Reviews by Mary Q. (Greeley, CO)

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Small Blessings
Small Blessings
by Martha Woodroof
Sweet Blessings (6/18/2014)
Small Blessings is, overall, predictable and a little too saccharine at times, but I enjoyed the decent and quirky characters. It's the perfect light, amusing, beachy read that so many people crave during the summer. Martha Woodroof is a good storyteller, and I liked the …more
Songs of Willow Frost
Songs of Willow Frost
by Jamie Ford
Songs of Willow Frost (8/16/2013)
I reacted to Jamie Ford's second novel exactly the way I did to his first: I LOVED it! Though the stories are very different, I found Songs of Willow Frost to be quite similar to Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet in terms of the author's unique voice and my emotional …more
Calling Me Home
Calling Me Home
by Julie Kibler
Calling Me Home (1/16/2013)
This is a book with two distinct story lines. Its chapters flip back and forth between present time and 70 years ago, but there is no confusion or difficulty in following the time line. The entire book is engaging and very well written, and I was right there with the events …more
The Forgetting Tree
The Forgetting Tree: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
The Forgetting Tree (9/19/2012)
I was immediately drawn to this book because of its gorgeous cover and the fact that I'd read and loved Tatjana Soli's other novel, The Lotus Eaters. This one I liked slightly less, but it generally kept my interest and educated me in various ways. At certain moments I felt …more
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir
by Anna Quindlen
Engaging Memoir (5/10/2012)
With Anna Quindlen being one of my top favorite writers, I was so eager to read this book. It was not chronologically written but, rather, separated into various core subjects. I was not on her wave length initially, but as the book progressed I got more into the groove. I …more
The Art of Saying Goodbye
The Art of Saying Goodbye: A Novel
by Ellyn Bache
Left Wanting More (5/10/2011)
I felt initially that the stated ingredients in this book, close friendships and all of them dealing with one of the women battling a serious illness, would guarantee a satisfying read for me. However, the vast majority of this book was written in a very surface style which …more
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool
by Holly LeCraw
Debut Novel a Nice Surprise (4/5/2010)
This beautifully written and well constructed novel pulled me right in. The characters had their own distinctive voices and I felt empathy for each one. Reading it at times took a little patience and concentration because the events of the story and the characters' …more
Making Toast
Making Toast: A Family Story
by Roger Rosenblatt
Making Toast (11/24/2009)
This is a beautifully written and emotional little memoir. It is comprised of non-sequential short anecdotes which encapsulate the year following the sudden death of the author's thirty-eight-year-old daughter. The author and his wife move into their son-in-law's home to …more
The Last Bridge
The Last Bridge
by Teri Coyne
The Last Bridge -- Emotional Novel (6/28/2009)
This extremely dark novel with an incredibly dysfunctional and complicated array of family members was often difficult for me to read. Each one of the characters was struggling with his or her own set of sad circumstances through most of the book. I also had a hard time …more
Time of My Life
Time of My Life: A Novel
by Allison Winn Scotch
Revisiting Choices (9/11/2008)
Even though I am generally a little too much of a realist to comfortably read and enjoy stories of time travel, I was nonetheless very excited to read Allison Winn Scotch's new novel. I have to admit that the concept of the main character (Jillian) retreating seven years …more
Skeletons at the Feast
Skeletons at the Feast
by Chris Bohjalian
Gripping Novel (5/7/2008)
After I fairly quickly connected with the characters in this emotional and at times utterly heartbreaking book, I was hooked! I found myself both eager to keep reading, yet a few times, knowing what was likely ahead, too afraid to continue without at least a short break. …more
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