The book is a true story of the notorious Nickel Academy inspired by the Dozier School for Boys in Florida, a reformatory with a history of abuse and unmarked graves. The novel takes place in the 1950’s, which shed light on racism, injustice of that time. There are two main characters and through their interactions, we see the psychological impact of the abuse through vivid descriptions and character interactions.

This book was really well written and was very interesting. A lot of the book was fun since it mentioned a lot of literary classics. The first 3/4 of the book are great. Once you get to the end and they start revealing the twists is when things go off the rails. I am all for twists, red herrings and suspending belief for the sake of the story, but the biggest reveal felt so arbitrary, it really felt tacked on. I wish the author worked harder on the reasoning for that instead of adding so many reveals.

Marianne is a sixty year old German woman stuck in a loveless marriage and tries to kill herself. She is saved by three homeless men and her husband commits her to a mental institution. She escapes and ends up in a quaint town in Brittany, France where she makes herself a happy life with friends and joy. When her husband tracks her down will Marianne take him back and go back to her former life? Read a find out. I recommend this book. It was an easy read and you really root for Marianne’s happiness.

The Frozen River is a historical fiction murder mystery that centers around Martha Ballard ( who actually is a real person, a midwife whose diaries are a rich resource for this novel). A dead person ( villainous) has been discovered in a block of ice and Martha, using her tremendous assets of courage and sense of justice, as she champions women's rights, must discover what happened. Between death, illness, rape, miscarriage and loss of children, these rights were pretty much non existent in 18 th century America.

This is a dual time line story -- the present and Poland during the Nazi takeover. I am a fan of Kelly Rimmer's books and liked this one, too.

This is a very interesting book about the woman called "the mother of modern forensics".

This was a wonderful sequel to the book The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. Honey Lovett is the daughter of the blue-skinned Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian. Honey's mother and father are imprisoned, and Honey decides to continue her mother's book route. As an avid reader, I especially understood how much these people yearned for the opportunity to enjoy reading.

A woman goes to Italy to try and find out about her family's past and ends up finding herself. Excellent book - highly recommend!

Taylor Jenkins Reid has a way to write characters that can easily be your best friend. It is no different for “After I Do”. Lauren and Ryan reach a rough patch in their marriage. They decide to separate for one year with no contact. Can Lauren and Ryan find their way back to each other? Does a separation effect other family members? Can Grandma bestow her wisdom to Lauren? Read this equally funny and sad story to find out.

Caroline has been missing for over 25 years. Her three best friends know something, but what is it they know? The three remaining women have led different lives. They all keep a promise to return to their hometown 25 years later, on the anniversary of the disappearance of Caroline, a promise they made to Caroline. While they are there, Carolines high school boyfriend from all those years ago, is found dead. A complicated plot, with some great clues along the way, if you recognize them. I had some idea’s, some proven right, some proven wrong. I enjoyed this intriguing mystery.