The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore is a sweet, heartwarming story of a small-town librarian and her small circle of friends. Story Recap: Sloane Parker is a librarian who lives a sheltered life in a small town. Her one brief window of joy comes when library patron and curmudgeon, Arthur McLachlan, come into […]
Lone Women by Victor LaValle is a book of many genres. It’s women’s fiction, historical fiction, thriller, mystery, horror, suspense, and some magic. I enjoyed this mixture very much. Story Recap: Lone Women refers to the practice of single women going to Montana to homestead. In this book, we meet Adelaide Henry, a lone woman […]
This was my first book by Alex Finlay and I am glad I finally read one of his books. What Have We Done is a fast-paced, exciting thriller that had me up at night trying to finish the book. The short chapters with varied POVs helped to move this story along quickly as well as […]
Go as a River by Shelley Read is a beautifully written, poignant story about one woman’s journey after a fateful choice that changed her life forever. Story Recap: Victoria Nash is a teenager in the 1940s living on her family’s peach farm. As the only woman in the family, she learned to run the household […]
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 Key to My Heart by Lia Louis is a heartwarming story about one woman’s journey to deal with her grief. I loved this book that followed her journey. Story Recap: Natalie Fincher has it all until she doesn’t anymore. When her husband suddenly dies, all her hopes and dreams die with him. After two […]
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson is a fun, bookish book, set in a small town with interesting, relatable characters. I read this book with a big smile on my face. Story Recap: Maggie Banks hasn’t figured out her life yet, she jumps from job to job and finds herself still living […]
For Halloween, I’m sharing my audiobook reviews for the four books of the Practical Magic Series by Alice Hoffman I loved this prequel to Practical Magic. It follows the life of Maria Owens and how she ended up in Massachusetts after being abandoned in a field in England as a baby, during the 1600s. This […]
Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby is the story of a young governess who works for the wealthy Austen family, cousins of the now-famous Jane Austen, and forms a friendship with the author. Story Recap: Anne Sharpe’s fortunes change dramatically after her mother dies, and her estranged father only gives her a small allowance to live […]
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, […]