“Betrayals don’t cancel each other out. They just hurt more.” They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a… Continue reading Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
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Confessions by Kanae Minato
“I think we regular people may have forgotten a basic truth—we don’t really have the right to judge anyone else.” After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four year old, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the… Continue reading Confessions by Kanae Minato
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
This is a book that isn't my typical genre but I'm glad I gave this one a chance. This is a Newsies type romcom. Nick Russo & Andy Fleming are characters that sucked me in right away. Nick is a reporter from Brooklyn but he is also a closet gay. It is the 50's and… Continue reading We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
This is the first Henning Mankell book I have read. Mankell knows how to write a complex character. This is a Swedish mystery and I definitely like these ones. This one was recommended by my local Indie bookstore owner, DDR. He has a funny story about how he came to carry this book as well,… Continue reading Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin
“Stay I whisper to him. Stay in the car. Stay in this moment. But of course he never does.” Autumn and Phineas (Finny) are neighbors who were born a week apart. Their mothers are best friends, and they eat dinners and spend holidays together like a family. Autumn and Finny were inseparable through childhood. But… Continue reading If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
This one was for book club and I wasn't sure if I would like it or not. The more I thought about it, the more I liked this one. The characters are interesting. And the premise grabbed me right away. Code Name Verity tells the tale of two young women amidst the backdrop of WWII:… Continue reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
“He told me once that sometimes, with some people, it's not about winning or losing, That with some people, it's just about playing. Though for the longest time, I didn't really believe him.” Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays, after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's… Continue reading Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
This is a book for when your in an introspective mood. This is book takes place on the last day of 1984 and 85 year old Lillian Boxfish takes an evening walk through Manhattan. She has very specific stops that she wants to go to. Each for a purpose down memory lane. And she has… Continue reading Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
"When I'm with you...I don't feel like I'm just going through the motions in life. When I'm with you...I feel like actually living." The story follows Mackenzie and Noah, two doctors who work at the same hospital but have never spent any time together. Noah has a reputation for being a scary grump, while Mackenzie… Continue reading The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader
The Sunshine Girls is another historical fiction that was a winner for me! It's a story about friendship and takes place in the 60-70's. This one had me hooked and I flew through this one. This goes back and forth thru time to tell the story. In the present time frame, a famous movie star… Continue reading The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader