Reviews by Sherrie R. (Fort Worth, TX)

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Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
by Carol Smith
Crossing the River by Carol Smith (2/25/2021)
This is a beautifully written memoir by Carol Smith who is heartbroken by the death of her young son Christopher and how she was able to overcome her grief. Six months after losing her son, she returns to the newsroom and works on the Medical desk. Each of the seven storiesmore
Force of Nature: Aaron Falk Mystery #2
by Jane Harper
Looking for a terrific mystery to lose yourself in? (10/20/2017)
Federal Agents Falk and Cooper are anxiously waiting to hear from their undercover source of a company they are investigating. At the same time the members are on an Outward Bound type of retreat in the deep woods. Five women go in but only four come out. What happens ismore
Underground Airlines
by Ben H. Winters
Unstoppable Stunning Suspense! (8/27/2016)
The premise that the Civil War never existed, living in our current world of social media, with huge data systems that render us "on the grid" 24/7.

Nothing is ever as it seems on the surface - you can never be sure of anyone's motivations. It moves with such speed asmore
The Forgetting Time
by Sharon Guskin
Fantastic Read! (12/8/2015)
The writing was fluid, the story so mysterious that I couldn't put it down. I was captivated by Janie, Noah, and Anderson, their relationships with each other and their journey. It is a mesmerizing read that will stretch your mind with all its possibilities that you maymore
Descent
by Tim Johnston
What a wild ride! (11/14/2014)
Since I love alpine hiking and wanted to read this story about a young girl and her brother who go for a morning run up the mountains one day. Every time I opened this book, I was immediately swept into a haunting world of dark thick forest high in the Rockies, silent darkmore
Accidents of Marriage
by Randy Susan Meyers
Accidents of Marriage (6/25/2014)
At first I did not like the way the two major characters were portrayed- it seemed simplistic with each of them being so self absorbed. I was put off by some of the graphic language- especially on the occasions with the author's use of "retarded." Thankfully that was keptmore
Lost Luggage
by Jordi Punti
Pack your bags, take a trip in this engrossing and absorbing story! (9/4/2013)
This is a wonderful story about 4 brothers with the same father and four mothers. Their father was only in their lives briefly when they were young. Travel with them as they find each other and begin their search for their father in an intriguing journey through Europe,more
Children of the Jacaranda Tree
by Sahar Delijani
Fascinating book, riveting reading (2/22/2013)
I was intrigued to read a story by an Iranian author whose family lived in Iran during the 1983 revolution. She tells a vivid and enduring story how it affected so many lives through the years.

From the harrowing beginning when Azar was being taken to the hospital to havemore
Salvation of a Saint
by Keigo Higashino
Salvation of a Saint (9/17/2012)
I really liked this book. I was intrigued about the relationship between Ayane and Hiromi. Once Yukawa got involved in the investigations, the book went to another level.
I was intrigued by the different ways Kusanagi and Yukawa approached the murder. Once Kusanagimore
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