Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney Book Review
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Published January 17th, 2017 It’s the last day of 1984, and 85-year-old Lillian Boxfish is about to take a walk. As she traverses a grittier Manhattan, a city anxious after an attack by a still-at-large subway vigilante, she encounters bartenders, bodega clerks, chauffeurs, security guards, bohemians, criminals, children, parents, and parents-to-be—in surprising moments of generosity and grace. While she strolls, Lillian recalls a long and eventful life that included a brief reign as the highest-paid advertising woman in America—a career cut short by marriage, motherhood, divorce, and a breakdown. A love letter to city life—however shiny or sleazy—Lillian Boxfish…
Murder, She Baked: Hannah Swenson Mysteries
Murder, She Baked: Hannah Swenson Mysteries Lord have mercy, I am turning in to my mother. I cannot believe I am watching these movies, but the truth is that I’m Really Into them. Hannah Swenson Series One year in college, I was addicted to James Patterson novels. I was so Into them that I read nothing but Alex Cross & Women’s Murder Club series. Then it just got old, too dark, too grim & just bummed me out. So when I came across Joanne Fluke’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, I snatched it up. I read it in one day & fell in love with these well-written mysteries filled with lovable characters as…
Pretty Little World by Elizabeth LaBan & Melissa DePino Book Review
Pretty Little World by Elizabeth LaBan & Melissa DePino Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date January 17, 2017 On a cozy street in Philadelphia, three neighboring families have become the best of friends. They can’t imagine life without one another—until one family outgrows their tiny row house. In a bid to stay together, a crazy idea is born: What if they tear down the walls between their homes and live together under one roof? And so an experiment begins. Celia and Mark now have the space they need. But is this really what Celia’s increasingly distant husband wants? Stephanie embraces the idea of one big, happy family, but has…
The Good Daughter by Alexandra Burt Book Review
The Good Daughter by Alexandra Burt Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date February 7, 2017 From the author of Remember Mia comes the tale of a young woman in search of her past, and the mother who will do anything to keep it hidden… What if you were the worst crime your mother ever committed? Dahlia Waller’s childhood memories consist of stuffy cars, seedy motels, and a rootless existence traveling the country with her eccentric mother. Now grown, she desperately wants to distance herself from that life. Yet one thing is stopping her from moving forward: she has questions. In order to understand her past, Dahlia must go back. Back to…
The Mothers by Brit Bennett Book Review
The Mothers by Brit Bennett Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Published October 11, 2016 A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community—and the things that ultimately haunt us most. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett’s mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive story about community, love, and ambition. It begins with a secret. “All good secrets have a taste before you tell them, and if we’d taken a moment to swish this one around our mouths, we might have noticed the sourness of an unripe secret, plucked too…
Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia Book Review
Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date January 3, 2017 Full of twists and turns, Everything You Want Me to Be reconstructs a year in the life of a dangerously mesmerizing young woman, during which a small town’s darkest secrets come to the forefront…and she inches closer and closer to her death. High school senior Hattie Hoffman has spent her whole life playing many parts: the good student, the good daughter, the good citizen. When she’s found brutally stabbed to death on the opening night of her high school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of her small town community. Local sheriff…
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Really Into This: Looking Back at 2016
Really Into This: Looking Back at 2016 Sarah: 2016 was a hell of a year. Jessica: I actually sent this picture to Sarah – I am definitely ready to have 2016 in the rear view mirror. Sarah: For me, it was the year of discovering a love of audiobooks, saying goodbye to Downton Abbey, sobbing over George Michael, giving into Hallmark, searching for the perfect flannel PJs & creating a slumber party room in my house. Jessica: Ahh Downton Abbey, I miss that show too. 2016 was filled with a few books, new and old TV shows, hanging out in wine country, Tim Duncan’s retirement, fun new recipes and the…
The Great American Baking Show
UPDATE: What a finale. Congratulations to Amanda for winning The Great American Baking Show! From the first episode, I pegged her to win. She was cool, calm & collected & I’m still dreaming about her bread wreath. Stephanie was amazing as well. I really loved her baking style & her love for baking really shows. On to next season! UPDATE: My girl, Jennie was eliminated, so that brings us into the Finale with Amanda & Stephanie. Both these ladies are star bakers in my eyes. I cannot wait for the Finale. I wish they could both get it. It will be a pastry cage match, according to Amanda. <3 Currently…
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella Book Review
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date February 7, 2017 Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed. Ok, so the real truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe, has a hideous commute to a lowly admin job, and the life she shares on Instagram isn’t really hers. But one day her dreams are bound to come true, aren’t they? Until her not-so perfect life comes crashing down when her mega-successful boss Demeter gives her the sack. All Katie’s hopes are shattered. She…
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Book Review
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Book Review Published October 11th 2016 The lowdown from Goodreads Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years’ experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she’s been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don’t want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before…
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