Review: The Proposal

The Proposal by S.E. Lynes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have just finished reading The Proposal by S. E. Lyons. This is the second book that I have read by this author and they just keep getting better.
The Proposal was basically the story of a teacher and writer, Pippa who has written a book that is just so-so and is looking desperately for inspiration for her next novel. When a vagrant comes to her door selling cleaning products she asks him in to tell her his story of how he ended up where he is.
This is the one book of the year for me that can truly be described as the best page turner of my reading year. I have two more of Ms. Lynes novels lined up and away I go to start reading the next in line.
A super read.

Review: Lethal White

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was the fourth in the Cormoran Strike series and I did really like the first 60% of the story. After that I found that it became very convoluted and I felt the writing was done with a lot of fillers. Not really my cup of tea now.

Review: The Other Woman

The Other Woman by Sandie Jones
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Well this book was certainly a surprise. Emily falls in love with Adam and they plan a lovely wedding. What Emily didn't anticipate was that her new mother in law would be so evil. She did everything to break them up and made them postpone their wedding.

All along I could not anticipate what would happen next and it was a surprise at every turn.

An excellent read.

Review: A Ladder to the Sky

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the story of Maurice Swift. Maurice has ambition and wants to become a writer in a big way. That is his only focus. He has one tiny problem; he doesn't have talent. Well, he can put stories together and do rewrites, he has that ability. But a real writer would be able to think up his own plots.

Maurice is very attractive and when working in a hotel in Berlin he manages to become friendly with a famous novelist, Erich Ackerman. Our Maurice is able to get Erich talking about his past and to confide things that he did during the war. Maurice grabs on to this realizing that he has found his perfect first novel.

We visit Maurice in his different stages of life and a leopard never changes his spots.

Review: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Terrific book by Michelle McNamara who tried to identify the ERA (East Area Rapist) for over forty years. She followed every lead possible and never gave up until she lost her own life . Some people say that the book had an unfinished feel to it. Yes, it would because Michelle died before she finished it. Also, they still have not been able to find the killer.

The remainder of the book had to be completed from reading Michelle's notes, of which there were many.

It was an excellent read. 

Review: Sometimes I Lie

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is one of those times when I wish I had a book club and people to discuss the book with.

Two girls, one from parents who drank too much and she was not welled cared for. The other was from a family who cared for her and cherished her. Both girls are shunned at school for not fitting in. When the underprivileged girl attends a new school and meets cherished girl, she becomes her friend and saviour.

The story goes back and forth from current and to notes in one of the girls' diary. It was almost like the girls were interchangeable and even at the very end of the book you had to think hard as to who was who. There were some twists that you would not have anticipated at all.

An excellent read.

Review: The House We Grew Up In

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Basically this was a story about a hoarder, probably the worst hoarder in England. It was a family story also and of how each member fitted into the outcome. There are four children growing up in the story until one loses his life.

The story went back and forth in timeframes, each time a question arose we would revert to the time that was relevant.

I am not a fan of spoilers in reviews. Just so that you know that this is not a thriller or mystery. Its a very human family story. An excellent read.

Review: Commonwealth

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I had such high expectations for this book but it was disappointing for me. I think it fell apart when this blended family of six quite young children, were left to their own devices while the parents slept in, at a motel. They went to the cafe for breakfast and it was still so early. They decided to take themselves to the lake. First though, they broke into the parents car and took a bottle of gin and a handgun.

It was well written and imaginative and I wouldn't discount it completely. Just to say that it wasn't quite my cup of tea.

Review: E is for Evidence

E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

 Kinsey is all alone at Christmas. But just before the close for the holiday she
discovers a deposit to her bank account of $5,000 which she didn't make. Tracing didn't seem to get her anywhere, but eventually she discovers that she is being charged with insurance fraud from the company that she has been doing
investigations for. This tidbit takes her to places that she went as a teenager and
to friends that she had when she was young.

Another aspect is that her ex husband has returned but she is finally able to put
paid to that relationship.

Another winner by Sue Grafton.



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Review: Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship

Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship by Michelle Kuo
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

I will leave this unrated.

