Rating: 8.5 General Rating: But for the ending, this would be a nine. Skip factor: 1%. I skipped next to nothing. Who should read: Readers who like books that jump (POVs and time), and those who like to analyze a good mystery. Summary: Without spoiling this entire book, the gist of the story is two troubled … Read more
Rating: 9 General Rating: A fast, hard-to-put-down, detective crime thriller. Skip factor: 1%. Only skipped when I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. Who should read: Readers who like thrillers—especially detective-crime junkies—this is for you. I neglected chores and duties to sort out who the fictitious serial killer was. Summary: Detective Tess is called to the … Read more
Rating: 9 – 9.5 General Rating: Keeps your attention throughout. Skip factor: 0% which doesn’t happen too often. Who should read: Any woman would like this story. But those who enjoy great writing will love. Summary: The story starts off with a bang. When Libby Miller arrives home to break the news to her husband that she has … Read more
Want to be a writer? Um, maybe you don’t. I’m in a hostage situation. See that view in the window? (Yes, I have my Jack pants on.) That’s me. Every morning. At 5 am. Scratch that, 4 am. Okay, scratch that, too. Truthfully, I’ve been up between 2:30 and 3 am every day this week, … Read more
Rating: 8 General Rating: A World War II story about the perseverance of three sisters, whom survived Auschwitz and Birkenau. Who should read: Those interested in touching stories about holocaust survivors. Sisters. Women who have survived similar atrocities, and certainly survivors and children of holocaust survivors. Skip factor: 8%. I skipped more than a little between 60% … Read more
Rating: 10 Serendipitous. Heartfelt and enjoyable. A lovely warm tale about a woman and a tentacled creature. If only life mimicked this book, rewarded truly deserving people who have weathered fate’s storms. Skip factor: I skipped nothing. 0% Who should read? Readers who need a boost from life’s norm. Women who love serendipitous stories … Read more
Rating: 9 Hard to read at times because of the clear picture this author paints. Skip factor: My normal 3-5% Who should read? Compassionates. Anyone who would like to understand why people risk their lives and the lives of their family, leaving everything they have behind, and begin anew. This is a story of … Read more
Rating: 8.5 General Rating: Is this book for you? It’s a hodgepodge of stories, Libby Jones’s, mostly. She’s a single girl turning twenty-five and about to inherit? What? She’s not quite sure. Break to the story of beautiful Lucy and her two children struggling to survive. Enter an odd character named Finn. The reader is certain … Read more
Rating: 9 General Rating: Wow, wow, wow, this is the most enlightening non-fiction I’ve read. Reading this book was difficult but I highly recommend it. Who should read: Everyone. At the risk of showing my hurried, unorganized behavior, I’ll admit I did not know this was based on a true story until I had finished it. … Read more
Name: The Truth About Forever Author: Sarah Dessen Rating: 9.5 General Rating: A perfectly sweet book to make you forget the pandemic. It ranks as one of my favorite YA books. Skip factor: >1% I barely skipped anything. A few times I … Read more
