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Help Wanted
Help Wanted: A Novel
by Adelle Waldman
Help Wanted (2/24/2024)
Thank you Bookbrowse and the publisher for sending an advance reading copy of this book.
Using a mundane topic about working in a big box store and turning it into a very interesting storyline in Help Wanted, worked! I enjoyed seeing the relationships between co-workers and …more
The Lost Bookshop
The Lost Bookshop
by Evie Woods
The Lost Bookshop (1/29/2024)
I believe that books and stories, once read, will somehow leave a piece of them inside you. This one surely did, and will stay with me awhile. If one enjoys magical realism, this one is for you. For me, this began in slow motion and finally picked up speed midway through …more
The Witches at the End of the World
The Witches at the End of the World
by Chelsea Iversen
The Witches at the End of the World (9/18/2023)
Family, love, hate, sibling rivalry, and paranoia all told through the eyes of sisters Minna and Kaija using witches and witch spells as the backdrop for this novel was ingenious. Could the author use any other type of theme to present family dynamics? Maybe, but the witch …more
Delicate Condition
Delicate Condition
by Danielle Valentine
Intriguing storyline (7/17/2023)
Delicate Condition is the perfect title for this book.
Unsettling? at times.
Hysteria? possibly.
Gaslighting? maybe.
A hint of the "supernatural" sprinkled throughout? read this and decide for yourself.
This one has it all, desperation, suspense, lies, and even the myriad of …more
Cradles of the Reich
Cradles of the Reich: A Novel
by Jennifer Coburn
Cradles of the Reich (9/15/2022)
With an historian’s eye for detail and accuracy, Jennifer Coburn shines a light on a lesser known despicable program established in 1935 by Nazi socialists to further the 3rd Reich’s goal of a pure Aryan race. The goal of the program Lebensborn, founded by Heinrich Himmler …more
The Empire of Dirt
The Empire of Dirt: A Novel
by Francesca Manfredi
Empire of Dirt (6/23/2022)
This is not your "run of the mill" coming -of-age story. "In this captivating English-language debut, three generations of women must face their secrets and regrets when an old family curse awakens" is a blurb used to describe this novel, yet for me, it didn't read that way. …more
Good Husbands
Good Husbands: A Novel
by Cate Ray
Good Husbands (4/12/2022)
Good drama with a hint of suspense! The format, having each wife tell their own story about the letter and their respective husbands, worked for me. The story moved easily throughout. I think having a touch more information about the past lives of the husbands would have …more
The Fields
The Fields: A Novel
by Erin Young
The Fields (10/14/2021)
Like a train leaving a station, Erin Young's debut novel starts slowly as she introduces myriad threads that require a reader's focus because as the story progresses and picks up speed, the characters and plots begin to mesh accelerating to a wild and surprising conclusion. …more
Of Women and Salt
Of Women and Salt
by Gabriela Garcia
Of Women and Salt (4/18/2021)
I was looking forward to reading this book. It discusses immigration, family relationships and the lives of the women within this story through the decades. Unfortunately, the story is not told in chronological order and becomes choppy when going from one chapter to the …more
Black Widows
Black Widows: A Novel
by Cate Quinn
Black Widows (1/7/2021)
Not your usual husband/wife thriller - one husband, three wives, with more wives on the way? One may never know because Blake is dead and all three wives are suspects. Through the story, with each wife telling their version, both with Blake and each other, their respective …more
The Last Mrs. Parrish
The Last Mrs. Parrish
by Liv Constantine
The Last Mrs. Parrish (12/2/2020)
Great premise. Oh, what the harlot will do. Oh, what the wife will do. Oh, what the husband will do between the two!
a MUST read!
The Glass Hotel
The Glass Hotel
by Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel (8/11/2020)
A literary mystery inspired by the Madoff Ponzi scheme. The author has once again intertwined characters having been swept up by Jonathan Alkaitis and his investment firm or the periphery of his actions. We also come across a message having been scrawled on a 5 star hotel …more
The Last Flight
The Last Flight
by Julie Clark
The Last Flight (5/6/2020)
Interesting premise - if one needed to disappear would the choice be to leave quickly, book a flight and hope to find someone at the airport needing to do the same thing? This psychological thriller does just that, Claire and Eva each need to find ways to vanish. They …more
Catherine House
Catherine House: A Novel
by Elisabeth Thomas
Catherine House (4/3/2020)
This is a debut novel and it felt that way. I felt like I was reading snippets of a story not the whole story, it didn't flow smoothly. I didn't get a real feel for any of the characters, they seemed shallow, and with the school being considered its own character, it fell …more
The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James
The Sun Down Motel (11/17/2019)
Excellent story. This is my first experience reading a Simone St. James novel and I enjoyed every minute of it. The storylines of the past and present, told through Carly and Viv, were easy to follow. The creepiness of the motel adds to both storylines. Something happened …more
The Guest Book
The Guest Book
by Sarah Blake
The Guest Book (7/22/2019)
On a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best, I rate his book an average 3. The story gave me a New York City feel while reading it. I kept getting "The Kennedys" and "Camelot" vibe and I did feel the "WASPYness" of the story. I didn't relate to any of the characters in this …more
A Ladder to the Sky
A Ladder to the Sky: A Novel
by John Boyne
A Ladder to the Sky (10/28/2018)
WOW, what a story. Maurice Swift has one single ambition, to become an award winning writer. He has such extreme ambition that nothing and no one will stand in his way, not even death. He uses every method imaginable to be that writer and leave a legacy in his field. We …more
Force of Nature
Force of Nature: Aaron Falk Mystery #2
by Jane Harper
Force of Nature (10/28/2018)
give it 3.5 stars. Falk and his partner, Carmen, have been assigned to obtain contracts from a company they are investigating. The one problem they are dealing with is that Alice, the woman helping them, has disappeared in the woods during her business team building weekend …more
Paris Echo
Paris Echo
by Sebastian Faulks
Paris Echo (8/13/2018)
Paris Echo is the story of two people looking to discover the "secrets" of their past in order to understand and resolve their present-day inner conflicts. A young man leaves his Algerian life for Paris in his search for adventure, meaning, and love while a middle-aged …more
Force of Nature
Force of Nature: Aaron Falk Mystery #2
by Jane Harper
Force of Nature (10/19/2017)
Falk and his partner, Carmen, have been assigned to obtain contracts from a company they are investigating. The one problem they are dealing with is that Alice, the woman helping them, has disappeared in the woods during her business team building weekend getaway. Do any of …more
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