3.75 out of 4 stars. A unique crime novel who had a great cast of characters The Bright Ideas bookstore is a normal place with a peculiar cast of characters,…
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“a piece of the world” by Christina Baker Kline
3.75 out of 4 stars. “A perspective into what the Andrew Wyeth painting, Christina’s World was all about” Christina Olson lived on the farm in Cushing, Maine that has been…
“Small Admissions” by Amy Poeppel
3.5 out of 4 stars. 100% a guilty pleasure book. Kate Pearson is a nut case. She had her life all set up for her but even though she is…
“Next Year For Sure” – Zoey Leigh Peterson
3.7 out of 4 stars. This one took me by surprise! Kathryn and Chris are live-in long time lovers. They have been dating for what seems like forever. Through this…
“Jonathan Unleashed” – Meg Rosoff
3.0 out of 4 stars. A marked adult fiction book that would resonate better with the young adult readers. Jonathan Trefoil is a young man down on his luck. He is at…
“All The Ugly and Wonderful Things” – Bryn Greenwood
3.4 out of 4 stars. Tick tock, tick tock. That is the sound of my clock in the background as I try to write a review for this book. I…
“The Mothers” by Brit Bennett
3.65 out of 4 stars. How your own secret to keep at 17 somehow affects your life’s relationships down the line. High school is an absolute miserable experience for most…
“My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry” – Fredrik Backman
3.5 out of 4 stars. A version of Rohl Dahl’s “The BFG” for adults. Elsa is a 7-year-old girl who is not used to an easy life. She gets beat…
“A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman
You will fall in love with Ove even though he doesn’t even want you to like him. 3.5 out of 4 stars. Ove is a 59 year old man who…
“The Opposite of Everyone” – Joshilyn Jackson
3.7 out of 4 stars. “I was born blue.” I picked this book up blindly at the library. Meaning I hadn’t heard much about it (most likely since it is…