Reviews by Barbara O. (Maryland Heights, MO)

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The Scavenger's Daughters
The Scavenger's Daughters: Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book One
by Kay Bratt
A Delightful Floral Bouquet! (8/1/2013)
A sweet read, the author tells a lovely story of a childless couple and the family they create by opening their humble home to abandoned and orphaned baby and very young little girls. The background story reveals the life of a scavenger as well as the Mao cultural …more
Flat Water Tuesday
Flat Water Tuesday
by Ron Irwin
Wow! (5/21/2013)
Love this book. Beautiful language, beautiful scenery, beautiful story. Loved the way the author weaves the past and the future with layers of intriguing relationships. Not your typical coming of age story. Well done!
Walk Me Home
Walk Me Home
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Survivors (5/8/2013)
Great read for book clubs. Two sisters each coping and surviving true to their individual personalities. Survivors. Beautifully written, their story told in glimpses, just enough facts revealed to keep the reader curious to know what happened. Loved it.
One Minus One
One Minus One: Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Rediscoveries
by Ruth Doan MacDougall
Emotional Conflict (4/10/2013)
Good story relating the emotional pain of a suddenly single young woman as she ventures into the reality of being "one". This period piece also captures New Hampshire as a background character slowly facing decline as the manufacturing plants begin their demise. The author …more
Children of the Jacaranda Tree
Children of the Jacaranda Tree
by Sahar Delijani
Beautiful Writing (2/10/2013)
Beautifully written, "Children of the Jacaranda Tree" reveals what really happened post Revolutionary Iran. The reader is emotionally invested from the start. The author reveals Iran, mysterious and terrifying and yet the reader can relate to love of country, family and …more
With or Without You
With or Without You: A Memoir
by Domenica Ruta
A different Mother/Daughter Love (11/28/2012)
"With or Without You" is a dark memoir of a childhood spent surrounded by drugs and alcohol and a dysfunctional mother and father. Yet despite the darkness there are bright rays of light filled with love and humor. I loved this story and look forward to reading more by this entertaining new author.
The Forgetting Tree
The Forgetting Tree: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
A Magical Journey (8/5/2012)
"The Forgetting Tree" is Claire's story, at first, her happy successful life, then tragedy followed by numbness and illness. A page turner as you journey with Claire back to her youth and forward through great pain to peace. Vivid in it's scent and color and characters, …more
Sentinel
Sentinel: A Spycatcher Novel
by Matthew Dunn
Snowy Thriller (6/8/2012)
The Sentinel is a heart racing page turner. Matthew Dunn engages the reader from the opening chapter and never lets go until the end. Will Cochrane is a character the reader will want to see more of, tough, resourceful and intriguing. One can't help but wonder at his …more
The Secrets of Mary Bowser
The Secrets of Mary Bowser
by Lois Leveen
The Secrets of Mary Bowser (4/11/2012)
The Civil War told from a different perspective, a black female spy. An intriguing story filled with interesting characters, the author keeps the reader entertained from beginning to end with a well told tale.
All Woman and Springtime
All Woman and Springtime: A Novel
by Brandon W. Jones
All woman and Sprngtime (3/12/2012)
Disappointed in this author's attempt to give the reader a glimpse into life in North Korea. The plot fails to convince the reader that two orphans in a tightly controlled police state would find themselves "tricked" into breaking all the rules and being sold as sex slaves. …more
The Starboard Sea
The Starboard Sea: A Novel
by Amber Dermont
Starboard Sea (2/18/2012)
A modern day "Catcher in the Rye", the story of a young man's journey to make sense of his life after a tragic incident. Jason Prosper finds others like himself in a new school his senior year. Their stories and Jason's innate decency lead the reader through a tale of …more
Heat Wave
Heat Wave: A Novel
by Nancy Thayer
Great Beach Read. (5/1/2011)
A book to just relax with, a story of relationships, food and starring in the background, Nantucket. Lose yourself in the story of friends, the good, the bad and the ugly and yet, in the end still friends. Highly entertaining, meant to be read outside with the image in your …more
The Tudor Secret
The Tudor Secret: The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles
by C. W. Gortner
The Tudor Secret (4/1/2011)
The author writes an engaging story seamlessly fitting in a fictional character to historical fact. There are a lot of recognized authors in this genre and it's my opinion that C.W. Gortner deserves to be among them.

Brendan Prescott is an inexperienced young man, forced to …more
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