By Rebecca Phelps ** Publication Date 30 March 2021 ** 5 stars Marina’s brother was killed in a tragic accident four years ago. Run over by a train, everyone believes his best friend Kieran pushed him. But not a piece of Robbie was ever found. No clothes. No shoes. Nothing. He just vanished into thin …
By Jessica Strawser ** Publication Date 23 March 2021 ** 5 stars What if you took an at-home DNA test just for fun and suddenly discovered you had an unknown sibling? More and more often this actual event is happening all over the world. Jessica Strawser artfully conveys the story of Caroline, whose birth family …
By Kim Neville ** Publication Date 16 March 2021 ** 4 stars Objects hold memories and feelings. At least that is what Ev experiences. Just like some people can see sounds, Ev can pick up an object and feel whatever the previous owner felt. For Ev these objects are “stained” with memories. There are good …
By Elle Cosimano ** Publication Date 2 February 2021 ** 4.25 stars Finlay’s life is currently in chaos. Her ex-husband and his soon-to-be bride are trying to take the kids away. She has a book commitment that she has fallen horribly behind on. The bills are stacking up. And now she’s been informed by the …
By Suzanne Redfearn ** Publication Date 1 February 2021 ** 4.5 stars Hadley is married to Frank. They have one daughter, Matti, and are guardians of Hadley’s nephew, Skipper. They appear to live an idyllic life in Orange County, CA. Nice community, beautiful home, good schools. There are dark secrets hiding in this house, though. …
By Kaya McLaren ** Publication Date 19 January 2021 ** 5 stars Amy finds out she has breast cancer and must undergo a double mastectomy and chemo. Her husband, a cop who was a first responder at the Oklahoma City bombing, is still trying to cope with his own trauma, and now must be Amy’s …
By Jennifer Snow ** Publication Date 12 January 2021 ** 4.25 stars Beth never expected to find out her husband was having an affair. After all, they had been together nearly forever. They have two kids and Beth is a devoted mom and wife. But there you have it. Her husband died with a smile …
By Cecily von Ziegesar ** Publication Date 10 November 2020 ** 4.5 stars Welcome to Cobble Hill, a charming neighborhood in Brooklyn. Here live a bunch of rather interesting characters whose lives are intertwined in ways you could never imagine. There’s Stuart Little, lead singer for the Three Blind Mice, along with his wife Mandy, …
By Philippa Gregory ** Publication Date 24 November 2020 ** 3.5 stars Book reviews are always subjective. Philippa Gregory is a fabulous novelist and the stories are well written. But try as a might, this book was a challenge for me to finish. Perhaps because I hadn’t read Tidelands, I wasn’t completely invested in the …
By Lia Louis ** Publication Date 14 July 2020 ** 4.25 stars Emmie Blue’s life has never been normal. Her mom hasn’t been around much. Since Emmie was a young teen, her mom has been on the road traveling with festivals. Emmie doesn’t even know her father. All she knows is what her mom told …