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The Days When Birds Come Back
The Days When Birds Come Back
by Deborah Reed
Learning to Live with Tragedy (11/22/2017)
What an interesting story! Deborah Reed beautifully describes the Oregon coast. I loved the character development of June and Jameson. Their personal tragedies and their individual difficulties in dealing with these tragedies were so elegantly imagined by the author. The …more
The Almost Sisters
The Almost Sisters
by Joshilyn Jackson
A Southern Tale (5/5/2017)
From Birchie and Wattie to Rachel and Leia, all the main characters in this book had "almost sister" relationships. A very readable tale of life in the South as it has been lived and is still lived today. Leia's vision of the "Second South" where her unborn son could exist …more
If We Were Villains
If We Were Villains
by M. L. Rio
Shakespearean Drama in Real Time (3/16/2017)
At the end of 40 pages, I was thinking of dumping this book and not finishing it, that it was not my kind of book. But I kept on reading and ultimately, the immersion of the characters in their love of Shakespeare's dramas, in their love of the art of acting, and in their …more
Edgar and Lucy
Edgar and Lucy
by Victor Lodato
A Book Worth Reading - Don't Give Up! (11/27/2016)
This books is a puzzle for me in that it is not the type of book I usually enjoy. It is a dark story, full of unhappy people, but the more I read, the more I wanted to read it. The compelling part was the need to find out what was going to happen to Edgar.
The Secret Ingredient of Wishes
The Secret Ingredient of Wishes
by Susan Bishop Crispell
A Fairytale for Adults (7/16/2016)
With wishes floating around on slips of paper, and secrets baked into pies, this charming story catches you up and holds you. Definitely a great summer beach read! I enjoyed it immensely and will be looking for Ms. Crispell's next book when it comes out.
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel
by Bryn Greenwood
Ugly and Wonderful Things Is an Understatement! (5/7/2016)
I liked this book more than I thought I would. Wavy is a little girl, wise beyond her years. "Not to be trusted" is her byword, as she's learned from abusive parents. This is a raw story about a child who is regarded as "simple" but who is really quite brilliant. Her mother …more
The Railwayman's Wife
The Railwayman's Wife
by Ashley Hay
An Australian Love Story (2/10/2016)
This is a very interesting and evocative look at life on the coast of New South Wales a few years after the end of the Second World War. The characters are very well drawn, and the story is a compelling one. There is romance, a bit of a mystery, poetry, and what we now call …more
The Opposite of Everyone
The Opposite of Everyone
by Joshilyn Jackson
An Unusual Tale (11/27/2015)
Upon reading the first few pages of this book, I was prepared to dislike it. The characters and the language were not in my field of interest, I thought. But the farther into the story I got, the more the story grabbed me. The development of the main character, Paula Vauss …more
Trust No One
Trust No One: A Thriller
by Paul Cleave
Who Dunit Indeed! (6/4/2015)
Paul Cleave has captured the essence of the current interest in Alzheimer's disease in this story about Jerry Grey (pen name Henry Cutter). The author manipulates the story so well, even splitting the personality of Jerry Grey with that of Henry Cutter, that the reader is …more
Everybody Rise
Everybody Rise
by Stephanie Clifford
The Clematis Vine Climber (3/12/2015)
This is a story about trying to fit into "society" in New York City and trying to live like a socialite without the resources to sustain the lifestyle. The protagonist, Evelyn Beegan struggles to insert herself into this elitist group by using friends and acquaintances from …more
House of Echoes
House of Echoes: A Novel
by Brendan Duffy
A Suspenseful Tale Worth Reading (2/1/2015)
This story is filled with tension from the very beginning. It grips you and holds you and makes you keep reading to see what is going to happen next. You feel sure there is some other-worldly presence lurking, but then you think it's a man possibly mentally ill and escaped …more
A Fireproof Home for the Bride
A Fireproof Home for the Bride
by Amy Scheibe
Growing Up in the '50s in Rural America (12/23/2014)
I grew up in Midwest America during the time period covered in this book. So I could relate quite well to the people described as well as many events that took place in this novel. I was however unaware of the prejudices that Emmy encountered in her Minnesota community. …more
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