A nice, light but complex, easy summer read! Revolving stories about an author who, after a surprise divorce request from her NBA star husband, finds out that she has a half-sister in Italy who needs her help. She and her friends travel to the Amalfi coast to meet and take care of her sister... The description of Italy is relaxingly pretty as a number of intermingled stories unravel in her life...

I enjoyed Theo of Golden and thought it was a solid read with compelling characters and an emotional story. That said, after hearing so much hype, I expected to be more drawn into the story. Since I tend to enjoy mystery/thriller books, I found Theo of Gold to be a little slow at times. Ultimately, a beautiful well written story.

This book was really well written, but the story bothered me as a whole. I think I have a different reaction to it since I’ve worked with influencers for a living and already see past the facade they put up. The one issue I had was the main character being the narrator. She was impossible to root for, even if that was the point (to not root for her). She dances between this devout and proper Christian Woman and a paranoid hypocritical sociopath. Even the biggest reveal further pushes her own hypocrisy and sickness. I’d have liked to have seen her just be faking it, and show how that part of it works. Maybe that is how I would write it

I listened to the audio of this amazing book. It takes place in Mississippi in 1933. Many intertwined stories - Meg, an 11 year old sent to live in an orphanage. Birdie, unmarried, travels to ask her sister for money. Lots of other characters form an unlikely bond.

A book of short mystery stories from various authors. I found it quite disappointing.

A unique style for a book- it’s a collection of letters being written by and sent to an elderly woman. Seeing her life through this lens is a very interesting method.

Typical Coben thriller. He keeps you hanging until the final pages.

Lisa See once more takes a piece of Chinese history, this time in America, and brings it to life. It's a dark history told through three women. Moon, Dove and Petal's lives intersect in the violent Pueblo of Los Angeles. I found the structure of the book hard to follow, but perhaps it was the audio that made it more difficult.

I definitely recommend reading this book! Thirty years ago Sarah Lingate is found murdered on the island of Capri and her murderer is never found. Her husband Richard was always a suspect. Now with the family returning to Capri for vacation, the family’s personal assistant, Lorna, is also found drowned reopening the investigation into Sarah’s murder. Helen, Sarah’s daughter is desperate to escape her family. What lengths would the wealthy and powerful take to cover up all family indiscretions? Read and find out. This story had a lot of unexpected twists and just when you think you have the answer, you find out you were wrong. This was a great read.

Not her best work. Basically, a choose your own adventure book. Tried it because my kids loved reading them. The various adventures were weird and some really disturbing to me, and some quite ridiculous. It was, at first, interesting to see how the author would manage this choose your own adventure thing. I read it several times but choosing different options. All in all, I was not impressed.