Wow! I did NOT see that coming! I don't want to brag or anything, but I am usually pretty good at guessing the outcome of stories. But truly, this one took me by surprise...and kept me up late!
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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald – Book Review
I felt so many things with this book. While Fowler's more recent book, A Good Neighborhood, is completely different than this, her first book, both show her skill for stripping her characters down and laying bare all the things that makes them human, warts and all.
A Man Called Ove – Book Review
I almost didn't read this book. I wasn't really looking forward to it. After reading Bear Town about a year ago, which I didn't care for, I was afraid that this book wouldn't live up to the hype. But start it I did, and I'm glad for it.
Where the Crawdads Sing – Book Review
This book actually reminded me a little bit of To Kill a Mockingbird – the writing, the Southern setting, the pacing, the court case, the prejudice, but particularly the court case.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Book Review
A chronicle of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the tattooist of Auschwitz, as he risked his life to help others survive and fell in love during the bleakest of circumstances.
Bellewether – Book Review
Divided loyalties and deadly secrets are taking their toll on the daughter of the house where enemy soldiers are housed. But as her prejudice disappears and she falls for the enemy, their love story ends tragically, or does it?
The Baker’s Secret – Book Review
From critically acclaimed author Stephen P. Kiernan, The Baker's Secret delves into finding hope under the bleakest of circumstances in this WWII historical fiction.
Becoming – Book Review
Becoming by Michelle ObamaPublished by: CrownPublish Date: November 13, 2018Genre(s): autobiography, memoir, nonfiction, politicsHB&W Rating: 5 StarsView on GoodreadsBuy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository I grew up with a disabled dad in a too-small house with not much money in a starting-to-fail neighborhood, and I also grew up surrounded by love and music … Continue reading Becoming – Book Review
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Book Review
The story of how a poor black woman's cells, taken without her consent, changed the face of medicine.
The Child Finder – Book Review
Naomi Cottle has a talent for finding missing children with a sixth sense born of a past she cannot remember. It's been three years since the disappearance of Madison Culver, and the odds are not in her favor. Her parents' last hope remains with Naomi, as she strategically works her way through the mountainous forest of Washington state to bring Madison home, dead or alive.