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
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
It is a difficult to determine if Alice Hoffman’s newest novel, Faithful, is a teen novel with an adult theme or an adult novel that feels like a teen read. When the novel begins, the main character, Shelby Richmond, is a typical teen that has just had her life completely upended when tragedy strikes. This … Continue reading
Even at 12 years old, CeeCee Honeycutt is used to acting like a grown up. She often has to be a mother to her own mother, who’s one claim to fame is being the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen. She doesn’t let anyone forget it, and as time goes on, CeeCee’s mother becomes more and more … Continue reading
I do not like and rarely read sweet, sentimental, charming novels. (You cannot see me but I am making gagging faces even thinking about those kind of novels.) But the Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper tickled me in ways I do not understand and I have to begrudgingly admit that this novel is the best … Continue reading
Nantucket is a simple read; I am sure you have read something very similar before: Island boy meets little rich girl who is on vacation They fall in love Of course her daddy does not like Lots of sneaking around They get caught! Daddy is putting a stop to all this But rich girl is not … Continue reading
Remember the game “Telephone”? You probably played it as a child. Here is the version that my friends and I played: Person A whispers a secret to Person B. (You can only say it once.) Then Person B whispers what they heard to Person C. (Again, only said once.) Person C then whispers it to … Continue reading
