😷😷😷😷 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
🍝🍝🍝🍝🍝 The View from Lake Como Adriana Trigiani 415 pages Dutton Publishing Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org This is the first book I have read by Adriana Trigiani and it will not be the last. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and highly recommend it … Continued
💲💲💲💲 The Great Mann Kyra Davis Lurie Crown Publishing 302 Pages Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org This novel is an unabashed retelling of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald which takes place in a wealthy Black community in Los Angeles. I was not … Continued
🍸🍸🍸1/2 Falling Apart & Other Gifts From the Universe Catherine Ryan Hyde Lake Union Publishing 286 Pages Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org Although I have other books by her on my Kindle, this is the first of hers that I have actually read. … Continued
🚼️🚼️🚼️🚼️ My Daughter’s Baby Kate Hewitt 316 Pages Bookouture Amazon/Goodreads/Bookshop.org This is the second Kate Hewitt novel I have read. Kate Hewitt writes quick reads that explore family relationships with flawed protagonists. This was no exception. Quick synopsis: A rich … Continued
🕎🕎🕎🕎🕎 1/2 The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah Jean Meltzer 368 pages Harlequin Trade Publishing Amazon/Goodreads/ Bookshop.org This was one of those books that I decided to read on a whim. I had heard of the author but never read anything … Continued
🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭 Love, Lucy Lucille Ball 286 Pages Berkeley Publishing Co. October 1, 1997 Amazon/Goodreads/Bookshop.org I admit: I was predisposed to loving this. I am in my I Love Lucy obsessed phase. I have been watching old episodes of the show … Continued
🌲🌲🌲🌲 In a Distant Valley Shannon Bowring 258 pages Europa Editions Amazon/Goodreads/Bookshop.org This is the third and final installment of a series of character driven novel about the people of a community in Maine, Dalton. While as I have gotten … Continued