Ten years after the murder of her college roommate, Hannah hears that the murderer has died in prison. Reporters are back to contacting her, and she is now thinking that maybe she isn't remember things correctly. Did her testimony cause the wrong man to go to prison? I thought all along I knew who did it, but I was wrong. Very enjoyable book.

Steam of consciousness thoughts of one of Germany's great 20th-century poets. Brugge is Rilke's alter-ego, living in poverty in Paris. The "Notebook" consists of his thoughts on poverty, downtrodden people, his background, the art of story telling, love, and God. Many strange adjective + noun combinations.

This book is Historical Fiction exploring the Korean Conflict. As a ‘MASH’ fan and niece of a Seaman during that time span, I was drawn to this book. Last year I read The Daughters of Shandong by the same author and was impressed by her research, personal knowledge, and ability to weave a time in history into an amazing story. This recent book takes place in the early 1950’s. While reading I was rooting for the characters. Ellie (a reporter covering the war), Emma (a mother searching for her daughter), and IMO (a daughter, wife, mother, and friend who deals with the shame of her family). The cruelty of the Japanese was reflected in the conditions the main characters faced. The Communists from Russia influencing the Koreans, the US supporting the conflict with UN troops, and a people who wanted to be United. Eve’s catalyst for bringing this time in history to our focus ties this period in time to conflicts in our world. As a reader, I could not put the book down but did keep notes on names and places. The cost of war to innocent people can make one hesitant to read this story. So my rating is a 4 for those who may hesitate to read a book about the horrors of war. For me, the book was definitely a 5 because it was engaging, well developed with a message, and shared a time my generation did not talk about.

Louisa grew up in an affluent and respected family in Maine. Since then her and her family have spent every summer in the Fitzgerald’s large house on the shore. This year Louisa and the kids go to the house themselves but not all it right. Louisa’s father, a respected judge has Alzheimer’s and her mom is pretending it’s alright. Louisa and her husband are arguing over money. Matty gets his heart broken and Louisa finds out that she has a half sister from an affair her father had years ago. Kristy comes to Maine to confront her father after her mother’s death. She did not expect to fall in love and learn to deal with the news about her father and his family. This was a very entertaining story and I recommend reading it

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.

First in the series - I enjoyed it very much.

The story is set on Nantucket Island in the summer time. Courtney, from Kansas City, has a crush on her college roommate's brother, James, and returns to Nantucket to see them for her last summer there. It's an exciting, page-turner. Enjoy!

This was an adventurous undertaking for the author. It is a well researched Historical Fiction about the tunnels under Paris. Two separate stories that would have been better if presented as row books in a series. Traveling between the 1600’s and (1940’s) was a challenge. As each time period ended, the reader had to trudge through the other time period while waiting for resolution of the reviles string. Unfortunately, I do not recommend this book. It was torturous to read. However, both plots have strong value.

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.

The special FBI team called the “Crowes” are called to Salem, Massachusetts to help solve a case of wicked witches abducting children and their caretakers and murdering an outstanding citizen of Salem. How are these people wearing wicked witch costumes getting around Salem unseen? By using their special set of skills, Skye and Zach must piece the evidence together to solve the case before anyone else gets hurt. Is it an inside job? Read and find out.