This was a wonderful book. Una Kelly is a young woman in 1883 New York who is a grifter and thief. She is arrested for murder which she has not committed. Somehow she manages to escape the jail, and decides to enter a nursing program begun by Florence Nightingale at Bellevue. She doesn't want to be a nurse, just needs to hide from the police.

I didn’t realize this was the horror genre, not my typical read. Thematically it addresses issues around families and secrets and betrayals, but on the surface, true to its plot, it is a horror story, and a pretty scary one. Eight-year-old Bella has a friend, but she lives inside the closet. She is not invisible but can take many shapes and forms. Bella names her “Other Mother”. She wants Bella to let her into her heart, but Bella continues to resist. “Other Mother” starts out as a good friend, and Bella has no other friends. As Bella’s mom and dad’s relationship seems to be crumbling, “Other Mother” seems to become more aggressive and stronger. What follows is this family’s journey to be free from “Other Mother”. I am not quite sure how it ended, and I have now read the ending three times. I am still thinking about it.

An engrossing mystery that kept me turning pages until I finished. Mallory is a young woman who became addicted to painkillers. She has been sober for 18 months and is hired as a nanny for a 5 year old boy, Teddy. When Teddy begins producing some disturbing drawings, Mallory begins to investigate. There is a shocking twist near the end that I did not see coming.

This is an amazing book. I love her as a writer, but her books keep getting better and better. I can't wait to read her next one!

Magda's best friend Sarah dies and Magda makes a bucket list road trip. She takes Sarah's ashes with her. There are a lot of flashbacks to past experiences and conversations, plus letters and cards that Sarah sent over the years.

I listened to the audible version read by Jeremy Sisto. Wow, It was unputdownable and very moving but also sad and disturbing.

Two things attracted me to this book: an author I enjoy reading and the setting (London neighborhoods). It is set between WWI and WWII. Violet navigates dealing with loss of family and Laurence, her fiancé. Then taking the next step out of her Mother’s house. Her journey brings her to a group who embroider for Westminster chapel. Friendships develop, family changes, crises dealt with all Drew me into posing questions such as ‘What will happen?’ Interesting book to savor on days so hot you need to stay inside.

A cute romance - nice beach read

A mystery in reverse, a book written backwards, starting with the end of the story, and tracing the situation backwards. Layer by layer we understand how the couple got to the place they are today, and what has kept them bound them together, while tearing them apart. It was quite fascination learning how they their story started. An interesting read, once you get the pattern realizing that you are sort of reading backwards.

Very cliche and poorly written YA retelling of The Great Gatsby