🥯 🥯 1/2 This is Not About Us Allegra Goodman 310 Pages Random House/The Dial Press Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org I was very torn about this book. I really wanted to love it; I had read Ms. Goodman’s books in the past and … Continued
🤰🏽🤰🏽🤰🏽🤰🏽🤰🏽 The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore Anika Fajardo 384 Pages Gallery Books Goodreads/Amazon.com/Bookshop.org What attracted me to this book at the library was its cover; I am a sucker for pretty covers. I am also attracted to unusual titles … Continued
📸📸📸📸 When We Were Brilliant Lynn Cullen 400 pages Berkeley Publishing Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org Anything that is about Marilyn Monroe will automatically get my attention. I am fascinated by her, for reasons that I do not understand. This novel is a fictional … Continued
👩🏫👩🏫👩🏫👩🏫 Anne of a Different Island Virginia Kantra 368 pages Berkeley Publishing Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org I confess that I cannot resist books that associate themselves with or are a riff off of another book, especially classics, even where I never read the … Continued
🤰🏻🤰🏻🤰🏻 She Took My Baby Steena Holmes 328 pages Bookouture Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org Trina and Rosalind, the two main characters, went through foster care together and have been friends ever since. Now, Trina is a nanny for Rosalind and both women became … Continued
🤰🤰🤰🤰1/2 The Water Lies Amy Myerson 347 pages Thomas & Mercer Goodreads/ Amazon/Bookshop.org This is the first book I have read by Amy Myerson but it will not be my last. This was a gripping psychological suspense novel with well … Continued
🕎🕎🕎🕎 The Matzah Ball Jean Meltzer 416 pages Mira Publishing Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org The Matzah Ball is a cute little romp through Hanukkah written by Jean Meltzer who specializes in cute. We meet Rachel, a young woman with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an … Continued
😷😷😷😷 A Little Hope Ethan Joella Scribner 320 pages Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org Just a little note to the readers, not to be misled by the cover of the book. This would lead me to believe that this is an optimistic, upbeat book. … Continued
✍️✍️✍️ The Correspondent Virginia Evans 291 pages Crown Publishing Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org This book is not for everyone. While I ended up liking it more than I originally expected after starting it, I was not as enthralled by it as some. In … Continued
🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️1/2 Buckeye Patrick Ryan 451 pages Random House Publishing Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org As I have aged, I have found that my patience with character-driven novels has worn thin. I have eschewed many works of literary fiction in favor of psychological suspense, mysteries … Continued