Reviews by Marta M. (Santa Ana, CA)

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Letters to the Lost
Letters to the Lost
by Iona Grey
Days of future past (4/7/2015)
I really enjoyed this book. It was well written, with many lovable characters that you wanted to root for. I loved Dan and Stella's story, even though it was devastatingly sad for the both of them. Stella was a very brave and even though her life wasn't what she hoped, she …more
First Frost
First Frost
by Sarah Addison Allen
magical (11/16/2014)
I love Sarah Addison Allen. A few years ago, I found Garden Spells and fell in love. I went to the book store and read all of the rest of her books. I gave them away and all my friends and especially my daughter are now fans. When I received this book as a First Impressions …more
Walk Me Home
Walk Me Home
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Walk Me Home (5/11/2013)
Carly and Jen are very smart teenage girls. They are independent and extremely street smart and at the same time they are vulnerable and loving. To even have a plan like theirs is remarkable. I thought that the book was interesting and the ending was very good, though I …more
Close My Eyes
Close My Eyes
by Sophie McKenzie
Good beach read (5/11/2013)
I enjoyed reading "Close My Eyes". It kept me reading even though I wanted to go to sleep. It moves quickly and I wanted to be the main character's best friend. It is a book you think about long after it has been read. I don't usually read many thrillers, but I would if …more
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
by Abigail Tarttelin
Golden book (1/8/2013)
Told from different perspectives, this book is golden in many ways. Max is a popular high school boy. He is captain of his football league, girls are drawn to him, he gets good grades, and he is kind even to his annoying little brother. But Max has a secret, he is intersex. …more
All You Could Ask For
All You Could Ask For
by Mike Greenberg
all you could ask for (11/19/2012)
I enjoyed reading this book but I would have liked it to be a little deeper. The characters are interesting but a little too cliche. All of them were beautiful, rich, and successful. On a story about breast cancer I would have liked at least one of them to have had money …more
Shine Shine Shine
Shine Shine Shine: A Novel
by Lydia Netzer
Shining on what is normal (6/21/2012)
I enjoyed this book very much. It took me a few chapters to understand the characters. It is about a family full of very unusual people. Maxon is autistic and speaks in the language of numbers. Sunny was born bald without a hair on her body. They find each other and what …more
Wife 22
Wife 22: A Novel
by Melanie Gideon
omg/lol (4/4/2012)
I really enjoyed this book. Yes, it is a bit of fluff, but such an enjoyable bit of fluff. I really enjoyed the way it was written in internet speak. It had facebook statuses, google searches, tweets, and facebook chats. It was romantic and had a lot of laughs. I especially …more
Losing Clementine
Losing Clementine: A Novel
by Ashley Ream
a good read (2/19/2012)
Everyone will not understand this book, Losing Clementine. It is a story for our time era. Mental illness has soared in the last few decades and we are all trying to find the silver bullet to help these people. At one time in this story, Clementine described her illness …more
Wayward Saints
Wayward Saints
by Suzzy Roche
What a fun novel! (11/28/2011)
I was excited about reading this book and I wasn't disappointed. I felt that the characters were very vivid and I felt for all of them. I especially liked the character of Thaddeus who came into Mary's life at the right time to help her through her life's journey. It just …more
Before Ever After
Before Ever After: A Novel
by Samantha Sotto
Promising new author (6/25/2011)
I liked the story and the premise of the book but I wasn't drawn into the story as much as I wanted to be drawn in. I hated when the story left the present and went to the historical. I know that others liked the historical but all of the historical stories were sad and …more
Outside Wonderland
Outside Wonderland: A Novel
by Lorna Jane Cook
Wonderland of a read! (2/19/2011)
I really enjoyed this book. It was slow going at first but soon I found myself thinking about the characters and was excited to return to them. The characters were well written and made me smile and cry. Choices were made and consequences were paid but all the way through …more
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