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Review: Then She Was Gone

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am giving this book five stars. Although other readers have said that it was predictable, it wasn't like that for me. I was shocked at almost every turn of this story and never really knew where it would go next.

Ellie Mack disappeared shortly before her sixteenth birthday without a trace. Years went by and her mother, Laurel, was still grieving and finding it very hard to move on because of never knowing what had happened to her daughter. Her marriage had broken due to the strain as well and she was living on her own having sold her house and now lives in a flat.

One day a man befriends her in a coffee shop and this starts a chain of events that you really couldn't predict.

An excellent read.


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Review: The Stolen Marriage

The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Tess and her fiance Vincent have been planning their wedding for years. They are in love and want things to be perfect. Vincent is a doctor who is needed in Chicago, a long train ride from their home in Baltimore, where he uses his skills in treating children that are victims of polio. His assignment seems to be extended continuously. Tess does feel bad when she complains about it since so many men are away at war now.

Tess' friend convinces her to go away for a weekend getaway to Washington where she makes a huge mistake with an almost complete stranger named Henry. She falls pregnant and in those days this was not an easy situation.

She handles herself quite bravely for the forties and decides to keep her baby when it is born. But she will need a little help and support. The only thing she can think of is to appeal to the man who made her pregnant.

This was an interesting story and especially learning about the polio outbreaks. The town of Hickory made history in setting up a hospital in under three days to treat the children. People donated everything and their time as the whole town pitched in to help these sick children. I didn't realize that it was a true story until I read the notes at the back of the book.

An excellent read.

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Review: Up and Down

Up and Down by Terry Fallis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A real page turner. New PR executive David has left his high powered job in Ottawa and has returned to Toronto to help his sister care for their ill mother. In his first assignment at his new firm, which is to help the space program to get people interested again, he blurts out a "sort of" hairbrained idea. His brain wave was that they should have a contest and the winners, one American and one Canadian, would go on a trip to the space station.

When the winners are chosen, the American seems a good choice but the Canadian doesn't fit into the image they have of an appropriate astronaut. Its an elderly woman who lives in the wilderness in northern BC and is also a flying doctor.

Terrific story with something for everyone.







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Review: Invisible

Invisible by James Patterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A serial killer is on the loose but nobody seems to realize that until Emmy Dockerty, whose twin sister was a victim, starts to see a pattern. There are no weapons used except fire, and a very specific fire at that, that until Emmy makes a connection all the fire departments deem as accidental.

This was a very spooky story that kept me on the edge until the very end.

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Review: No Relation

No Relation by Terry Fallis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another very humorous story by Terry Fallis. The story opens with our hero, Earnest Hemmingway (no relation), having one of the worst days ever. When he arrives at work he is called into the office and fired; he goes home to find his girlfriend in the midst of leaving him after four years and to top it all off he lost his wallet with all his ID the day before. When you have a name that is also the name of a very famous person, things can get quite sticky.

You will become quite attached to Earnest and his band of friends.

There are no dull characters in this book and from start to finish it held my attention throughout. I will be thinking about it for quite awhile.

An excellent read.

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Review: The Flight Attendant

The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Cassandra is an alcoholic and also has very questionable morals. She picks up strange men and drinks to excess regularly. One morning she wakes up in a hotel room beside a man who has been murdered.

The story could have been ok, except I felt the continuous reference to her drinking became repetitive and boring. Enough already!

It was not possible to like or respect the main character in this book. It became an unbelievable and continuous drink, chase, murder, drink, etc.



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Review: Poles Apart

Poles Apart by Terry Fallis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Just to tell you how much I love the books from this author I can say this; I have been reading the books on my ereader and I have two to go until I finish all he has written. I am going this afternoon to a book store to try to get my hands on all the hard cover versions of all his books.

This was an exceptional book with a message and a great story.

Everett, a dual citizen of the US and Canada and writer of magazine ads and other small things, has reached his thirties and has not been able to keep a relationship going. When his father becomes ill in his retirement in Florida, Everett sets out to be with him and spend time with him in the rehab hospital.

