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Everything We Never Knew
Everything We Never Knew: A Novel
by Julianne Hough
Everything We Never Knew (7/25/2024)
I must admit, I wasn't a fan of all the woo-woo stuff, but Hough and Goodlett's descriptive writing had me sucked in from the get-go. I could see, hear, feel, taste and smell right along with Lexi. I could sympathize with her frustrations and saw myself wanting to do battle …more
Day
Day: A Novel
by Michael Cunningham
Day (10/10/2023)
I loved the basic context of this book: life on the same date, before, during, and after the pandemic. I loved the narratives and descriptions. I just wish I loved the characters. Nobody ever really DOES anything, except for Wolfe - and he doesn't even exist. Everyone loves …more
Delicate Condition
Delicate Condition
by Danielle Valentine
Delicate Condition should be called Mysterious Condition (7/8/2023)
Not gonna lie, this book lost me on so many levels. It claims to be a portrayal of rampant misogyny in the medical establishment and how women are left helpless when dealing with issues of infertility, IVF, pregnancy, and childbirth. In reality, it's a book about magic and …more
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
by Spencer Quinn
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge (4/3/2023)
Mrs. Plansky is the grandmother I aspire to become. She is fearless, feisty, and fabulous all at once. I'm not sure some of the circumstances are totally believable, but who cares, the plot is delightful! What a fun adventure. I'd take a trip with Loretta anytime! I wanted …more
Zig-Zag Boy
Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood
by Tanya Frank
Zig-Zag Boy (2/18/2023)
I loved this book, and I hated it. It is so real and so raw. Tanya Frank offers up a first-person reality story of how an entire family suffers when one member is afflicted with mental illness. Truthfully, this could be any family with a member who requires constant care …more
Margot
Margot: A Novel
by Wendell Steavenson
Margot (12/21/2022)
I loved this book! I wish I had Margo's strength. The only child of a "raving perfectionist" mother and a "father-shaped man," she was shuttled between a Park Avenue apartment and a country estate with an ancient resident grandmother. Born with the proverbial silver spoon …more
The Lies I Tell
The Lies I Tell: A Novel
by Julie Clark
The Lies I Tell (4/4/2022)
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, or conned, or cheated, or used, or...

I found myself rooting for the con artist, knowing that what she was doing was wrong but feeling that it was just so right. I loved that Meg partnered with unsuspecting women to target men who …more
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
The Personal Librarian (2/4/2021)
Marie has done it again! Another amazing work of historical fiction. There are so many fascinating nuances about this little-known woman and indeed about her benefactor JP Morgan as well. This beautifully written book flows seamlessly throughout the years as Belle & JP …more
The Prophets
The Prophets
by Robert Jones Jr.
The Prophets (10/12/2020)
This book contains lots of hard subjects to think about - slavery, oppression, and sexual orientation. It was at times brutal, but so was slavery. I don't think I've heard about any other authors taking on the subject of sexual orientation during the time of slavery, …more
The Thirty Names of Night
The Thirty Names of Night
by Zeyn Joukhadar
The Thirty Names Of Night (8/25/2020)
Ambivalent is the way I feel about this book. I enjoyed the writing with its vivid descriptions which so clearly brought to mind the images of New York over time from the early 1900's to today. Unfortunately, there is much that the author assumes the reader will understand …more
Ruthie Fear
Ruthie Fear: A Novel
by Maxim Loskutoff
Ruthie Fear (6/11/2020)
Disjointed is the word that comes to mind when I think of this book. I had trouble deciding how the characters "fit" in relation to the Native American culture. So many sub plots were alluded to but never developed. The reader is left to "fill in the gaps" in many instances. …more
Migrations
Migrations: A Novel
by Charlotte McConaghy
Migrations (4/3/2020)
"The world was a different place, once." The world that Franny lives in is one I hope we never realize. Her single minded determination to follow the terns across the globe is nothing short of incredible. So many stories are told - lives changed, loves lost. Faded memories …more
The Madwoman and the Roomba
The Madwoman and the Roomba: My Year of Domestic Mayhem
by SandraTsing Loh
The Madwoman and the Roomba (3/27/2020)
Snort, chuckle, guffaw…these and more await you as you delve into this book. I think every possible nook and cranny of the author's life has been exposed and made fun of. No skeletons remain hidden in her family closets much to the delight of the reader. Her tales are …more
The Yellow Bird Sings
The Yellow Bird Sings: A Novel
by Jennifer Rosner
The Yellow Bird Sings (12/4/2019)
She and her mother are hiding from the Germans in a cold, drafty barn. She is 5 years old, Jewish, hungry, scared, and has only her imaginary yellow bird to occupy her days. Not the typical life of a child. A music prodigy whose father has just been killed by the Nazis, she …more
The Big Finish
The Big Finish
by Brooke Fossey
The Big Finish (10/5/2019)
The Big Finish should definitely be packed in your travel bag for some light reading at the beach or on a trip. It's a fast moving easily followed novel with just the right number of characters… a book you can sit back and read like a magazine. I don't think the plot is " …more
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt: A Novel
by Andrea Bobotis
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt (6/30/2019)
A list of possessions becomes a list of memories and secrets kept for 60 years. I wanted to hear more from Judith as she brought forth the relevance of each item in her inventory as it related to the history of her family and the small southern town of her childhood. I …more
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