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…
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“Lily and the Octopus” by Steven Rowley
3.7 out of 4 stars. I love you Lily and I hate you Octopus! Ted is a man who has trouble finding love. He has had one long-term relationship and…
“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…
“The Children” – Ann Leary
3.3 out of 4 stars. A run of the mill revenge plot. C’mon people I am getting too good for these “mysterious” story lines! Twenty nine-year old Charlotte Maynard is…
“A Spool of Blue Thread” – Anne Tyler
“snoozefest” 3.2 out of 4 stars. This is the longest piece of thread ever to be spooled. It just keeps going on and on and it is representative of this…
“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…
“Why We Came to the City” – Kristopher Jansma
3.6 out of 4 stars. A much more serious, mature, and depressing spin on the television show, “Friends”. In this novel, “Why We Came to the City” Jansma introduces us…
“Orphan Train” – Christina Baker Kline
3.8 out of 4 stars. A part of American history that I wish never occurred. A historic fictional piece based in the early 1900s when orphans used to be hauled across country…
“Modern Lovers” – Emma Straub
3.5 out of 4 stars. A light read that will be great for the summertime. Imagine staying friends well into your 40s with the people you were in a college…
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