This book came out in 2011 and I never read it, but it was recommended. Jude the mother of 2 teenage twins, seems to have the perfect life. And then Lexi, a former foster child, moves into their town and becomes friendly with Mia, one of the twins. A heartbreaking story of 2 families, friendship, an accident, the consequences, and how they tried to heal. Motherhood, family, friendship, love, betrayal, identity, forgiveness.

This thriller kept my interest. It had a lot of twists with a surprising ending. It was interesting to see the conclusions Courtney kept making. I would recommend this book

THE PROVING GROUND by Michael Connelly 5 stars is not enough. The perfect book to start the Summer Reading program 2026 Some novels are good – The Proving Ground was PERFECTION. I was spellbound.

I enjoyed this suspense/romance novel by one of my favorite authors. The protagonist, Arden, is an aspiring novelist at the beginning of her career. She attracts the attention of a fan who turns out to be a stalker. Moving to a small town in Oregon, Arden begins a new life with family and new friends. But in the background her stalker is there. When will he strike again?

Tilly Nightingale learns from Alfie Lane, the owner of Book Lane, a local independent book seller, that she has a gift from her recently deceased husband waiting at the store. Of course Tilly is not ready for the news but Alfie explains to her that the gift is actually twelve books. Deceased husband, Joe, was a less than enthusiastic reader. He stipulates in his instructions that Tilly collect one book per month from the store throughout the coming year. Each book is different and the first work is Matilda by Roald Dahl. Tilly had been named after Matilda. Tilly’s parents also named Harper, their other daughter, after author, Harper Lee. Mom and Dad seeded Tilly’s love of books and reading. The story includes not only the list of books that are from a wide variety of genres but also explains how each work spurred Tilly and her sometimes cohort, Harper, to embark on a variety of new adventures. It was an inspirational and enjoyable book for me and I am happy I found it.

Great Book! Slow read at first but then got very interesting.

I found this thriller to be a light read but a little far fetched at times when it came to the main character, Jodi. I found it a little annoying regarding the things she got away with. It definitely kept my interest and kept me guessing at times.

Pretty typical McFadden. One of my least favorites, but still I read it. Initially I thought it was ridiculous that the female main character, a doctor, was so, shall we say gullible and naïve and clueless. As I read on, I realized that this was purposeful. Anyway, some interesting and surprising twists, but some quite different than the twists in her other novels. The final twist was inspiring; I am not sure if it was inspiring in a good way or a bad way. A fast read, not sure it was worth it.

I heard a lot of good things about this book so I think I was expecting too much. I enjoyed it but did not love it.

A charming rom-com. Mother passes away, daughter steps in to run a B&B in rural Vermont. A small town with lots of great neighbors. There's a single dad next door.