells her that she’ll kill … Read More “Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson” »
This was an overall fun, sweet book, and I liked how it was narrated by the main character looking back over his life and telling his story to an unnamed (until the end) interviewer. If you’re looking for something fast, easy, and relatively feel-good, give this one a go. In some ways, it reminded me of Fannie Flagg’s books, but I think I liked these characters more than many of Flagg’s books. Set in 1938, … Read More “Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson” »
This was a sweet love story, 50 years in the making. Every year for 49 years, Elizabeth Davenport has received a crocus (her favorite flower) and a written wish left on her doorstep by Tom Hale, the man she’s been in love with since she was 18, but couldn’t marry because of family pressure. This year, though, on the expected day, their 50th anniversary, the flower doesn’t arrive, so she decides to travel to London … Read More “Little Wishes by Michelle Adams” »