When he arrives at the hospital he thinks that he recognizes a lady and eventually he knows who it is. She is Beverly Tanner, an advocate for equality.

This is just the encouragement Everett needs to restart his career engine.

An excellent read.

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Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book; written by the dog named Enzo. Very well done.

I have read this book twice now and have been so emotionally touched by it. There have been a lot of tears throughout.

I have had five dogs in my lifetime and loved and cared for each of them, and I still grieve for the ones that have gone.

An excellent read.



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Review: Bring Me Back

Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

This book was not my cup of tea. I found it repetitive and it became too unreal.

I have read everything from this author and this story was a bit of a disappointment. But that is just one opinion.



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Review: One Brother Shy

One Brother Shy by Terry Fallis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I had trouble putting this book down when I had to sleep, or work!!

Alex has a job and cares for his ill mother in their apartment in Ottawa, Canada. Alex has never known his father. Just before his mother dies, she tells him that she wants to talk to him but is too tired and will do it in the morning. Alex finds her dead in the morning.

He goes about doing all the things necessary when a person passes, and this is according to the list that the two of them had made so he would know what to do. In all the paperwork he discovers a key to a safety deposit box and what he finds in there is a big shock to him.

An excellent read.

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Review: Paris for One and Other Stories

Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A great collection of shorter stories starting off with Paris For One. This is a weekend in Paris that has been planned by Nel and includes her boyfriend. They were to meet at the station in London and have a weekend in Paris. He calls to tell her that he will be late so she carries on to Paris on her own and waits for him even though there is a mix up with her room booking and she is in a city that is new to her.

A great story.

Also there are a collection of shorter stories that are very entertaining and just hit the spot entirely.

An excellent read.


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Review: The Girls In The Water

The Girls In The Water by Victoria Jenkins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It seems that detectives Chloe and Alex are heading into a new series and it promises to be quite good.

In this first installment there are two murders of girls, quite savage and they have been found submerged. Alex and Chloe head to investigate but we discover that Chloe also has an investigation of a murder that is personal to her that she is trying to solve. Eventually she asks for Alex's help with solving the suicide or murder of her brother Luke who also was charged with the murder of his girlfriend.

This is a good start to a new series.

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Review: Let Me Lie

Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Clare Mackntosh has never disappointed me and I have read all three of her books.

This was a very unusual book. Just for a minute think how you would feel if what you have experienced and your circumstances were not at all what they appear to be or, not at all what they actually were. If you can think about that and be freaked out, you will love this book. Are you confused already?

I am not filling in details as I would not want to spoil the story. Its a dandy one.

Ms. Mackintosh writes in plain English that I can understand and identify with. Her stories go from start to finish which is something else that I like in a book. A writer must really know what they are doing when they jump around in time.

An excellent book.

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Review: The Marriage Lie

The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Iris and Will have been married for a few years and are still, quite sickeningly, extremely romantic. One day Will leaves for a business trip to Florida and Iris hears of a plane that crashed on its way to Seattle and that her husband was actually on that plane.

Iris of course is devastated and also very confused as to why her husband was on his way to Seattle instead of Florida. She and her twin brother head out to Seattle to discover things that were completely a surprise to them.

I was interested in the story up to the point that they introduced Corban, a handsome African American fellow and Will's friend from the gym. Surprisingly Iris had never heard of Corban from Will. It turns out that Corban is a villian and this is where the story lost me.

In a story full of white Americans, why would one black person be introduced and to be the villain and to have his head blown to bits. Sorry to say that I found this very shameful.

I can also say that it became very tiring to hear Iris repeating over and over again "my Will, my Will, etc."

I did wonder how many people would be surprised by the ending.

Not a great read for me.



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Review: The Diary

The Diary by Eileen Goudge
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked this story. Two sisters who have lost their father and their mother is dying, find her diary among her belongings. After reading the diary they discover things about their parents that they had no idea about.

it was a romantic story and I was thinking how lovely it would have made me feel if I found something of this nature regarding my own parents.

It is a lovely story, and it also could be a young adult read.



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Review: As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

You pretty much knew what was going to happen by the second chapter in. Maybe not the full details, but certainly the outline. I think the writer has a basic outline for her stories and fills in the details accordingly.

