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Edgar and Lucy
Edgar and Lucy
by Victor Lodato
Well Worth the Read (11/21/2016)
At first, I wondered how I was going to fit in a book of 500 pages and be able to stay with it to the end. Much to my delight, this book compelled me to keep reading and the pages flew by quickly. I loved the short chapters which allowed me to get quick reads tucked into my …more
The Next
The Next
by Stephanie Gangi
Mixed Feelings About This Book (7/15/2016)
Finished this book about 1 week ago and felt I needed to let it sink in a bit before writing this review. My mixed feelings right at completion did resolve a bit over time.

I was fascinated by the basic storyline - someone coming back as a ghost. The turmoil of the main …more
The Secret Language of Stones
The Secret Language of Stones: A Daughters of La Lune Novel
by M. J. Rose
Mystical Meets Historical Fiction (4/4/2016)
An enjoyable mix of historical fiction, mysticism, art, jewelry making and relationships. The main character, Opaline, was believable and tied together these elements as she interacted with family, friends, clients and the men in her life. I was able to imagine her and the …more
Shelter
Shelter
by Jung Yun
Highly Recommend (12/2/2015)
A book I was engrossed in from the start. The shocking tragedy happens within the first pages and the reader is then drawn into the deeper levels of the story. The characters were developed enough to allow me to like some, dislike others, yet see them all as real. The basic …more
Maybe in Another Life
Maybe in Another Life
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
What If You Made The Other Choice... (5/27/2015)
This was an easy read with an interesting premise - there are options to life based on our decisions. I've often thought I would like to know what might have happened in my own life if I had made "the other choice".

I liked the structure of moving back and forth between the …more
The Silver Witch
The Silver Witch
by Paula Brackston
Mix of History & Mystical (2/14/2015)
Enjoyed reading this book. I liked the switch between narrators (Seren and Tilda) along with the switch back and forth between the past and present. The author did a good job of linking the two main characters across their different times and telling each story. A piece of …more
The Secrets of Midwives
The Secrets of Midwives
by Sally Hepworth
Multiple Secrets Reveal Multiple Links (12/7/2014)
This was a quick read. Enjoyed the three person narration style which changed from chapter to chapter. Each main character had a different personality and approached similar topics with a different viewpoint. I did think the storyline was a bit predictable, but it flowed. …more
A Paris Apartment
A Paris Apartment
by Michelle Gable
Blending Real Life and Fiction (4/17/2014)
i was fascinated by the premise of this book - a Paris apartment found that had been abandoned over 40 years previously. I recalled a recent news story about the same and discovered that this book was, indeed, based on fact.

Michelle Gable does a wonderful job of taking …more
The Last Enchantments
The Last Enchantments
by Charles Finch
The Last Enchantments - Generated Mixed Feelings (12/16/2013)
I found The Last Enchantments to be an interesting book, both liking and disliking elements. Overall, I would rate it 4 out of 5. The book did keep me interested enough in the characters to keep reading until the end, even when I found them shallow at times. I believe the …more
Palisades Park
Palisades Park
by Alan Brennert
Nice History of Palisades Park in a Fictional Mode (3/8/2013)
Overall the book was an easy read. Characters were believable, but not developed very deeply. Historical information delivered throughout the fictional story was interesting and provided a good picture of the park through the years. At times I felt that the author jumped …more
All You Could Ask For
All You Could Ask For
by Mike Greenberg
Conflicted on this Book (12/4/2012)
I finished this book quickly, put off writing the review because I ended up feeling conflicted about it.

The book started off well in Part 1 and I did like the chapter by chapter switch between the main characters that set the stage for each of their lives. Each woman was …more
The Bloodletter's Daughter
The Bloodletter's Daughter: A Novel of Old Bohemia
by Linda Lafferty
Bohemian History and Legend All Together (9/28/2012)
I selected this book since my heritage is Bohemian and I was drawn to the potential of learning some history of my ancestors. Although a bit of a slow start, within the first 100 pages I was drawn into the story and the characters and found it hard to put the book down. I …more
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