By Georgina Young ** Publication Date 19 February 2021 ** 3.75 stars Lona has dropped out of uni, is living with her parents, and still working her high school job at the local skating rink. Meanwhile all her friends are still in uni and moving on with their lives. But Lona doesn’t care. She doesn’t …
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 Danielle McLaughlin ** Publication Date 5 January 2020 ** 4 stars Nessa works in a gallery where she is procuring both the studio and it’s resident, The Chalk Sculpture. Of course that’s not its real title, but it’s the one most commonly known. Nessa has been taken by Robert Locke’s work for many years. …
By Fredrik Backman ** Publication Date 8 September 2020 ** 5 stars One day a man jumps off a bridge setting off a chain of events even he can’t fathom. Many years later a woman tries to rob a bank, failing miserably, but in turn finding a path forward in life. Five people arrive at …
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 …
By Susie Yang ** Publication Date 8 September 2020 ** 5 stars Ivy Lin is 100% an American teenager. She longs for the same things all American teenagers do – the cool crowd, the handsome boyfriend, the right clothes. But Ivy is not 100% American. Ivy was born in Chongqing China, raised by her grandmother …
By Alice Hoffman ** Publication Date 6 October 2020 ** 5 stars It is the late 1600s and Hannah Owens has found a baby in a basket in a snowy, open field. The baby is wrapped in a blanket stitched with the name Maria. Perched on the basket is a crow. Hannah takes the baby …
By Rachel Gibson ** Publication Date 21 July 2020 ** 4.5 stars Only child, Lou Ann, is a media mogul when it comes to her baby, Lulu the Love Guru. At 38, she has spent her whole adult life nurturing this baby, which has given her fame, fortune, and much happiness. Patricia, Lou Ann’s mom, …
By Barbara O’Neal ** Publication Date 14 July 2020 ** 5 stars This book was phenomenal. I don’t even know where to start to review it. Just a wonderful story from start to finish of four generations of women. Zoe is the mom of Isabel. Isabel has had some sort of tragic bullying episode in …