Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel. Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pinkContinue reading “The Henna Artist – Book Review”
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Little Secrets – Book Review
All it takes to unravel a life… is one home truth. Marin used to have it all. She’s married to the love of her life, Derek, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and is admired in her community as head of a loving family. Until the world falls apart the day her sonContinue reading “Little Secrets – Book Review”
The Woman in the Water- ARC Book Review
I know my sister didn’t die by accident. Does someone know our secret? I swore I’d never go home to Brightwater. It would be safer for everyone if I stayed away. But now my sister is dead, and I am driving down the familiar highway, watching the sunlight glimmer off the lake, with the memoryContinue reading “The Woman in the Water- ARC Book Review”
If Only — ARC Book Review
“I want Michael Hunter to fall so deeply in love with me that he can’t bear to be more than fifty feet away,” Cher declares to her best friends over cheesecake and wine. But what if she’s searching for happiness in the wrong place? As Cher types up letters about overflowing rubbish bins in aContinue reading “If Only — ARC Book Review”
Tokyo Ever After – Book Review
The New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine YA Book Club Pick! Emiko Jean’s Tokyo Ever After is the “refreshing, spot-on” (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese-American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan. Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in―it isn’t easy being Japanese American inContinue reading “Tokyo Ever After – Book Review”
The Life She Wants – ARC Book Review
You want to save your marriage. She wants to destroy it. Paula worries that her marriage to Tommy is hanging by a thread. She loves how safe her husband makes her feel, but lately, it seems like he’s pulling away from her, and he keeps avoiding a much-needed conversation about finally having children. When Tommy suggests a cruiseContinue reading “The Life She Wants – ARC Book Review”
Our Darkest Night – Book Review
To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer’s wife in this unforgettable novel from USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robson—a story of terror, hope, love, and sacrifice, inspired by true events, that vividly evokes the most perilous days of World War II. It is the autumn of 1943, andContinue reading “Our Darkest Night – Book Review”
Sleepless – Book Review #bookreview #blogtour @romyhausman @quercusbooks @joechristie #sleepless
It’s been years since Nadja Kulka was convicted of a cruel crime. After being released from prison, she’s wanted nothing more than to live a normal life: nice flat, steady job, even a few friends. But when one of those friends, Laura von Hoven – free-spirited beauty and wife of Nadja’s boss – kills herContinue reading “Sleepless – Book Review #bookreview #blogtour @romyhausman @quercusbooks @joechristie #sleepless”
Heidi’s Guide to Four Letter Words – Book Review
Nothing good ever comes from drinking a box of wine alone. So when I decided to entertain my drunken self by setting up some hand-me-down podcasting equipment and reading the steamy parts from romance novels, I never thought anyone would actually listen. The fact that I admitted my huge crush on my sexy next doorContinue reading “Heidi’s Guide to Four Letter Words – Book Review”
Little Girl Taken – ARC Book Review
Rain rattles through the trees as she leans into the car, careful not to touch anything. Two pretty blue eyes stare back through the dark, wide with relief, or maybe fear. A baby girl, wrapped up in a pink snowsuit, reaches out a tiny hand. Her mother is nowhere to be found… An abandoned babyContinue reading “Little Girl Taken – ARC Book Review”
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