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Seven Days of Us: A Novel
by Francesca Hornak
Not to be missed! (6/25/2017)
Seven Days of Us starts out slowly but stay with it because it is one of the best books I have read in a while. Told in alternating viewpoints, the Birch family chronicles the seven days they spend in quarantine (or as the patriarch Andrew Birch calls it "Haag arrest")more
The Stars Are Fire
by Anita Shreve
Beautifully written book (3/1/2017)
The Stars Are Fire is a beautifully written story that is both heart-breaking and ultimately redemptive. The story is based on the true story of the 1947 fire that burned a significant portion of Maine's coastal towns. As the book opens, Grace and her family live in a smallmore
The Typewriter's Tale
by Michiel Heyns
Loved Frieda more than the book (12/27/2016)
The Typewriter's Tale started strong but could not keep that momentum going for the entire tale. Frieda Wroth, Henry James' typist, has a wry sense of humor and plays entertaining games to keep herself occupied while waiting for James to utter his next words for her tomore
The Comet Seekers
by Helen Sedgwick
Not exactly what I expected (9/25/2016)
The Comet Seekers is beautifully written. I was so excited to read it based on the summary and other reviews I had read. Somehow, I just did not totally connect with the story. There are SO many characters that I found it hard to keep up with them all. I also just did notmore
The Book That Matters Most: A Novel
by Ann Hood
Not What I Thought it Would Be (6/24/2016)
2.5-3 stars

The Book That Matters Most was not my favorite story. The concept sounded wonderful, and I was really looking forward to reading it. However, it did not meet my expectations because the story was very disjointed. The main character Ava drove me a little crazymore
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