Month: February 2017

I would like to thank First to Read, and Berkley Books for an ARC of “The Night the Lights Went Out” by Karen White, for my honest review. The genres of this book are women’s fiction and mystery. I always enjoy Karen White’s novels, and I think this is my favorite. I find that the

“The Roanoke Girls” by Amy Engel Reviewer: Linda Zagon   I would like to thank LibraryThing and Crown and Random House LLC for an Advanced Reading Edition of “The Roanoke Girls” by Amy Engel, in exchange for my honest review. The genres of this novel are fiction and mystery. I find that the author, Amy

Kudos to Abby Fabiaschi for writing “I Liked My Life”! What an unorthodox and unusual concept for the plot! The genre of this book is fiction, with a touch of telepathy. Would you ever think of looking for a replacement spouse and mother for your child in case of your death? After Maddy (the mother

I would like to thank NetGalley and Grove Atlantic and Grove Press for an ARC of “The Refugees” by Viet Thanh Nguyen for my honest review. The genre of this novel is fiction, possibly historical fiction. This novel is composed of eight short stories written by the author. All the stories reflect Vietnamese life in

I enjoyed reading “Forever is the Worst Long Time” by Camille Pagan. The genre of this book is women’s fiction., with a touch of romantic fiction. I find that the author writes about friendship, betrayal, loyalty, trust, family, love and hope. The characters are flawed, complex and human.There are complications, stress and adversity in life

I would like to thank NetGalley and Sourcebook Landmark for the ARC of “The Hidden Thread” by Liz Trenow for my honest review. The genre for this novel is historical fiction. Liz Trenow sets the timeline in the 1700s in England describing silk weaving , and the English and French weavers. In addition we see

I would like to thank NetGalley and Random Publishing House for the ARC of “Everything Belongs to Us” by Yoojin Grace Wuertz in exchange for my honest review. The genres of this novel are Fiction, Women Fiction, and I would add Historical Fiction. The setting of this novel is Seoul, South Korea around 1978. I

I would like to thank NetGalley and Montlake Romance for the ARC of “Playing With Trouble” by Joya Ryan. The genre of this novel is romantic fiction. Laura Baughman returns to her hometown after being away 10 years to take over the family Flower Shop. Returning after a failed marriage, Laura is surprised to find

I would like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam, G.P. Putnam’s Sons for the e-book of “Lucky Boy” by Shanthi Sekaran. Especially with the recent news of immigration, this is a timely read. The genre of this book is fiction. The author writes of Solimar, an undocumented Mexican, who has a treacherous journey to

I would like to thank NetGalley and Atria Books for this edition of “Every Dead Thing” by John Connolly to read and review. I read one of John Connolly’s later books ,” A Time of Torment”, and found that intriguing. “Every Dead Thing” is the very first book written in the Charlie Parker series written