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Still Life
Still Life
by Sarah Winman
Beautifully Written, A Paean to Art and All Types of Love (4/25/2023)
While I very much enjoyed this book, anyone uncomfortable with lesbian/gay love affairs and sexual situations might not. The dialogue reminded me of Hemingway and the settings were described so beautifully as to make me fall in love with Italy. The rich descriptions of the …more
The Gifts
The Gifts: A Novel
by Liz Hyder
Magical, riveting, empowering. (3/9/2023)
I enjoyed The Gifts, it pulled me quickly into the Victorian era and spun a story from which I could not disentangle myself. The Gifts speaks to the power of women to chart their own destiny in the face of societal norms and oppression and despite the established …more
When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky
When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky
by Margaret Verble
Enthralling Story, Great Characters (10/11/2021)
Two Feathers is a young Cherokee horse rider who is at the center of the story. The setting is the 1920s at the Glendale Park Zoo. Verble’s skillful depiction of the Park Zoo creates a mesmerizing backdrop on which to parade her characters. The Park Zoo itself becomes a …more
These Toxic Things
These Toxic Things
by Rachel Howzell Hall
Clever Hook, Annoyingly Lead (9/28/2021)
These Toxic Things has such a clever premise that I dove right into it. However, by the halfway mark I had figured out most of the plot and more importantly I was sick of the main character. Mickie Lambert constantly borrows and stains her mom’s clothes. She drives a hand …more
Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights: A Novel
by Joshua Henkin
Compassionate and Heartrending (9/19/2021)
Henkin created characters and a storyline that will follow you long after you turn the last page. This is not a flashy story. It is a story that seems filled wth real people who are dealing with the seemingly random unfairness of life as best they can. Morningside Heights …more
Tin Camp Road
Tin Camp Road
by Ellen Airgood
This Book makes You Step Beyond Yourself (8/9/2021)
This is a quiet book. The story of a single mother’s struggle to be a good parent while dealing with poverty and limited resources. It reminds us of the importance of community and belonging. It asks the reader to define the meaning of home and explore what it means to have …more
The Other Passenger
The Other Passenger
by Louise Candlish
Suspenseful Thriller (7/31/2021)
Reading Candlish’s The Other Passenger is comparable to watching a long far off train making its way to a collapsed trestle over a 1,000 ft drop, you know disaster is coming but you are powerless to stop it. There are twists within twists and an ending worth the wait. There …more
All the Little Hopes
All the Little Hopes: A Novel
by Leah Weiss
Wonderful Story. (6/25/2021)
In All The Little Hopes Leah Weiss uses historical fiction as the vehicle for an engaging coming of age story. She deftly weaves the themes of friendship, home, family, acceptance, forgiveness, belonging, and justice in a story set in rural North Carolina during WWII. From …more
Of Women and Salt
Of Women and Salt
by Gabriela Garcia
Tell Me More (4/24/2021)
Of Woman and Salt is a series of stories that graphically depicts the struggles of women and their daughters against the brutalities of men and society and there is little subtlety. It spans 1866-2019 and bounces back and forth throughout the book. There are several …more
The Narrowboat Summer
The Narrowboat Summer
by Anne Youngson
The Canal Stole The Show (11/6/2020)
Thank you to BrookBrowse for providing me with an ARC of The Narrowboat Summer. I had eagerly awaited this book as I had so enjoyed Anne Youngson's Meet me At The Museum. Fans of that book may be disappointed, as this book did not meet my expectations. In her new novel Ms. …more
The Paris Hours
The Paris Hours: A Novel
by Alex George
A Day to Remember (5/26/2020)
This book is composed of brain burning, gasp inducing scenes that will stay with you forever. One day in Paris, four main characters, mystery upon mystery and it all unwinds and just when you think it's over,,,, it really isn't.
The Paris Hours is not a long book but it …more
Catherine House
Catherine House: A Novel
by Elisabeth Thomas
Disappointment (3/8/2020)
As a fan of gothic mysteries I was excited to receive a copy of Catharine House. Unfortunately, a nominal plot is surrounded by sparse character development, silly dialogue, and repetitive descriptions. The main character although more fully developed than the others was …more
Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins
Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins
by Katarina Bivald
Illusions Fade Over Time (11/28/2019)
Having read The Readers Of Broken Wheel Recommend, I was eager to read The Pine Away Motel and Cabins. However, this book was more than I expected and when I finished it I wasn't left with a feel good residue. While the story traffics in lost love, missed chances, second …more
The Big Finish
The Big Finish
by Brooke Fossey
The Big Finish is a BIG HIT (9/28/2019)
The Big Finish surprised me. I thought I knew where the story was going but it took me so many places I didn't expect to go. I read this book quickly as I was immediately moved from the role of passive reader to involved reader by the laugh out loud dialogue. I soon learned …more
Inland
Inland
by Téa Obreht
A Haunting Journey Through The American West. (9/8/2019)
Inland captivated me from the beginning. It is that rare story, one that once I reached the end I wanted to go back to the beginning and start again. There are so many pieces that Obreht provides that lay there waiting, and yet somehow are carried along within the writing, …more
Bellweather Rhapsody
Bellweather Rhapsody
by Kate Racculia
Mystery, Music, Murder, Humor and a Coming of Age Novel (4/8/2018)
I loved this novel. It is funny, so funny I laughed out loud. It accurately and lovingly reflects how music truly entrances and collects musicians even before they become musicians. It is also brutally honest about musical prodigies, success and failure, dreams and reality. …more
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