Month: February 2017

My Review of “An Unexpected Afterlife” by Dan Sofer Review by Linda Zagon   I would like to thank author Dan Sofer for an ARC of “The Unexpected Afterlife” by Don Sofer for an honest review. The genres of this book are Fiction, Adventure, and Satire. I find that the author has written a unique

WOW!! Kudos to Laurie Frankel, author or “This is How it Always Is”. The genre of this book is Fiction, but in the author’s notes she courageously writes that the motivation comes  from  her living with a family member with the same issues. Rosie and Penn have five children. Rosie is a Physician and Penn

A Review of “I’ve Loved These Days” by Bethany Turner Review by Linda Zagon “I’ve Loved These Days” by Bethany Turner is a charming  enjoyable novel with complex and complicated characters. The genres of this novel are Fiction,Women’s Fiction and Chick Literature with a touch of romance. I find that Bethany Turner has written a

I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for the ARC of “The Shadow Land” by Elizabeth Kostova for my honest review. The genres for this novel are Historical Fiction, General Fiction(Adult) and Literary Fiction. I like the way Elizabeth Kostova describes the landscapes of Bulgaria, and contrasts between the beauty of

I would like to thank NetGalley, and Lake Union Publishing for the ARC of “The Bloom Girls” by Emily  Cavanagh for my honest review. The genre of this novel is Women’s Fiction. I find that the author describes her characters as complex and conflicted.. The novel revolves around the death of the father of the

  I would like to thank the Publishers, HarperCollins, Mira, and Harlequin Enterprises Limited, as well as Pam Jenoff for the Advanced Reader’s Edition of “The Orphan’s Tale” by Pam Jenoff. This has to be one of my favorite Pam Jenoff’s novels. The historical fiction novel takes place during World War Two, and the Holocaust.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Gallery Books for the ARC of “The Last Chance Matinee” by Mariah Stewart in exchange for my honest review. The genre of this book is Women’s fiction. I find that the author describes a dysfunctional family, with characters that are flawed. After Fritz Hudson’s death, his family is

I would like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, and Thomas Dunne Books for the ARC of “The Hope Chest” by Viola Shipman for an honest review. The genre listed for this novel is women’s fiction, but I fell there is a “feel” of historical fiction as well. Mattie and Don are an older

I would like to thank NetGalley and the Independent Book Publishers Association(BPA) for the ARC of “The General’s Women” by Susan Wittig Albert, for my honest review. “The genre of “The General’s Women” is historical fiction. The author writes about General Dwight Eisenhower during the timeline of World War Two when American entered the war,

I would like to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books, Pinnacle for the ARC of “Don’t Tell a Soul” by M. William Phelps for an honest review. The genre of “Don’t Tell a Soul is true crime, and this is the first time I have read and reviewed a true crime novel. This genre reminds me