Reviews by Carole P. (Framingham, MA)

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The Girl Before
The Girl Before
by JP Delaney
The Girl Before (12/15/2016)
The premise of this book is a bit creepy. Two woman, two different times. Connected by a mysterious building and their desires to create new lives for themselves. When applying for an unusual apartment they are asked to do one thing. " Please make a list of every possession …more
The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko
The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko
by Scott Stambach
The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko (7/26/2016)
How to describe this book? Amazing! Breathtaking! Inspiring ! Heartbreaking!. Seventeen year old Ivan lives in the Mazyr Hospital for Gravely Ill Children in Belarus. He has lived there his entire life. Ivan and all the children who live there were born with severe birth …more
Security
Security
by Gina Wohlsdorf
Security (3/29/2016)
I have tried to find something to like about this book. The best I can say is that there were very short periods where I did get into the writing. Alas, the story and format got in the way. I did finish the book. I had to reread the ending three times to understand who the …more
The Midnight Watch
The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian
by David Dyer
The Midnight Watch (2/5/2016)
The Midnight Watch tells the story of the SS Californian, the ship that watched the Titanic sinking and did nothing. A fictional retelling. That is important to remember. It is author David Dyer's interpretation of those events. His research and background add some …more
All Is Not Forgotten
All Is Not Forgotten
by Wendy Walker
All Is Not Forgotten (10/6/2015)
All Is Not Forgotten is a disturbing book. Very well written, with an unusual story line. It begins with the rape of a young woman. No spoiler, this is right in the beginning. The basis of the story is who raped her? However, the book is so much more. How the family and …more
Trust No One
Trust No One: A Thriller
by Paul Cleave
Trust No One (6/14/2015)
I cannot say I liked this book, but I could not put it down. It is one of the most intense and unsettling books that I have read in a long time. Jerry Grey is a successful mystery writer. Sadly he has developed Alzheimer's. When his dementia begins to take over his life, …more
What Doesn't Kill Her
What Doesn't Kill Her: A Reeve LeClaire Series Novel
by Carla Norton
What Doesn't Kill Her (5/6/2015)
What Doesn't Kill Her is a sequel to The Edge Of Normal. Both books are about Reeve LeClaire , who was kidnapped and kept prisoner by a sadistic psychotic man. Both books are suspenseful, intense, dark stories of a young woman's attempt to survive. She is now trying to …more
The Witch of Painted Sorrows
The Witch of Painted Sorrows: A Daughters of La Lune Novel
by M. J. Rose
The Witch of Painted Sorrows (3/13/2015)
This started out promising. Sandrine Salome is fleeing a bad marriage. She returns to her Grandmother's home in Paris, but nothing is as she expected. It is set in the art world of 1894 Paris. There is a mysterious mansion, her secretive grandmother, her abusive husband, a …more
House of Echoes
House of Echoes: A Novel
by Brendan Duffy
House of Echoes (2/12/2015)
House of Echoes sounded like an interesting mystery. However, I would not put in that genre. In fact it is hard to say what genre it should be in. It is an intense family saga that deals with old problems and new beginnings. There is mystery in it, with a touch of horror. …more
The Life I Left Behind
The Life I Left Behind
by Colette McBeth
The Life I Left Behind (11/25/2014)
Having read this author before, I was expecting an intense read. I was not disappointed. Written in alternating voices, it was a little confusing initially. However, once you got into the story and knew your characters, the book flowed.

Melody Pieterson survived a vicious …more
The Paris Winter
The Paris Winter
by Imogen Robertson
Paris Winter (7/22/2014)
Paris Winter focuses on a group of women artists in 1909 Paris. It was a very difficult life chosen by women driven by their passion for art. Although several artists and models make up this tale, the heroine is Maud. A young , well-bred English girl who only wants to live …more
That Summer
That Summer
by Lauren Willig
That Summer (4/20/2014)
I have read Lauren Willig many times and always enjoyed her books. When I was finished with this one, I thought about giving it a 4. Then I realized that I could not stop thinking about it. In fact, I became so vested in Imogen that it felt like I knew her. While I liked …more
The Jericho Deception
The Jericho Deception
by Jeffrey Small
Jericho Deception (3/24/2013)
It took awhile to get into this book. Each chapter was a different locale, different characters. Once I got them straight , the book was easier to follow. I do feel this was too long. However, I did want to finish it because I really liked the main characters. The story …more
Bone River
Bone River
by Megan Chance
Bone River (12/4/2012)
Leoine Russell was raised in the Pacific Northwest during the mid-nineteenth century. Her father had devoted his life to studying the native culture in that area. She grew up surrounded by artifacts, burial grounds and ancient myths. She accepted her life as first her …more
And When She Was Good
And When She Was Good: A Novel
by Laura Lippman
And When She Was Good (7/28/2012)
I have read many Laura Lippman books and always enjoy them. She is an easy read, with usually an intense fast moving plot. This story line was intriguing. A woman is found dead. She was a madam with a "black book. Was she murdered or did she take her own life. The voice of …more
Beneath the Shadows
Beneath the Shadows
by Sara Foster
Beneath The Shadows (5/29/2012)
As a lover of gothics, I was a bit sceptical when I started this book. Having grown up with REBECCA, I knew what a true gothic was. Happily this lived up to my expectations. It was indeed suspensful and haunting. Sara Foster gives you everything. Two brooding men, a heroine …more
Before the Poison
Before the Poison
by Peter Robinson
Before the Poison (12/3/2011)
This stand alone has all the usual trademarks of Peter Robinson 's books. Beautifully crafted, the suspense builds slowly. What has drawn widower Chris Lownds back to the U.K.. After years in Hollywood , he decides to return and buys an old mansion in Yorkshire. He finds …more
A Bitter Truth
A Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford Mystery
by Charles Todd
A Bitter Truth (8/21/2011)
I have read several of Todd's books and always enjoy his writing. He draws his readers into the WWI time period from the first page. Nurse Bess Crawford is warm, realistic and engaging. The sections set in the war zones are chilling. All of this is what I like about his …more
The Tender Mercy of Roses
The Tender Mercy of Roses: A Novel
by Anna Michaels
The Tender Mercy of Roses (4/13/2011)
This spellbinding book has it all. Mystery, mysticism, family secrets, and above all else love. Beautifully written, it draws you in from the start.

Although totally different from these two books, it reminded me of how I felt reading "The Help" and "Room". A chill up my …more
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