Betsy is a super rich widow of a doctor and Delaney does courtroom reporting. We learn that Delaney was adopted and that Betsy had a baby when she was a teenager.

You can see the plot already. But after having said that, I did finish the book and I was quite attached to Alvirah and Willy, who were the couple that managed to solve at least one of the mysteries.

This was a ok fluffy read.

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Review: One Good Dog

One Good Dog by Susan Wilson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely love this book. I have had it on my tbr list for years and I recall someone telling me that it was not a good book. This just shows me yet again that I should not listen to other reviewers' opinions.

Adam is a very high profile executive in his firm, has a wife and daughter and a beautiful home. He makes one mistake and finds himself in a situation where he has lost his job and is prosecuted and found guilty and sentenced to a year of community service.

One thing that I discovered and was very surprised was how in the US it appears that the wife receives everything when there is a divorce. Adam is brought down to earth with a very heavy bump. I read in some reviews that people couldn't identify with Adam because they are blue collar workers, but I didn't find that at all. I felt there was enough "meat" in his character and different challenges, that there was something for everyone.

And yes, there is a dog involved. The story was more about Adam and the dog just happened to be there, but he did enrich the story and it would not have been the same without him.

An excellent read and so glad that I finally picked it up.

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Review: Camino Island

Camino Island by John Grisham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Back with my favourite author again and his new book. Not his usual crime/legal story, but a crime nevertheless.

A gang has broken into the Princeton Library in quite an ingenious way and made off with some of the original F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts. The loot was insured for 25 million dollars, but


Princeton wants the manuscripts returned and are not very concerned about the money.

Bruce Cable owns a bookstore on Camino Island and is also a dealer in rare books. I actually liked Bruce a lot and his lifestyle regarding books and his reading habits. Well, his personal life was a different story though.

The main concern is that the insurance company find the manuscripts and have them returned before the full amount is due to be paid out and they come up with some excellent ideas and schemes to locate the manuscripts.

For me this was an excellent read. It was not a loud, shoot em up or scary mystery, but a more genteel and quiet way to be immersed in the story.

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Review: The Other Side of Everything

The Other Side of Everything by Lauren Doyle Owens
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Seven Springs Florida is just an ordinary community with some elderly residents that have been living here for decades, some newer people and a few abandoned homes from when people lost out during the crash of 2008.

Bernard White has been avoiding people for years since his wife died, but when a neighbour is murdered he realizes that he will have to come out of his shell, and especially after two more neighbours are murdered. The long-time residents realize that they are being targeted.

I found this book to be a page turned and it kept me up way past my bedtime to finish. Not many books do this. A very good read.

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Review: Cross Your Heart

Cross Your Heart by Kierney Scott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What a great book. This is the second in the Jess Bishop series and it didn't disappoint.

Jess is still recovering from a very bad hand injury when her team is notified that a child with terminal cancer has been taken from her hospital bed. Jess has been researching other murders and notices the similarities.

A terrific story and just wondering if there will be more in this series.

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Review: The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I can't give this less that five stars. It was a wonderfully written account of a slave, Cora, who along with another slave, Caesar, tries to escape captivity. She is the daughter of a slave who was the only one known to escape through the swamps. Cora was challenged at every turn with everything and anything that could be thrown at her including slavecatchers that you would not want to meet up with at any time.

On the one hand it was a fantastic read, but on the other hand it was hard to read about how badly human beings have treated others and are still doing this today.

Excellent read.



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Review: Dear Mrs. Bird

Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Emme lives with her best friend Bunty in London during WWII. She wants to become a war correspondent and lands a job with a magazine named Women's Friend. Unfortunately she finds herself working for the agony aunt and this was definitely not what she was hoping for.

Just a really lovely story with characters that you can really get attached to.



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Review: Mistaken Identity

Mistaken Identity by Lisa Scottoline
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

A good story that could have been told in half the pages. Much too drawn out.

An inmate is a look alike to Benny, and practically identical. She tries to push herself off as her long lost twin sister and convincing Benny to defend her in a murder charge of killing a police officer.

