Life: a Love Story, a review by Di

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πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’— LIFE: A LOVE STORY Elizabeth Berg March 17, 2026 Random House 208 pages GoodreadsΒ | Amazon This is the uplifting story of Flo Greene. She is in her 90s and she has just been given the news that she does … Continued

Saoirse, a review by Di

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🎨🎨🎨 SAOIRSE Charleen Hurtubise Celadon Books February 24, 2026 256 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon Oh my! So many mixed emotions about this book. I don’t even know where to start. The first half of the book: very confusing. … Continued

A Good Animal, a review by Di

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πŸ‘πŸ‘ A GOOD ANIMAL Sara Maurer St Martin’s Press February 24, 2026 288 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon This book starts beautifully. The setting is a farm in northern Michigan, where the family raises sheep. It is blurbed as … Continued

The Bookbinder’s Secret, a review by Di

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πŸ“šπŸ“šπŸ“šπŸ“š THE BOOKBINDER’S SECRET A.D. Bell St. Martin’s Press January 13, 2026 400 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon I love books about books. And, I love books where I learn something. I had no idea that bookbinding was such … Continued

What Happened That Summer, a review by Di

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🎒🎒🎒🎒🎒 WHAT HAPPENED THAT SUMMER Laura Pearson Boldwood Books January 4, 2026 288 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon This book is formatted similarly to Daisy Jones and the Six. It appears to be the transcript of a Podcast, with … Continued

The Girl With Nowhere to Go, a review by Di

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πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€” THE GIRL WITH NOWHERE TO GO Louise Guy Boldwood Books January 28, 2026 358 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon As I write this review, I have not decided yet how to rate it. Basic premise: 2 different families … Continued

Missing Sam, a review by Di

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πŸ‘ŸπŸ‘ŸπŸ‘ŸπŸ‘ŸπŸ‘Ÿ MISSING SAM Thrity Umrigar Algonquin Books January 27, 2026 320 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon I think I have read all of Umrigar’s previous books. She always tells a good story. This story starts out with a mystery/thriller … Continued

Women of a Promiscuous Nature, a review by Di

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πŸ‘ΏπŸ‘ΏπŸ‘ΏπŸ‘ΏπŸ‘Ώ Women of a Promiscuous Nature Donna Everhart Kensington Press January 26, 2026 368 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon The more I read, the more I find out about things I know nothing about. The American Plan was devised … Continued

The Fair-Weather Friend, a review by Di

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β˜€οΈπŸŒ€οΈβ›ˆοΈπŸŒ©οΈ THE FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND Jessie Garcia St Martin’s Press January 20, 2026 320 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon Just about a year ago, I read The Business Trip by this same author. I really enjoyed the fast pace and … Continued