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If your mother is the love of your life, what does that make your husband? One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle is set in the Amalfi coast, need I say more? The scenery was so well described that I wanted to immediately book a trip there. I could almost feel the sun on my face.… Continue reading One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
I am a Weyward, and wild inside. Weyward by Emilia Hart covers three main characters and three different time periods. I think Hart did an excellent job weaving together these stories. All three women are connected by blood. The author describes the setting down the the earthy smells at the family's grand family estate in… Continue reading Weyward by Emilia Hart
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell is a beautifully written novel and I can see it is a lyrical masterpiece, but I just didn't connect with it. Maggie O'Farrell is hit or miss with me. This is a case of wrong book, wrong time. “The Marriage Portrait” drops us into the panicked mind of a… Continue reading The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
This is a WWII story based on a true story that reads like fiction. This is about a quiet book worm type of woman who becomes a famous sniper with a kill record of over 300 kills. This story will suck you in and the details will have you shaking your head in surprise and… Continue reading The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
I wanted to know if this lived up to the hype! I didn't follow his story in the press and never really knew much about his mother but was interested in what his book was about because I've heard so much about it lately. I listened to this on audio and I would say YES,… Continue reading Spare by Prince Harry
The self-appointed mayor of a tiny Italian village is determined to save his hometown no matter the cost in this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming debut novel. This was an absurdly, funny story. A great mix of characters and a charming Italian village, this one will be liked by fans of A Man Called Ove or… Continue reading The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon
In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson—featuring the smart and complex Lily Kintner from his acclaimed novel, The Kind Worth Killing—a private eye starts to follow a possibly adulterous husband, but little does he know that the twisted trail will lead back to the woman who hired him. This is book #2… Continue reading The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
This was a fast paced thriller about hope, loss, & the secrets in marriage. It was tense but also sad at times. A content warning: this one talks about IVF, miscarriage, & pregnancy issues. It doesn't go into too much detail but miscarriage and loss is a theme in this book. I highly enjoyed this… Continue reading It’s One Of Us by J.T. Ellison
A dark, suspenseful new thriller about the mysteries of fate, the unbreakable bond of siblings, and a notorious serial killer who was said to know the future. If your familiar with Alex North's work, this has the same feel as his previous novels The Whisper Man and The Shadows. The main idea in this book… Continue reading The Angel Maker by Alex North
This one reads like a literary mystery. How important can podcasts be in solving cold cases? Can one person's memory of a past event really hold the key to solving a case? Can adolescent memory be trusted? What if the person who should speak up, never does? These are all questions that I thought about… Continue reading I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Mekkai