I read this book because it was the monthly selection for my book club. I stuck with it, but did not enjoy it at all.

Frida and Gabriel grew up together in a cult that they escaped together. In this dual timeline story you get a glimpse into that time. In the present they reconnect at a luxury resort but a murder occurs... The book does have some flaws but I totally enjoyed it.

A historical fiction novel propelled by a mystery. A young bookbinder is on a hunt for the truth of the story after she finds a written confession of a murder hidden in the binding of a burned book. This letter hints at a story of forbidden love, a lost fortune and murder. Lillian Delaney , apprentice to a bookbinder in Oxford in 1901, feels trapped between the oppressiveness of her father's failing bookshop and still being an apprentice in a man's profession. When she is given this burned book during a visit to a collector, she finds hidden beneath the binding, a fifty year old letter speaking of love, fortune and murder. She is pulled into the mystery of young lovers, a story of forbidden love, and discovers there are more books and more hidden pages telling their story.

Entertaining read. Nice twists. Waiting for book 2 to be freed up.

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.

A tale from old New England where a woman has a child with a man who is not her husband and has to endure lifetime of wearing a scarlet A on her chest and keeping the child's father's name a secret from all.

Intriguing story about a custody battle for frozen embryos. Keeps your interest until the end.

A "whisper sister" is the slang term for a female bartender during

The book was very disappointing. The main character was severely unlikeable. I understand that her personality was shaped by her trauma, but her favoritism towards one child, and how she approaches her actions clearly shows how she ended up with the life and relationships she has. She is unbelievably selfish and annoying. Multiple characters in this story were unstable and made dumb odd choices.

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...