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What Lies Between Us
by Nayomi Munaweera
Women driven by demons of their past (12/6/2015)
The story is a fast moving read, though at times it is very unpleasant and has you wondering what just happened. You end up cheering for the unstable character(s). I would recommend this book to book clubs. The issues in the book would bring a lot of discussion regarding how past history affect present and future history regarding family relations and personalities.
Trust No One: A Thriller
by Paul Cleave
Never ending??? (6/3/2015)
I was excited to read this thriller book especially from a well known author. The beginning and middle of this book kept going. The going was slow and then the author weaved some twist in the book where you wanted to keep on going. As I have just finished reading the book, I have a lot of mixed feelings. Why did I waste my time reading this book:( and why did I waste my time reading this book-I want more:).
The Well
by Catherine Chanter
Suspenseful and wordy (3/14/2015)
I had a hard time getting started on this book. The beginning was very wordy with the descriptions of the scenery and characters. The end of the book was fast reading. I wanted to find out what happened. Once the murderer was identified, the book became wordy again. It is a different book than I am used to reading and I am awe of that fact. I felt a love, hate, love, hate relationship with the style of the writing of the book. I would recommend this to book clubs.
A Fireproof Home for the Bride
by Amy Scheibe
Monopoly of Issues (2/18/2015)
This story was very very slow in the beginning, in fact I put it down for a couple of weeks and then started up again. Once I was able to connect the story line things did move fast and then a little faster, where it was getting hard to put down. There are a lot of issues in this book. I would recommend this book to be used in a book club.
Juliet's Nurse
by Lois Leveen
Good Read (7/23/2014)
Juliet's Nurse was a very interesting book. It told the back story of Romeo and Juliet. The story line that most know even if you never read Romeo and Juliet. The story was pretty gruesome on details of medical issues, the history of illness along with the battle deaths through out the book. There were love stories through out the book in many ways through different relationships of different characters. There was the science of bee keeping that was very interesting. Overall, I really likes this book. It intrigued me to watch the latest movie 2013 of Romeo and Juliet. I would recommend this book to my book club.
Mating for Life
by Marissa Stapley
Worried about the title (3/11/2014)
The book was very interesting in the way it was written. Each chapter told a different story of lives of family members and friends. The title did throw me off. I did not like it and was afraid to read the book. I did not know what I was getting myself into. There a few surprises in the book, which I liked. This could be a book club book with all that goes on in it. The story line is weak, though.
Safe with Me
by Amy Hatvany
Future movie on lifetime (11/10/2013)
I just finished reading "Safe With Me". What a good book. It held my interest throughout my reading. The book had very believable characters and very believable life situations. In fact, I was surprised at the amount of situations the book carried. I found myself pulling for all the characters wanting everything to turn out OK for everyone. I found myself trying to figure out how the book was going to end. It was definitely a page turner. I would recommend this to book clubs, there are a lot of issues to talk about. I think it would be OK for young adults besides adults to read this book. I could see this being a movie in the future.
The Edge of Normal
by Carla Norton
What is Normal? (7/9/2013)
The literary style of this book is amazing.

This book is one that I was afraid to read because of the psychological insight of a thriller. I was ready to read with one eye closed.

The Edge of Normal is about a young girl who is trying to get her life back after a kidnapping. She finds that helping others also helps herself. This book is a thriller and does keep you guessing on how life will go on when a tragedy does strike.

I was able to read with both eyes open. The thriller was not as scary as I expected. Though, some of the details, I was uncomfortable reading. This book would be a good book club read. It has many issues in the book that one can dig out and discuss.
The Sisterhood
by Helen Bryan
Unique Read (5/2/2013)
This book is very unique in the way it is written. It jumps from one time frame to another. This book has lots of characters. Sometimes it is very hard to keep track of the characters. A lot of events do happen in this book. I would suggest to read the title of every chapter before beginning to read that chapter. Now that I finished the book, I would like to reread it again, knowing what I know regarding the book's format and really focus in on the characters.
Rage Against the Dying
by Becky Masterman
Yes the unsolved case of the triller (1/19/2013)
A Nancy Drew thriller is what I would call this book. I did enjoy the book but it was not a page turner as I was expecting based on the cover jacket.
It is about a strong women who can succeed in a male dominate job which she had. This strong women also tried a new life style which was confusing in the story. The story picked up towards the end of the book. In my opinion I am still trying to solve the case of the thriller in this book.
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