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A Million Things
by Emily Spurr
A Million Things (4/28/2021)
Overall, the book is beautifully writing and keeps the reader invested throughout. Our main character Rae is a 10-year-old child who lives with a mother who suffers from severe depression. One day Rae's mother leaves and never returns home. What is a child to do? Call formore
Afterlife
by Julia Alvarez
Afterlife (2/13/2020)
In the book Afterlife, our main character Antonia Vega is trying to deal with the sudden loss of her husband, Sam, when life throws her a several curve balls, retirement, an older sister with mental health issues goes missing, sibling drama, and an undocumented teen at hermore
Golden Child
by Claire Adam
Golden Child (10/23/2018)
The book "Golden Child" follows the lives of Clyde, Joy, and their twin sons in rural Trinidad. Peter is the bright twin and considered the "golden child" of the family while his twin brother Paul is considered "slow". Clyde and Joy love them both but know, out of the two,more
Far From True: A Promise Falls Novel
by Linwood Barclay
Town of Secrets (1/26/2016)
Far from true is a well written thriller filled with characters from Lindwood Barclay's first novel Broken Promises.

The novel begins with an explosion at an outdoor movie theater killing several people. Private Eye Cal Weaver is hired to investigate a break in at a home ofmore
Broken Promise: A Thriller
by Linwood Barclay
Broken Promise (7/6/2015)
Dave Harwood has lost his wife and is trying to put his life back together. So he decides to move back to his parents' house in Promise Falls, NY with his son Ethan.

At his mother's request he goes sees his cousin Marla, who has lost a baby a year ago and is still sufferingmore
Five
by Ursula Archer
Murder in numbers (10/10/2014)
Before reading this book I have never been exposed to geocaching and I have to say it was nice way to be introduced to this subject. Overall the book was straight forward and had some twist and turns. Ursula Archer main characters Det. Beatrice Kaspary and Det. Florinmore
Precious Thing
by Colette McBeth
Precious Thing (1/15/2014)
Do you really know your best friend? That is the million dollar question in Precious Thing by Colette McBeth. Rachel, a non-social teenage girl, is befriended by the popular Clara in high school and life changes for her dramatically. Now, in the present day, Rachel is themore
Songs of Willow Frost
by Jamie Ford
Songs of Willow Frost (7/8/2013)
Jamie Ford is a great storyteller. I love the way he is able to make you feel the emotions that his charters are going through and gets you so excited to see how they will end up at the end of his books.

In "Songs of Willow Frost" you see that his main charters William andmore
Ghostman
by Roger Hobbs
Ghostman (1/16/2013)
"Ghostman" is a well written thriller featuring a professional imposter named Jack. Jack is skilled in changing his appearance and voice to match any disguise he is trying to pull off. This skill comes in handy when he needs to disappear after a job or to avoid being caughtmore
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