There were a lot of very frustrating plots, not the least of which was why on earth not get a DNA test done immediately.

I love this author and this series, but this installment was a bit too convoluted for me.



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Review: Beartown

Beartown by Fredrik Backman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wonderful writing. The character development was excellent and by the end of the book I felt that I knew each character personally. It felt like a series of smaller stories involving each person in Beartown.

Beartown is a hockey town. Without hockey they had very little to look forward to. This town breathes hockey. It is a tiny community nestled in a forest and its getting smaller all the time. Their hopes are on winning the final game in the bigger town of Hed.

Even though it seems that the main theme is hockey, its actually about the people in the town and a brilliant study of human nature.

An excellent read.



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Review: The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Nation

The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Nation by Charlotte Gray
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I want to give this book five stars for several reasons:

I am a history buff and love all history books.

I was raised in Toronto and know all the places mentioned in the book, my stomping grounds when a young person.

The story was even more important IMO because it brought out the idea that a woman could defend herself from sexual harassment even though the term had not been formed as yet.

The crime took place in Toronto by a maid, Carrie Davies during WWI. We are given excellent pictures of what it was like back then, how people lived and their expectations.

An excellent read.

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Review: Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I listened to this audio from start to finish and always looked forward to what would happen next.

Piper Kerman was a woman who had everything going for her until she made some mistakes, the worst being that she delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years ago. She is convicted and sentenced to fifteen months in a women's prison.

The book is an eyeopening look at the women's penal system in the US.

An excellent read.


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Review: The Lost Letters

The Lost Letters by Sarah Mitchell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Current time; In Canada sisters Martha and Elizabeth lose their beloved father. In tidying up his affairs they discover a file named catkins on his computer and they have a feeling that their father had an affair. He was in the midst of writing his memoirs when he passed but he had said that in order to finish his writing he was going to travel to England. He had already arranged his accommodation in England and one of his daughters, Martha, decided to take the trip and try to figure out her father's story.

We are taken back to 1940 during the war in London where our story begins with the subject of the evacuation of children to the safety of other countries and with occasional jumps to our current time.

I love stories set in London and England and this was historical fiction at its best. A wonderfully heartwarming and also heartbreaking story.

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Review: Rough Justice

Rough Justice by Lisa Scottoline
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Benny and Mary plus Judy run their own law firm. Marta is a top lawyer that has hired their law firm to assist with a high profile case that she is working on. On the last day of the trial, before the jurors are sent to deliberate, Marta discovers that her client is actually guilty of the brutal murder of a homeless man.

This starts a race to find proof of the crime before the jury hands down the verdict. The search is complicated further by a huge snowstorm and the city is at a complete standstill.

Rosato & Associates is a great series.


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Review: Heartbreak Hotel

Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Kellerman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Thalia Mars will be 100 on her upcoming birthday. She lives in a luxury hotel on Ventura Blvd. Alex Delaware usually treats young patients but when he receives a call from Thalia asking him to attend her, he is curious. She asks him questions about guilt, criminal behaviour and victim selection.

The next day after his visit to Thalia, she is found dead in her room. At first they believed it was natural causes because of her age but certain aspects lead the investigators to believe that it was murder.

This extremely wealthy lady was only a retired accountant and her death leads to a trail of violence and crime that nobody would have imagined.

A good read.



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Review: Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not by Kierney Scott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jess Bishop Is a Special Agent FBI and excellent at her job. She is on a case of a serial killer and one of the most gruesome thatAn I have ever read about. You are drawn to her for many reasons. She is very thorough in her job and follows the rules to the letter and expects the same from others in her team. Also, she has had a past that was just terrible and she does seem to work hard to just keep it in the past and only her very closest friends have any idea of who she really is.

In the first 50% of the book I was ready to give it a "sort of" bad rating because I thought some of the scenes were quite over the top. But reading deeper into the story I realized how everything had to be there in order to understand Jess and how the story had to come together in the way it did.

An excellent read.





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Review: Exposed

Exposed by Lisa Scottoline
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Mary and Benny are at odds because of a case that Mary must take that involves a member of her extended family who was fired from his job because of his daughter's cancer illness. The company felt that their insurance premiums would be too high and looked for a way to fire him.

