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The Continental Affair
The Continental Affair: A Novel
by Christine Mangan
No light-hearted read! (7/18/2023)
This is not a simple book. These are not simple characters. On the one hand, we have Louise, a woman who is drowning in an emotional morass that requires copious amounts of alcohol and pills for her to make it through a day. She is fleeing a neglected childhood, a …more
The Lost English Girl
The Lost English Girl
by Julia Kelly
Not what I expected (2/21/2023)
When I read the title and summary of this book, "The Lost English Girl", I had a very good idea of what the book was about and where it was headed. Well, I was wrong. I thought the book would tell the story of a mother who evacuated her child during WWII and the child was …more
The Fields
The Fields: A Novel
by Erin Young
Beware of the corn! (10/23/2021)
The mystery genre is my favorite and I must've read a million mystery books. I've learned to love a good, tangled yarn that, in the end, plays me for a fool. This book surprised me and that surprised me. I also love a good serial killer, a depraved serial killer (is there …more
Mrs. March
Mrs. March: A Novel
by Virginia Feito
Just stop! (4/28/2021)
This book made me nervous! I went down the rabbit hole with Mrs. March (almost never learning her first name-even as a child, she’s called Mrs. March), twisting and turning, always worried. What will happen next? It took me on a downward spiral, a slow circling of the drain …more
The Widow Queen
The Widow Queen: The Bold #1
by Elzbieta Cherezinska
Not an easy read (11/14/2020)
The names of people and places in The Widow Queen were so foreign, it presented a stumbling block for me. The story was long and it took me at least 100 pages before I was able to follow it. I almost gave up. I persevered and was rewarded with a saga about Vikings, Danes, …more
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing
by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
A new perspective (1/11/2020)
I grew up in the sixties so many of my classmates were drafted into the Vietnam war. Many died in those jungles, boys that I knew. All these years later, I still had an instant, knee-jerk, bitter taste for all things related to that war that "wasn't a war". Why I even chose …more
The Big Finish
The Big Finish
by Brooke Fossey
How did this happen? (10/17/2019)
I'm assuming Brooke Fossey is a young woman. I don't know any old ones named Brooke. How she was able to write this book from the perspective of an 88-year-old man is a total mystery. But, by golly, she did it. My sister is in assisted living and this book mirrors the …more
Sounds Like Titanic
Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir
by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Wicked humor, brutal introspection (12/31/2018)
I enjoyed this book very much. Jessica Hindman's memoir of growing up in Appalachia and pursuing a dream of being a classical violinist was as amazing as it was funny. What four-year-old hears Vivaldi in a movie about a squirrel and bases her life on creating a skill set …more
At the Wolf's Table
At the Wolf's Table
by Rosella Postorino
Very interesting point of view (10/23/2018)
I love historical novels, particularly those written about WWII. I've read a great many but I've never read one from Rosa's point of view. I don't think I was even aware that Hitler had food tasters but it makes sense that he did. The interesting thing about this story, …more
Our House
Our House
by Louise Candlish
What a ride! (6/7/2018)
I hate cliches. I hate "I couldn't put this book down." Of course you can. And you will. Having said that, I couldn't put this book down. I read while I ate. I read while I bathed in the tub. I read while I was supposed to be sleeping. I couldn't let it go. What was going …more
Strangers in Budapest
Strangers in Budapest
by Jessica Keener
Unappealing (11/11/2017)
I found this book hard to finish. It's not that I insist on a happy book or happy ending, but page after page of doom and gloom makes for an unappealing read for me. I was, at first, hopeful that I would enjoy the story because the premise was promising: a young couple with …more
If We Were Villains
If We Were Villains
by M. L. Rio
Gave my brain a workout! (4/5/2017)
This isn't your ordinary murder mystery. This is so cleverly done, even as you read the last page, you're saying, "Wait! WHAAAAT?" I learned a few things from this book. For instance, I never knew there were college kids who majored in Shakespearean drama and who could …more
I See You
I See You
by Clare Mackintosh
Don't be complacent! (11/3/2016)
I was so smug when I read this book, thought I figured it out and even said, "It was good, but I figured it out before the end". Until I got to the end. Humbling, to say the least. This was a good mystery, with several layers, several stories within stories, that kept me …more
The Forgetting Time
The Forgetting Time
by Sharon Guskin
What a pleasant surprise! (12/16/2015)
When I picked this book up, I didn't know what to expect, knew nothing about it. If I had, I probably would've passed, thinking it was too "new-age-y" for me. But, what a delightful surprise when I found myself absorbed in the story, turning pages long after I should've …more
Broken Promise
Broken Promise: A Thriller
by Linwood Barclay
What happened? (7/7/2015)
I was reading right along, enjoying this book, when BAM! It ended. I love mysteries and, like everyone else who reads the genre, try to figure things out as I go along. If I'm surprised or can't figure it out, I consider that a good book when all is revealed at the end. …more
Lusitania
Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
by Greg King, Penny Wilson
Well Done! (12/31/2014)
I don't read much non-fiction. I love getting lost in a "story". Fortunately for me (and for any other readers) Lusitania tells a story, a riveting, transfixing story. Greg King and Penny Wilson did their homework. This book is so well-researched, I can't imagine anything …more
Five
Five
by Ursula Archer
Could NOT put it down! (10/4/2014)
I love mysteries and have read about a million of them and am never happier than when I've read a good one, one that keeps me up at night, reading way past a sensible hour. FIVE was one of those books. It started out with a bang and picked up speed until the very end. I …more
Small Blessings
Small Blessings
by Martha Woodroof
Really sweet, really (5/23/2014)
This book was high octane sugar. I'm not saying it was a bad book, just not my cup of tea. The plot was somewhat contrived and the outcome never in doubt. I liked the characters, just not the story so much. Just a sweet read, if you like that kind of thing. Personally, I …more
The Spirit Keeper
The Spirit Keeper
by K. B. Laugheed
Okay Book (9/14/2013)
This book, I think, was written for younger readers, youth readers, even though it did have some sex in it. It was just too much of a fairy tale to be believable. The heroine, Katie OToole, was just that - a HEROINE! In capital letters! Katie did have many doubts (which …more
Lookaway, Lookaway
Lookaway, Lookaway
by Wilton Barnhardt
Hard for me to finish (6/25/2013)
I wanted to like this book. It was billed, on the cover, as "A wild romp through the South...". This book was not a romp. Carl Hiaasen writes romps and I love them. This was a tedious story about a dysfunctional family that went on far too long. The book is told from the …more
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