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Seven hours in the past. Seven days in the present. Seven survivors remaining. Who would you save? A decade ago, two vans filled with high school seniors on a school service trip crashed into a Tennessee ravine—a tragedy that claimed the lives of multiple classmates and teachers. The nine students who managed to escape the… Continue reading The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda
This isn't your typical romance. The main character is obsessed with serial killers. But this one had me hooked and laughing throughout. I enjoyed the witty, quirky way this was written. If you have a sense of humor that is a little sideways and you enjoy romance, you will like this one! Phoebe comes from… Continue reading Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
I thought the first half of this book was very slow and could have had 100 pages taken out. The last half of the book was amazing. If this wouldn't have been a book club book, I may have DNF'd this one, but I am glad I stuck with it. This was a slow burn.… Continue reading The Island by Victoria Hislop
Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script. This is a romance for those HEA fans! I DETEST… Continue reading The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
It's a truth often acknowledged that when a journalist and Jane Austen fan girl ends up living next door to a cynical but handsome crime writer, romantic sparks will fly! This is a Jane Austen inspired contemporary romance that will put you in the mood to watch Downton Abbey again. It is has a Victorian… Continue reading What Would Jane Austen Do? by Linda Corbett
I couldn't get a hard copy of this right away so I listened to the audio to see if this lived up to the hype. And at first, there was a bit of world and character building so I wasn't immediately drawn in. But then, the chemistry between characters picked up so I was hooked… Continue reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
This was such a good humoured book and just what I needed right now. This has characters you can get to know and love. It is light and funny. The pacing is pretty quick. We read this for book club, so I hope most people like this one. This one starts out with 84 year… Continue reading The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
This was a very character driven story with a lot of heart. The characters in this one are so real and so complicated that I wanted to get to know them better. The group of 6 in The Celebrants become close friends in college after switching colleges and being the newbies, but not freshman. Alec,… Continue reading The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed. The Secret Book of Flora Lea had a premise that intrigued me right away. It contains bookstores, secrets, and magical realism. All… Continue reading The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
Here is the synopsis of this book: Twenty-one-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit or money to speak of, her options are limited, so when an opportunity to work as a… Continue reading JUNE BOOKCLUB – THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF TANNER & LOUISE BY COLLEEN OAKLY