What’s Left Unsaid
“Sometimes one person’s mistakes set off a shock wave of devastation in the lives of those around them.”
The Midnight Library
“It’s hard to predict, isn’t it? The things that will make us happy?”
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“Happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end, everyone wants to be remembered.”
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
“We need James Bond with a library science degree.”
The Marriage Code
“Rishi couldn’t hide his real life from his parents forever, and doing so had potentially ruined the one thing he’d ever had that was real.”
This Secret Thing
"Everyone was guilty of something. It didn't take a detective to figure that out."
A Christmas Resolution
‘A Christmas Resolution’ did not change my opinion about short stories. There just isn't enough book to…
Little Fires Everywhere
Oofta. A very popular book, but this was a distressing read for me. It probably didn’t help that I…
Against All Odds
Against all odds... you might like this book....Unrealistic and unrelatable. Maybe I'm not the target audience. I don't know. But this book had…
The Dilemma
I have to admit, as I talked through the scenarios with my husband the decisions seemed silly and simple, but when you're reading the book, the author does a great job of drawing you into the minds of the characters and feeling their struggle.
The Story of Arthur Truluv
I read ‘A Man Called Ove’ and I liked that better. This one lacked some plausibility- especially in terms of the teenager.
Night Road
This is a hard book for me to review. I read it and then read some other reviews and see that people either loved it or dismissed it. And I can see both sides.
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Annoyed. My idea of a good romance novel is not one that champions infidelity. This book follows two women- one in the…
You Were Always Mine
A little more slow-moving than I generally prefer, but I wouldn’t call it boring. Really interesting subject matter. Having experienced adoption and loss herself, the author exposes the raw emotion and honesty involved with both and lets us…
The Great Alone
No, it was not a thriller, and yes, the dysfunction in the family was angering. But after finishing, I think it painted a good picture of the struggles and psychology behind domestic abuse situations. Although…
Rule of Law
It gave me a lot to think about in regard to what circumstances are appropriate for litigation against our President with sensitivity to matters of national security.
Into the Water
There was a bit of mystery to unravel but it was fairly predictable and uncreative in my opinion. She teased the aha!-moments enough that they lost their punch. Nothing felt…
The Rooster Bar
Not my favorite John Grisham book. It was less a legal thriller and more like a drama/narrative/retelling of a story that wasn’t very compelling. It took me awhile to figure out where…
The Collectors
I liked this book but I think I just took too long to read it.
The Progeny/Firstborn
A great, fast-paced duology!