“Love & Gelato” by Jenna Evans Welch Sixteen year old Lina is having a very rough year. Her mother just died after a short battle with cancer leaving her alone. During the four months she was sick, Hadley began to tell her daughter wild stories from her youth with a “friend” named Howard and now… Read More Book of the Month: October 2018
“Dark Matter” by Blake Crouch Jason Dessen was a brilliant scientist on the verge of a major breakthrough in his career, his wife was an up and coming artist – then Daniela got pregnant and they gave up on their careers to start a family together. Neither of them regretting the choice they made even… Read More Book of the Month: September 2018
“The Alice Network” by Kate Quinn This dual perspective/dual timeline story is told by Evelyn (Eve) as she gets recruited by the British to be a member of The Alice Network, a group of female spies passing information throughout Europe in an attempt to outsmart the Nazi’s during the First World War and Charlotte (Charlie),… Read More Book of the Month: August 2018
“The Dry” by Jane Harper Talk about a page turner. “The Dry” follows Officer Aaron Falk as he returns to his hometown for Luke’s funeral, his childhood best friend. Circumstances around his friend’s death couldn’t be more horrific and Aaron’s countdown until he can leave Kiewarra begins the minute he steps foot back in the… Read More Book of the Month: July 2018
“Lilac Girls” by Martha Hall Kelly “Lilac Girls” is a beautifully written debut novel by a New England native. The story begins in 1939 and follows three women for twenty years during WWII. Caroline, a former actress turned consulate worker, lives in the United States and does all she can to support the people of… Read More Book of the Month: June 2018
“Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng A nomadic mother and daughter, Mia & Pearl, pull into the picture perfect town of Shaker Heights with the intention of finally putting down some roots. It is there where they meet the Richardson family. Elena Richardson, the matriarch of the family, is a perfectionistic journalist whose need to… Read More Book of the Month: May 2018
“A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman Ove is, for lack of a better word, a grump. Even though in the book he has aged fifty-nine years, I pictured him to look more like the little old man from the movie UP. Ove hates everything and everyone and doesn’t understand why people just can’t figure… Read More Book of the Month: April 2018
“The Last Mrs. Parrish” by Liv Constantine Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. A page-turning thriller about a woman who conceives a plot to work her way into the life of a married couple is told in two parts from two different characters POV. As the book opens, Amber is putting her master… Read More Book of the Month: March 2018
“Salt to the Sea” by Ruta Sepetys This gripping historical fiction tale is written from four different character’s POV set in Germany during World War II. Joana, Florian and Emilia are attempting to evacuate Germany ahead of the Red Army’s invasion while Alfred is a loyal member of Hilter’s Kriegsmarine. Joana, a young Lithuanian woman… Read More Book of the Month: February 2018
“All the Missing Girls” by Megan Miranda Before I started reading “All the Missing Girls” I wasn’t aware that the book was written in reverse. The story starts on Day 15 and as the main character, Nik, returns to her home town to help her brother and ailing Dad sell their family home she steps… Read More Book of the Month: January 2018