This is the first book that has moved me in a while. There are times when you come across a book that you become completely buried in…it is hard to break away even for a moment without finding out what will happen next. I felt this way about The Lotus Eaters yet in some ways [...]
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The False Friend by Myla Goldberg
This is the story of Celia Durst and a childhood friendship. Celia was best friends with a girl named Djuna when they were 11-years-old. They were confidant and so into their friendship with each other that they did not need anyone else. That kind of friendship developed followers and three girls began to follow them [...]
Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson
Backseat Saints is the story of Rose Lolley otherwise known as Ro Grandee. Rose grew up in a home where her mother abandoned her at a young age and her father beat her. Rose is full of sass and spunk and ends up marrying Thom Grandee. She moves to Texas and puts on the face [...]
Faithful Place by Tana French
I was ridiculously excited to finally get my hands on this book. I had a hold placed on it at my local library for so long that I had forgotten that I was waiting for it. Tana French is an Irish author and her first two books were wonderful. Faithful Place is the story of [...]
Imperfect Birds by Ann Lamott
Imperfect Birds revisits the character for Rosie Ferguson from earlier books by Ann Lamott. I enjoyed this because I was already familiar with the characters and their backgrounds and was eager to know what would happen next. Unfortunately, in this story, Rosie is a seventeen-year-old dealing with a lot of issues that teenagers face. She [...]
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I have heard some murmurs about this book and was excited when my sister-in law sent it my way. It is the best book I have read in a long long time. This is the first novel by Kathryn Stockett and I am excited about whatever she decides to write next. The Help takes place [...]
Green City in the Sun by Barbara Wood
I have had a hard time finding a book that has kept me interested through the end. I was a little bit surprised to find that it was this book that did, as it is 600+ pages. Green City in the Sun is the story of two families during the birth and growth of Kenya. [...]
Five Quarters of an Orange by Joanne Harris
This is one of those books that you know right away something traumatic happened but it takes a long time to find out what. The narrator of the story is Framboise Dartigan. As an adult she has moved back to the same small French town that she had grown up in as a child. Her [...]
Heart of the Matter by Emily Griffin
Emily Griffin is one of my favorite “chick lit” authors. The books that she writes are enjoyable and move quickly. This book is about Nick and Tessa Russo. Nick is a pediatric plastic surgeon. Tessa had been a professor and has recently quit her job to be a full time parent to their two children. [...]
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
It took me a long time to decide to read this book. I saw it everywhere and people had told me it was great, but for some reason I was hesitant to start it. There have been several books that have come so highly recommended that there is no way they can live up to [...]
