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Too Old for This
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing
Great chapter cliff hangers! (4/3/2025)
What a read! The author takes you to the curmudgeon aspect of getting old and spicing it up with hilarious dark humor. Just when you think you are tsk tsking her choices, you find yourself thinking, "yeah, s/he deserved it!" Delightful at every turn and teasingly makes you …more
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant
by Liza Tully
Nuanced and engrossing (3/3/2025)
Finally someone who sticks to the PI genre!! Both main characters have believable interplays as professional and newbie. The storyline gathers momentum and the ending is a surprise. I could see this being a screenplay and an ongoing series because of the the main characters …more
Making Friends Can Be Murder
Making Friends Can Be Murder
by Kathleen West
sweet good lifetime movie (2/17/2025)
I really had to slog thru this. It was a sweet concept of same-named characters and how they all met. It just didn't have any fire or suspense for me. Might make a nice Lifetime movie but no excitement build up.
One Death at a Time
One Death at a Time
by Abbi Waxman
Delightful mystery! (11/28/2024)
Yes, it's a mystery but the beauty of this book is in its dialogue!! Cheeky, irreverent and totally real. You can "hear" the conversations!! Didn't want this to end because I had a wonderful time getting to know the characters and delight in their wit and attitude.
Everything We Never Knew
Everything We Never Knew: A Novel
by Julianne Hough
Sweet summer reading (7/26/2024)
This was a sweet book in that it explored astrology, coming into one's own and learning to take chances. It just didn't pull me in. I understood her concerns of occurrences that she couldn't explain but the main character seemed to lack a reason for everything. She wasn't …more
Migrations
Migrations: A Novel
by Charlotte McConaghy
Migration of feelings (4/6/2020)
This book was a delicious "trail" of imagery, feelings, times and locations. It was like unwrapping a present. At first, I was a bit confused with the different time frames, but then it was like an unfolding rather than a jumping. An exploration of a character but of what …more
Ordinary Girls
Ordinary Girls: A Memoir
by Jaquira Díaz
passionate but distracted (9/16/2019)
In the vein of Nicolasa Mohr and other Puerto Rican writers, Jacquira weaves her story with the history and culture of Puerto Rico. She tells the story of a confused girl who grows up to be a confused and angry young woman. Then there is a disconnect. We move from her time …more
Travelers
Travelers: A Novel
by Helon Habila
Poignant and timely (5/10/2019)
I have read many stories of the Hispanic migration into the US, but none of the African diaspora. Initially one is just drawn to someone so like themselves (American) and little by little the view is widened and seasoned with the events and feelings of other characters. …more
The Last Year of the War
The Last Year of the War
by Susan Meissner
On so many levels (11/20/2018)
On the heels of having read The Lilac Girls, I thought I knew what to expect from The Last Year of the War...historical fiction. This novel is so much more. While capturing and educating me on the German internment camps, it brought forth comparison and consideration of …more
A Ladder to the Sky
A Ladder to the Sky: A Novel
by John Boyne
Karma....or not??? (9/4/2018)
What an engaging novel! You think you like certain characters and then at each Part, your opinion is turned on its head. You're engaged with each moment of this novel as time passes. You get to the end...hoping that karma will be visited on this character...only to think... …more
A Place for Us
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Delicious delight (4/4/2018)
I am still reading this book, savoring every page, every descriptive image.While some books are a race to the end to see how it all works out, this is not the case with A Place for Us. The author weaves through time and place, stitching together a mood and comprehension of …more
Mothers of Sparta
Mothers of Sparta: A Memoir in Pieces
by Dawn Davies
Not sure.... (10/3/2017)
While I enjoyed some portions of Mothers of Sparta, I felt the chapters were not sequential or made sense in their order. I understand the concept of the flawed mom but sometimes I felt little to no pity based on her not taking responsibility for her decisions.
Her writing, …more
Happiness
Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
by Heather Harpham
painful and honest (6/13/2017)
There are two parallel stories here evoking both emotions above. The ongoing battle of a sick child was recounted in a poignant way with what, I assume to be, a pretty realistic view of how one's mind ping pongs back and forth as it receives each onslaught of difficult news. …more
The Nest
The Nest
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Wonderful reality! (4/17/2017)
Just realized I never logged in to rate, although I had started a discussion. This book was wonderfully real...warts and all. Set in NYC made me homesick but in a good way...and the characters were eerily familiar...totally engrossing and entertaining.
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
by April Smith
Perfect timing! (12/13/2016)
This book draws you in from the very start. Rich in descriptions, you are drawn to the landscape and the characters´ lives. The characters are well thought out and developed and presented without prejudice. You get to see how people change their minds and opinions and what …more
Victoria
Victoria
by Daisy Goodwin
disappointing (11/8/2016)
I was looking forward to reading about a young girl who becomes a strong woman leading her country. All I got was a weak story line of a romance. Victoria relies on Melbourne throughout, never really involving herself in her country's politics. She goes by her hairstylist's …more
Miss Jane
Miss Jane
by Brad Watson
Literary sensory experience (4/6/2016)
Reading this book is enveloping yourself in a cocoon of images and sensations. Initially, I was intrigued by Jane's 'condition' but soon it was an exploration of how a young woman can maintain an inner peace and joy despite her surroundings and family members. The author's …more
The Dark Lady's Mask
The Dark Lady's Mask
by Mary Sharratt
The power of persistance (3/8/2016)
Though not my favorite time period, I soon fell in love with The Dark Lady's Mask. The flow of the main character's struggles kept me coming back for more. Ms. Sharratt's writing is fluid,descriptive and seems historically accurate both in language and place. Her interwoven …more
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