Recently, my dad asked what I was reading and I replied “The Almond Tree”. His response was “That sounds boring”. He could not be farther from the truth. You should never judge a book by its title. From the start, it is made clear that The Almond Tree is a dark, heartbreaking story of adversity, […]
The Letter is a Lifetime Movie. It has all the elements, with a battered wife, discovery of one’s past and unexpected love (not to mention a heartfelt reunion). Kathryn Hughes’ book would be a good Saturday morning film on a rainy day. Don’t get me wrong, I like Lifetime movies, they are my guilty pleasure, […]
I read Tinkers several years ago and loved it. Paul Harding’s story has beautiful prose and a fascinating storyline. Although, I believe my interest in the novel was due to the fact that its main character, George Crosby is epileptic, a subject that I am interested in. Enon is elegantly written and reread sentences due […]
This was a very odd book. The beginning was ok, it talked about her/his grandparents Desdemona and Lefty, who were also brother and sister living in the old country and emigrating to America and eventually getting married. When Callie was born who is Desdemona and Lefty’s granddaughter that it started to get a little unbelievable […]
Olive Kitteridge is beautifully written but if possible, almost too much so. A strange critic, but because of this I had to reread portions to make sure I understood what was going on and did not develop a connection to any of the characters, nor did I care when one exited and another entered. An […]
In the Shadow of Revenge was a good book. It could have been a great book if it wasn’t for the Ouija Board. When they were children, Cecily, Amelia and Hilary were “blood sisters” and used a Ouija board to tell them everything about their future. Everything changed the day Hilary was raped. Cecily still […]
I first heard about Eve in Hollywood through an ad on Goodreads. I saw the words “All About Eve” splash across the screen and immediately clicked on it as the 1950s film of the same name is my favorite movie. I soon found there was no relation to the film but as I scrolled down […]
I picked this up at my most resent visit to the library and was excited that it wasn’t checked out for once. As this was considered a “new release” at the library I could only check it out for a week. A first was worried that I wouldn’t be able to finish it in time. […]
You Are One of Them is steady, keeping an even pace, but it wasn’t necessarily the thriller I thought it was going to be — for some reason I was picturing espionage. This is not to say that I was disappointed, not by a long shot. You Are One of Them was suspenseful, I assumed […]
Catchy huh? Reconstructing Amelia immediately grabbed my attention but the theme of bullying even more. Amelia, against better judgement is invited to join the Magpies, a high school sorority. Amelia desperately wants to be accepted with the lead “Maggies” threatening her if she lets them down. I found this interesting, with bullying leading to suicide […]