3.75 out of 4 stars. “20 pounds never looked so strong!” Tom Ryan loved his routine in Newburyport, MA. He ran his own local newspaper called the “Undertoad”, was familiar…
Incendiary by Chris Cleeve
2.9 out of 4 stars. A suicide bomb, infidelity, and insanity is all too dark a combo for me. A woman loses her husband and son when they attend a soccer…
“Before Everything” by Victoria Redel
3.5 out of 4 stars. A group of friends deal with death. Anna has always been a star able to create a gravitational pull with whomever she meets. She is…
“American Fire” by Monica Hesse
4.0 out of 4.0 stars. “People do crazy things for love” Accomack County, Virginia had no idea that they would spend months sleepless and scared due to an arsonist being…
“The Other Alcott” by Elise Hooper
3.6 out of 4 stars. Like “Little Women”? Then you will be obsessed with this one! The black sheep of “Little Women” was Amy March, the sister that was always…
“Pack of Two” by Caroline Knapp
3.75 out of 4 stars. “The intricate bond between people and dogs” I believe everyone who loves dogs can relate to Caroline Knapp’s story. She was someone at 36 that…
“Under the Tuscan Sun” by Frances Mayes
3.75 out of 4 stars. If you like any (or all) of these 3 thing things: Italy, food, and/or breathtaking landscapes than you will love this book. Frances Mayes introduces…
“The Woman I Wanted to Be” by Diane Von Furstenberg
3.0 out of 4 stars. “I love her designs but hate this book” Diane von Furstenberg is one of the most influential designers of our time. She took the “wrap…
“My Paris Dream” by Kate Betts
3.75 out of 4 stars. Whose dream isn’t Paris?! Kate Betts has so far lived a wonderful life. It almost seems fictional. However, I didn’t read this book rolling my…
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3.6 out of 4 stars. Jeeze, some people will do ANYTHING for the lime light. Monique Grant is a journalist that is down on her luck. She is in the…