The Shape of Your Heart by Debbie Howells is a heartwarming story of grief and recovery with a bit of romance. It’s charming, emotional, and a very satisfying book. Story Recap: Callie isn’t as ambitious as her sisters but is perfectly content living a simple life in Cornwall, until her fiance is killed in a […]
Maureen by Rachel Joyce is the third book in the Harold Fry series. This can be read as a stand-alone, as the author sums up the previous books, but it would be better to read this series in order. Story Recap: Maureen Fry is living a quiet life with her husband Harold. It’s been ten […]
The Sisters We Were by Wendy Willis Baldwin is an emotional story about two sisters who grew up together, but couldn’t be more different as adults. Story Recap: Pearl still lives in her mother’s home while her mother serves a long prison sentence for manslaughter. Her weight has crept up to a deadly number and […]
I’m very glad I read so many rave reviews for this memoir because I never would have picked this up otherwise. I never watched iCarley, and didn’t know who Jennette McCurdy was. She was a child actress and one of the stars of the hit show, iCarley. I’ve grown up hearing about the many dysfunctional […]
Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander is an emotional story about a woman who hasn’t left her home in months. It is both heartbreaking and inspirational and a book I won’t soon forget. Story Recap: Meredith lives with her rescue cat Fred, and never leaves her home. The only visitors she gets are her friend Sadie […]
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover is the second book in her wildly popular It Ends With Us series. It was also one of my most anticipated books of 2022 and it was worth the wait! I listened to this audiobook and loved every second of it. Story Recap:It Starts With Us is a […]
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is a look at one man’s transformation from a grumpy old man, to a slightly less grumpy old man. It’s the transformation that makes this such an outstanding book, and one that I will be thinking about for a very long time. After the death of his wife, […]
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary is a delightful stand-alone romantic comedy with some hysterical moments in a very heartwarming story. Tiffany Moore needs a flat in London, but can’t afford much. Leon Twomey has a flat but needs cash. Leon decided to advertise a flatshare. Since Leon works nights, and Tiffany works days, they make […]
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang is the second book in her popular The Kiss Quotient Series, but can easily be read as a stand-alone book. I just loved this book and I believe it’s the best book, so far, in The Kiss Quotient series. Khai Diep believes he has no feelings unless you count […]
Some of It Was Real by Nan Fischer is one of my top books of 2022. When I received the ARC, I thought it would be a fun, light romance that I was sure I would enjoy, and it was that, but so much more! I just loved this mix of romance, suspense, and mystery […]