I loved this novel! It's about an 83 year old man who has just died. He boards the Midnight Train which makes stops at crucial points of his life. Will he see his mistakes and convince his past younger self to make changes for a happier life? Read it and find out.

Another bravo for Ann Patchett. Daphne reunites with her stepfather, Eddie Triplet, who she had not seen since she was a young girl. Mysteriously her mother divorced him after he and Daphne were in a car accident and forbade him from further contact with her two daughters. Daphne and Eddie create a new friendship and the family truths come to the surface.

After an argument with her boyfriend Finn, Layla disappears. Did she run away? Was she taken? No one knows. Twelve years later, Finn is now engaged and living with Layla's sister Ellen. Suddenly Finn is receiving mysterious emails alluding to Layla still being alive. He and Ellen are find little Russian nesting dolls, another clue that Layla is still alive and nearby. Why won't she show herself? What does she want? Twists and turns and a great ending. I really liked this one!

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.

A hard book to review because it is very dark and twisted but I was entertained. There is a book in this universe that came out prior that I suggest reading before to understand one of the characters. It's called the Good Samaritan

I think it was a good book. It reminded me of some other ones I have read including Sidartha. It was a quick read and was not a lot of work. I think it is good for people to read, like a book from high school. It was okay, but I am glad I am happy I read it.

Not very enjoyable.

Anita De Monte is an up-and-coming Latina artist in the book ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST by Xochitl Gonzalez, an up-and-coming Latina author. It is a story sadly based on the real life murder of a young artist by her artist husband in the 1980's. Anita dies at the start or the book and the reader is then given a trail to follow to understand why and how it unfolded. A second story is skillfully intertwined where years later a young Latina is instrumental in bringing Anita to life again. The book deals with questions of cultural identity, individual self worth, and artistic value among other themes. A touch of supernatural thrown in makes for an unusual and ultimately satisfying read.

Enjoyable light summer read that takes us to familiar places in Nassau and Suffolk while a murder trial is happening in the courthouse in Mineola.

A well written book with a predictable final reveal but still satisfying. Actually, a lot of the reveals were predictable and the climax was annoying but the story was still entertaining. The characters made you not want to root for them, but then they grow which is so essential but often forgotten these days.