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Mockingbird Summer
Mockingbird Summer: A Novel
by Lynda Rutledge
Didn't Grab Me (1/16/2024)
I started to read this book and it didn't grab me right away so I put it down. I then picked it up again and got half way through and it still didn't grab me. The subject matter has been told in other stories that I feel were better written. This one I was able to put down …more
Wild and Distant Seas
Wild and Distant Seas: A Novel
by Tara Karr Roberts
Evangeline (10/20/2023)
First, I want to say I liked this story. I found the writing to be very well done. The story made me want to keep turning the pages. I had to finish the book. There was no guessing the end and I like that in a story. To use a partial sentence from the book..."his tale was …more
The Continental Affair
The Continental Affair: A Novel
by Christine Mangan
Detached (7/1/2023)
I do not like saying this, but I did not like this story. I kept reading hoping it would get better. I didn't care for the way it presented the characters Henri and Louise and the back and forth and the before and after story line.
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
by Spencer Quinn
COURAGEOUS/HUMOROUS (4/28/2023)
I enjoyed this little book. I am adding it to the summer reads at our library. I loved the fierceness of Mrs. Plansky, her look on life, how she handled all of her situations, family, love, even her tennis game. As I was reading this little novel, I kept thinking what a fun …more
Margot
Margot: A Novel
by Wendell Steavenson
Can't Always Get What You Want... (12/21/2022)
MARGOT...very interesting story. I am surprised Margot made it anywhere with the mother and father that raised her. Highly intelligent, Margot worked hard to get into Radcliffe College in the late 1960s, Margot makes it. However, there are lots of trials and tribulations …more
Libertie
Libertie
by Kaitlyn Greenidge
THE POINT (4/1/2022)
I have to give three stars to the writer of this novel. But I was very disappointed. We read this for book club and everyone had the same response, "what was the point." The cover is awesome. It definitely grabbed me. Even the beginning of the story kept me going, but as I …more
Mrs. March
Mrs. March: A Novel
by Virginia Feito
Terrible (8/27/2021)
I don't know if I'm allowed to say this...I think you needed to be "high" when reading this book. I couldn't finish it fast enough. Awful! I will understand if this can't be displayed.
Lady Sunshine
Lady Sunshine
by Amy Mason Doan
MEMORIES (6/15/2021)
I so enjoyed this story. Lady Sunshine was very well written and the descriptions of the northern San Francisco were right on. The detail of the lives of the characters made me a part of the story (a hidden character). Music, love, laughter, anger, forgiveness but …more
Great Circle
Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead
ADDITIVE (4/24/2021)
You can read the synopsis telling the story. I'm here to say it is an awesome story. Full of page turning adventure, read at your own risk characters, breath-taking country, This story is written so well. All 600 plus pages are amazing. Well done.
Of Women and Salt
Of Women and Salt
by Gabriela Garcia
Disappointed (4/24/2021)
Very disappointed with the story. It didn't pull me in at all and I have read so many other novels about the subject that did pull me in. I share this book with a friend hoping she would give me a different outlook. Unfortunately, she didn't like it either. Too short, too …more
Of Women and Salt
Of Women and Salt
by Gabriela Garcia
The strength of woman (4/9/2021)
This was not a page turner for me. It was full of interesting material, but I have read others that pulled me into the story more. However, the author was able to write a good story and share her thoughts and words. I compliment that. I received a copy and have shared with my friends.
At the Edge of the Haight
At the Edge of the Haight
by Katherine Seligman
A Walk in the Park (10/23/2020)
What made me pick this book was the word HAIGHT in the title. Reason, I did some growing up in the 1960s in the Bay area. Loved going to Golden Gate Park and visiting the Haight Ashbury district. My parents were very worried that I might run away. Little did they know that …more
With or Without You
With or Without You: A Novel
by Caroline Leavitt
WITHOUT (5/21/2020)
You can read a synopsis about WITH OR WITHOUT YOU. The storyline is not what pulled me into the novel. It was each individual character. Simon, Stella, and Libby's personalities are so very different and you just don't know until you turn the page how each individual is …more
American Dirt
American Dirt: A Novel
by Jeanine Cummins
Grateful (3/6/2020)
I couldn't put this book down. I just felt awful for all the characters in the story trying to get to the United States. The research to write this story was done with extreme care. The story was very well written. What a horrible ordeal.
The Magnificent Esme Wells
The Magnificent Esme Wells
by Adrienne Sharp
MEMORIES (2/28/2020)
This story brought up a lot of memories for me. The story of Vegas was a part of my growing up in the 1950's. It was always such a wonder, exciting place to go on vacation. The story really tells it like it was.
The Prisoner's Wife
The Prisoner's Wife
by Maggie Brookes
PAGE TURNER (2/21/2020)
Based on a true story. A farm girl, Izzy and a British soldier, Bill, who is a prisoner of the Nazi's fall in love while Bill is working on Izzy's family farm. And together they escape. They marry on the run, however, that is just the beginning of this story. Izzy and Bill …more
Remembrance
Remembrance
by Rita Woods
INTERESTING (1/24/2020)
When I started Remembrance I wasn't sure I would like it. The beginning of the story was confusing to me. Not sure where the story was going and who was who. I even wrote down the characters names at the beginning. The historical part though at the beginning was interesting, …more
The Starless Sea
The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
FAR BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH (1/15/2020)
I loved this book just as I loved THE NIGHT CIRCUS. Two different reads but Erin Morgenstern is a wonderful writer. THE STARLESS SEA is a book you need to read daily or until you finish it. There is so much going on in this story and it is easy to get lost...but that doesn' …more
Small Days and Nights
Small Days and Nights: A Novel
by Tishani Doshi
IT WAS JUST OVER (11/13/2019)
After I have finished the last page of a book I'm reading and I close the book, I have thoughts and feelings about what I just finished. I think about the characters and their lives. I even go back to the beginning to get a sense or feel of what I have read, talk about it …more
The Seine
The Seine: The River that Made Paris
by Elaine Sciolino
WHAT AN ADVENTURE (10/2/2019)
What an awesome book. THE SEINE is wonderfully written and so very interesting. Not only does it make you want to follow the Seine from beginning to end...the beautiful way the book is written makes you feel that you are literally following the river. The author also makes …more
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