Reviews by Sharlene M. (Middleburg, FL)

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Extraordinary Adventures
Extraordinary Adventures
by Daniel Wallace
I love Edsel Bronfman (2/22/2017)
Yes, I love Edsel Bronfman. We've all known an Edsel. Kind of a nice but pathetic nerdy guy that everybody pretty much ignores. Edsel is plugging along with life when he answers a phone call and learns he has won an all expenses paid three-day weekend at Sandscapes …more
Since She Went Away
Since She Went Away
by David Bell
Since She Went Away (7/12/2016)
I'm not going to take up space retelling what the books is about; but let me start by saying that I gave this book five stars which is a rating I usually reserve for something akin to "To Kill A Mockingbird." No, this is not a Pulitizer Prize Winner but I can tell you that …more
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (12/11/2014)
I tried but I just could not get into this book. Not sure what it was; science fiction; fantasy, an adult fairy tale. I'm just not sure. The only think I liked was the description of the relationship between the boy and his family. That was well developed.
The Scavenger's Daughters
The Scavenger's Daughters: Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book One
by Kay Bratt
The Scavenger's Daughters (8/5/2013)
I had great hopes for this book as I thought the subject matter held a lot of possibilities, the story of a poor man in China who earned his living as a junk collector and made a hope for the abandoned infant girls that he found. Indeed, the author did a good job of making …more
The First Affair
The First Affair
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
The First Affair (7/10/2013)
I was really looking forward to reading this book since I enjoyed The Nanny Dairies by the same authors, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. But as someone else mentioned, with a change of names, you have the Monica Lewansky story all over again. The subject was painful to me …more
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