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The Seven O'Clock Club
The Seven O'Clock Club
by Amelia Ireland
Ride the rollercoaster (12/18/2024)
I was very much looking forward to the book and the premise that four strangers join a therapy group together in order to get over some common, unnamed struggle. As the characters unfolded, the book took the reader into the backstories of the four strangers and there were, …more
Two Storm Wood
Two Storm Wood: A Novel
by Philip Gray
An Unexpected Pleasure (1/31/2022)
Military battlefields are not my favorite scene for a novel. And I was expecting the story to focus more on Amy and Edward (I love a love story!) and less on the men and the fighting and the atrocities of war. Much to my surprise, the book kept me enthralled, wanting to …more
The Sunset Route
The Sunset Route: Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West
by Carrot Quinn
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (8/23/2021)
The beautiful writing style captured the intense and often difficult realization of being a motherless child. Though Carrot's mother was there, she wasn't. What I found most profound was that she more than survived, and went on to fully understand and make peace with why …more
Lady Sunshine
Lady Sunshine
by Amy Mason Doan
A Sweet Summer Read (6/16/2021)
Lady Sunshine is a book to savor with a cold beverage at the beach or while relaxing on a comfortable porch sofa. From the California setting to summer to music jam sessions and complicated family drama, it provided the entertainment I was looking for in a great summer read. …more
Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics
by Jill McCorkle
A Book you literally can't put down (7/9/2020)
Though I loved the writing style and the character development, I found the switching between characters by chapter to be confusing. Not enough of a story was revealed before moving on to the next character and chapter. Stories of childhood were hard to keep straight -- …more
Miss Austen
Miss Austen
by Gill Hornby
Sisters (3/31/2020)
Very few relationships come close to the intensity of sisters. If close, there is nothing that can come between them. Such was the case with Cassandra and Jane Austen. Though more of a supporting character in a family with some very colorful personalities, Cassandra Austen …more
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Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
Praised by Parade and The New York Times Book Review, this debut features a 1960s scientist turned TV cooking star.

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    A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life—and love—can sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry).

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    A cranky ex-actress and her Gen Z sobriety sponsor team up to solve a murder that could send her back to prison in this dazzling mystery.

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    Ginseng Roots
    by Craig Thompson

    A new graphic memoir from the author of Blankets and Habibi about class, childhood labor, and Wisconsin’s ginseng industry.

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