I hate to admit that this was the first novel I’ve read by Katherine Center, but it won’t be my last. Sam (short for Samantha) is the librarian at a private elementary school known for top teachers and a lot of heart. Unfortunately, the founder, principal, and essence of the school, Max, dies suddenly and is replaced by uber-safety focused Duncan Carpenter. But Sam knows Duncan from her last teaching job — a job she … Read More “What You Wish For by Katherine Center” »
Tag: Netgalley
This is another good suspense/mystery book by Lucinda Barry. Three lifelong best friends — Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani — now each have a son — Jacob, Sawyer, and Caleb — who are also lifelong best friends. But at a sleepover one night, something happens that leaves Sawyer dead of a gunshot wound, Jacob in a coma, and Caleb in such extreme shock that he’s barely functioning or talking. As the parents desperately try to find … Read More “The Best of Friends by Lucinda Berry” »
To Dare jumps between the perspectives of three women: Simone (a physically and emotionally abused woman with two children,) Veronica (a teacher, a former (?) bully, and a newlywed who desperately wants a child,) and Sarah (a lawyer and former friend of Veronica who is now happily married and has two children.) The best part of this book was in the middle when the suspense was building. I thought it was interesting to see how … Read More “To Dare by Jemma Wayne” »
This was a really good book, but make sure you pack the tissues (and you’ll need them almost immediately.) Natalie Harper inherits her late mother’s failing bookshop and the care of her grandfather, suffering from dementia. With the bookshop (and her family home) falling down around them, will she be able to convince her grandfather to sell or lose everything? Owning a bookstore, in theory, sounds wonderful — an excuse to read all the time, … Read More “The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs” »
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 swim across the English Channel. Unfortunately, there is a freak accident and Florence drowns, and their mother decides that no … Read More “Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland” »