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The Clockmaker's Daughter
The Clockmaker's Daughter: A Novel
by Kate Morton
A Haunting Story (3/20/2023)
I always enjoy a Kate Morton story; an old house with secrets, a mystery from long ago, and a cast of characters and then a twist that you don't see coming. If I had any complaint it would be too many characters with back stories; I did find myself skimming in the later …more
The Lost English Girl
The Lost English Girl
by Julia Kelly
Just okay (3/19/2023)
I'm an outlier here and I did not finish this book. It's more me than the book itself; I've read too many with this type of story line so I couldn't really connect with the characters.
The Good Sister
The Good Sister
by Sally Hepworth
Deceptive (3/19/2023)
A story that revolves around two twin sisters with very different personalities. The reader gets both sisters's views of their childhood and their current lives. There's something going on here but you just can't quite put your finger on it so you just have to keep reading until the end!
West with Giraffes
West with Giraffes: A Novel
by Lynda Rutledge
A Journey back in time (3/19/2023)
Overall a really good story. We follow four characters; Woody, the Old Man, Red, and the Giraffes across the country from the east coast to the west coast during the dust bowl era. We get a glimpse of what that trip would have been like if we had taken it ourselves back in …more
The God of Endings
The God of Endings: A Novel
by Jacqueline Holland
Lost Interest (11/5/2022)
I requested this book because of the storyline but sadly I could not get invested in the main character. I just felt like the character could have been fleshed out more. There we three storylines happening; past, present, and what was going on with main character (hunger). …more
Good Husbands
Good Husbands: A Novel
by Cate Ray
A Letter Arrives (3/20/2022)
A letter arrives that changes the lives of three women. What would you do? It's a moral and heartbreaking decision. Good plot; good character development. Will look for more from this author.
The Gods of Gotham
The Gods of Gotham: A Novel
by Lyndsay Faye
History & Mystery (4/4/2021)
The author gives us a look at the beginning of the police force “copper stars” in NYC wrapped up in a mystery. Good character development. Held my interest throughout the story. While Jayne Steele is still my favorite for this author; I enjoyed this one very much and will …more
Palace of the Drowned
Palace of the Drowned
by Christine Mangan
Atmospheric (3/6/2021)
If you like a sense of eeriness and gloomy atmosphere then you might enjoy this story. As a reader it kept me on the edge mostly because I had no idea what was going on with the main character; so many things are "hinted" at and I found myself constantly trying to nail down …more
The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
A murder mystery but oh so much more! (12/16/2020)
Great characters with witty conversations , touching realities of old age, life’s choices and their consequences, and a murder mystery to wrap it all into a nice little package. Loved it! Will be looking forward to book 2.
Raft of Stars
Raft of Stars
by Andrew J. Graff
A good YA novel (11/28/2020)
I enjoyed the story of the two boys and their adventure on the river however I felt like this could have been a much deeper story. I know a lot of books these days are 300 pages or less which is a shame. This story had so many character stories going on; Grandpa's past, …more
The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
So much more than a mystery. (11/14/2020)
I smiled. I chuckled a little. I cried. I thought this was just going to be a cozy little mystery. But it was so much more. The characters were so well done; I wanted to be in the room with them listening to their conversations, being a part of their group. This is a story …more
Washington Black
Washington Black
by Esi Edugyan
Different (9/9/2020)
I enjoyed this story. The pace of the book moved along for the most part although there were a couple of sections that I found myself skimming over. Mostly because I wanted more time with the main character. I felt the beginning was better than the end but overall a worthy …more
Migrations
Migrations: A Novel
by Charlotte McConaghy
One to Share (4/11/2020)
This is definitely a book I would share with my book group. It would bring about really great discussions; whether you agree, disagree, or somewhere in between regarding the earth and the changes mankind has wrought the author has written a story to bring the subject to …more
Mighty Justice
Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights
by Dovey Johnson Roundtree , Katie McCabe
Worth it! (9/11/2019)
I'm on page 175 of 304 of Mighty Justice: What I have read so far is very interesting and I couldn't imagine having as much courage and perseverance as this lady had. The only downside for me would be all the names being thrown around. Based on my age and where I grew up …more
You Were There Too
You Were There Too
by Colleen Oakley
I Like Dreaming (8/10/2019)
You know when you have a dream and see someone so clearly; their face; their movements; their clothes; their voice. Then you wake up and realize you have never known that person or seen them but yet they were so real.
Well that's just a piece of what this story is about. But …more
The Blackhouse
The Blackhouse
by Peter May
The book cover says it all! (7/25/2019)
This story is as eerie as the book cover. A very bleak and dark storyline that centers more on the back story of the main character's childhood growing up on Lewis Island that you sometimes forget a murder is supposed to be solved.
It all comes together in the end with a …more
The Winter Soldier
The Winter Soldier
by Daniel Mason
There is a story here (3/14/2019)
There is a heart wrenching story here but first you need to get underneath all of the history and geography. In the beginning I felt like I need a historical textbook next to time but I hung in there and it was worth it in the end. A story of how choices we make can not …more
The Other Typist
The Other Typist: A Novel
by Suzanne Rindell
You think you know, but do you? (2/7/2019)
This was a character driven slow unwrapping of a story with a WTH? ending. We follow the story a two women characters whose lives become entwined so much so that by the last sentence you wondering if you knew what you thought you knew. This is different and that is what made it enjoyable.
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