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Reviews by Sarah N. (Corte Madera, CA)

The Same Sky
by Amanda Eyre Ward

The Same Sky...Great book!!! (11/18/2014)

I was lucky that I picked up this book the night we changed the clocks back--it gave me an extra hour of uninterrupted reading. I kept wondering how these two lives were going to intersect. FABULOUS! I have two questions...Would a 12 year-old really be able to live alone …more

The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell

Great Book...Hope my house never looks like that! (3/31/2014)

I think everyone fears living in a delicate situation. Lisa Jewell did an excellent job developing the characters in such a way that the reader really cares about them. I also enjoyed the addition of the Internet "dating/friend" of the Mother...it added an interesting …more

Soy Sauce for Beginners
by Kirstin Chen

Great Read (11/24/2013)

I really enjoyed the book. I did want more out of the ending. I do think the characters were developed nicely. I really just wanted a little more meat out of the ending...

The Sisterhood
by Helen Bryan

Great Story Line... (6/16/2013)

It was the "voices" of the different characters that I had a hard time distinguishing. I felt that the women from earlier eras in the book would have had a more formal tone. I often found myself having to backtrack to figure out who was "speaking." I was captivated by what …more

Where You Can Find Me: A Novel
by Sheri Joseph

I am still looking... (2/26/2013)

Where You Can Find Me by Sheri Joseph is a great idea, but I found it confusing at times. At least four times while reading the book, I found myself going back to see if I had missed a page because what I was reading didn't make sense. I also found the plot line disturbing …more

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