Benny represents the parent company and it presents a conflict of interest although Mary has not been involved in any of that company's cases. Mary and Benny try to find a way around this legal issue.

But there is a lot more going on that just the medical insurance issues as Mary and Benny find out the hard way.

An excellent read.



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Review: The Secret

The Secret by K.L. Slater
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Alice cares for her mother after their father's death while sister Louise has her own life and son to raise. Their mother knows who she can trust and who she can't.

Soon after Alice lands her dream job she has a terrible accident which forms her life for the next few years. The sibling rivalry from Louise is stomach turning. You know early on that she is awful and not to be trusted.

Unfortunately Louise's sweet little son Archie is caught up in his mother's drama.

I have read all the books from this author and they just keep getting better.

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Review: How the Light Gets In

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love this series and the audio versions are spectacular. There is a murder of a woman as she is planning to travel to Three Pines in northern Quebec. It turns out the murdered woman was the last of the remaining quintuplets that were born during the depression in Canada.

The story of the quintuplets is very close to the actual Dionne quintuplets that were born during the depression here in Canada. I have visited the original cabin where the quints were born which is now in North Bay Ontario and learned the true history of the family.

As usual you just get all caught up in the day to day activities of Three Pines. It is not my intention to give away the story but if you are an Inspector Gamache fan, you will not be disappointed in this episode.

An excellent read.





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Review: The Guilty Wife

The Guilty Wife by Elle Croft
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I gave this book one star because it is set in London, my favourite city. Otherwise I just can't say that I liked this story in any way. It was too unbelievable and you could pinpoint who the killer was within the first few chapters.

The writing was good and clear, but the content was exhausting and to be honest I found it stomach turning.



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Review: Two Kinds of Truth

Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Well, what can you say except another winner. Harry Bosch is now a volunteer in the smaller police department and is looking at cold cases. Meanwhile a couple who are lawyers devise a scheme involving a criminal that is on death row. Harry was in charge of the case thirty years previously and this couple think they have found a way to get a lot of money by revisiting the evidence and discovering DNA that was missed in the original case.

It was good to see Harry again and how his daughter is making out as well. I hope the series will continue.


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Review: An American Marriage

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Celestial and Roy, a young African American couple, have not been married very long when on a terrible night Roy is accused of rape, found guilty and sent to prison for twelve years.

Celestial waits, but as time goes on she must also move on.

The book takes us through the long years of the imprisonment of an innocent man and his wife, who is also innocent, and how their lives transpire in the interim.

An excellent read.

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Review: Behind Her Eyes

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Louise is a single mom with a part time job in a medical clinic. Adele is the wife of a new doctor, David, who has just started at the clinic. Louise and David's paths had recently crossed when they were drawn to each other while drinking a bit too much in a pub and having a chance meeting.

Adele accidentally meets Louise on the street and they become good friends. Louise has problems with sleeping and Adele has suggestions for her to help her to get some proper rest.

This was quite a twisted story and was a complete surprise in the end chapters.

A very interesting read.





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Review: The Wife

The Wife by Alafair Burke
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

My review will be very unpopular considering how most members love this book.

I was unable to engage with any of the characters in this story. After reading chapter after chapter and wondering if the story was ever going to start, or end, it was all summarized in a very short few pages.

A very disappointing read.



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Review: 11th Hour

11th Hour by James Patterson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Lindsey Boxer is now married to Joe and expecting their first child. Heads have been buried and Lindsey is in charge of the murder investigation and to determine who the heads belong to and where are the rest of the bodies. She also has heard from another woman that Joe has been unfaithful to her.



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Review: The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was quite a ride. A woman with agoraphobia is living an isolated existence. She does have a doctor, a physiotherapist and some websites that she communicates with. She likes to spend her time watching out her window and to see what the neighbours are doing.

The book peels away bit by bit the story of how she came to be in this situation and it is really quite shocking. I would never have know ahead of time, the way you do with some books, what was going to happen next.

The conclusion was completely unexpected.



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