The non-fiction book discussion participants were very interested in reading this. The group was given two and a half months to do so, but only two actually finished it. So first, let’s get the negativity out of the way. Here are those comments: “WAY, WAY, WAY too long.” OK, that is true. “WAY, WAY, WAY … Continue reading
One of my favorite books from last year is The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, which is about how a family reacts to their inheritance (or lack thereof) after the patriarch of the family passes away. So when The Heirs was being reviewed, it sounded very much like The Nest. One reviewer compared it with … Continue reading
On one warm afternoon, sisters Lissie and Janey are outside playing with their special porcelain dolls. Their mother has made these dolls just for them, just like she has done for many little girls over the years. Lissie and Janey love playing with their special dolls, but sometimes Lissie gets a little bored. Sometimes she … Continue reading
Charming is the best way to describe this sweet story. The title character is a jeweler that owns a small shop in a small town in England. Things are not going well for Benedict Stone. His wife has left him, saying she needs some time and space. His parents are long dead, and the brother … Continue reading
Mean Girls to the nth degree is the best way to describe DeBoard’s novel The Drowning Girls. The McGinnis family is all set to begin a new life in “The Palms” a luxury gated community where husband Phil has just landed the job of community relations specialist. And with the job comes a home in … Continue reading
Truly Madly Guilty, Moriarty’s newest, has probably the least shock value as her others. I do not mean there is no shock value, just not as much as usual. It all starts with a barbeque. A simple, summer pleasure that happens all over the world every day. Friends get together, someone cooks, someone brings drinks, … Continue reading
Yes, another “Girl” book. But the reviews on this one are amazing and according to USA Today “Ron Howard is already on tap to direct a movie version of ‘The Girl Before.” Now, trying to tell someone about this novel without giving too much away is a bit tricky, but here goes… There two narrators … Continue reading
