The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Well, I started this book and literally could not put it down. This is a first in quite awhile for me.

It opens with a doctor, waiting for his plane to fly out of Salt Lake and of course there is a bad snow storm grounding all the planes. He finds a small private plane that will fly him to Denver and he decides to invite a woman that he had met in the airport who was in the same predicament. She was trying to get home for her wedding.

The elderly pilot has a heart attack enroute and that is where the story of survival starts.

I am so glad that this was a monthly choice for the senior citizens group on goodreads. Thoroughly enjoyed this read.

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Brick Lane by Monica Ali

Brick Lane by Monica Ali
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A bride comes from Bangladesh to London. A day to day of the lives lived there. Her husband has such high hopes of being promoted, but it never happens for him.

It made me sad to think that they come with expectations and dreams and find discrimination and problems.

An interesting read.

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North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo

North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book had many mini stories within the larger work. Perio's mother committed suicide when she was young and was the owner of a perfume company, which Perio now works in. Her father remarried years before.

When the story opens, Perio has been on a fishing boat that had been rammed by a larger boat. The owner of the boat had apparently drowned but Perio managed to survive, which was a miracle in the very frigid waters.

She has a good friend, Tomassina, who has a son Noah who is also the son the the fisherman that drowned.

We also touched on whale cruelty and I thought it was absolutely amazing how this author was able to bring all these topics together and make sense, and be very entertaining and also informative.

A thoroughly enjoyable read.

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Missing You by Harlan Coben

Missing You by Harlan Coben
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Kat Donovan is a detective whose cop father was killed eighteen years ago and she is not convinced that the man in jail for the murder is the guilty one. As well, a friend has signed her up for a dating site in hopes of her meeting a boyfriend.

A very odd thing happens when a young teenager from another precinct comes in asking to speak to Kat and tells her that he thinks his mother is missing or in trouble, at which point the plot thickens.

A thoroughly enjoyable read.

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The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The story of how people keep living in a city under siege. How do you keep living when you have no electricity, water, food and everything is closed to you. Even going out for a bit of water is a huge risk. Snipers are just killing people, ordinary citizens, as they try to go about their routines.

The cellist saw twenty-two people killed while waiting for bread in line. This prompted him to play his cello one day for each person who was killed.

This will make you take a hard look at how lucky we actually are. A good read.

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The Enchanted by Rene Denfelt

The Enchanted: A Novel by Rene Denfeld
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I hardly know where to start with this, only to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As well as giving me food thought, it was an eye opening learning experience.

An ancient prison, as seen through the eyes of a death row inmate. At times bordering on fantasy, this was an extremely empathetic story.

The writer, Rene Denfeld, is an author, journalist, mitigation specialist and fact investigator in death penalty cases and really knows her stuff.

An amazing read.

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Kaspar: Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo

Kaspar: Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The story of a cat that lived at the Savoy Hotel in London and travelled on the Titanic with a little girl name Elizabeth and a stowaway orphan, an employee of the Savoy Hotel named Johnny Trott whom Elizabeth had become friends with.

This was a very nice story, suitable for children and YA. A starting point to learn about the sinking of the ship.

An excellent read.

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