Lisa See once more takes a piece of Chinese history, this time in America, and brings it to life. It's a dark history told through three women. Moon, Dove and Petal's lives intersect in the violent Pueblo of Los Angeles. I found the structure of the book hard to follow, but perhaps it was the audio that made it more difficult.

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I really enjoyed work of fiction/ Romance. It is a great summer read, light and with good , respectable characters. I always enjoy books written about someone in the medical profession. It was nice exploring Billie, Mick’s and Erin’s relationship.

You know how with some books you are so engrossed in them that don't want to put them down -- well for me this was not one of them. I found this story, despite all the glowing reviews, just okay and a bit of a slog. Perhaps my expectations were just too high for this story of two childhood neighbors and friends and their divergent journeys through their lives.

I read this book because it was chosen by the Mystery Book Club. Not impressed.

This was a collection of two short stories. In Where There’s Smoke a gifted psychic obtains fame, wealth and respect from her talent. She is able to get messages from loved ones who have died and comfort the living. One day she encounters a military widow who’s husband’s death was from friendly fire, not from a heroic stand against the enemy. Serenity finds herself haunted by the dead soldier and under scrutiny of the police. From arrogance and greed she tries to clear her name and reputation by finding the missing son of a senator. Does Serenity go too far and really help the senator’s family and can she fall into the graces of the public again? Read and find out. In Larger Than Life, a woman finds an orphaned elephant and decides to take it back to her research hut and take care of it. In trying to save the baby does she actually help it or does she just do it selfishly knowing the elephant will never be able to return to the wild. Both stories deal with choices made and the consequences from them.

This book is a must read for any cat lover. Agnes is a young widow and very detail oriented and steadfast in running her cat shelter charity in Montreal. When magicians destroy the street where her cat shelter is located she must find a new location. She ends up in a too good to be location with cheap rent only to learn the evil magician, Havelock, is running an illegal magic shop in the basement. Agnes and Havelock find themselves working together when a rival magician, Havelock’s own sister, comes to take a magical book from Havelock’s archives. Can Agnes keep her cats safe and find homes for them all while trying to help defeat warring magicians. Is Havelock really as bad as his reputation and can love possibly blossom for Agnes again? Read and find out.

I Really enjoyed this book. Good family story. Well written

First and foremost this book is fiction and not true-crime. That being said, this book is written as a series of interviews designed to reveal the story of the Sharaf family. These interviews are not two way conversations, they are just the observations of the many many different voices that speak out. You will hear from friends, family, neighbors, school personnel, even people that have only crossed paths with the family once are included. What happened with the Sharaf family? Well, you'll have to read the book to find out.

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.