#reviews
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Book Review: Sunflower Sisters Woolsey-Ferriday #3 by Martha Hall Kelly
Kelly’s final book in the Woolsey-Ferriday series is by far the best one. First published March 30, 2021, by Ballantine Books and released in audiobook format on the same day by Random House Audio. The book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or Continue reading
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Book Review: The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery
Published in 2022, by Mira Books and made into an audiobook by Harlequin Audio narrated by Tanya Eby, whose storytelling skills are ideal for Mallery’s characters: Bree Larton, Mikki Bartholomew, and Ashley Burton, making it a great listening experience about three women confronting genuine relationship challenges, the ups and downs of life, which isn’t easy Continue reading
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Book Review: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club is the first book in his series of septuagenarian sleuths. It’s a 2020 Penguin House Publication available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. Fiona Shaw brilliantly narrates the audiobook. Continue reading
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Book Review: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
If you’re a fan of psychological thrillers where nothing is as it seems, the twist is so illogical it’s laughable. The characters are unreliable and impossible to connect with; this one is for you. At least listen to the audiobook and enjoy Richard Armitage’s voice as he reads one of the main POVs and Tuppence… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Mirror The Lost Bride Trilogy #2 by Nora Roberts
Roberts’ continuation of the Lost Bride Trilogy, published November 19th, 2024, picks up where the first book left off; therefore, this is not a standalone read. Roberts’ Lost Bride series is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook formats, at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook is narrated by Brittany… Continue reading
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Book Review: Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald
Grunwald brings the magical element of Stonehenge to New York’s Grand Central Station in the Manhattanhenge phenomenon when the sunrise or sunset perfectly aligns with the east-west streets of Manhattan, creating a stunning visual effect as the sun peeks between the skyscrapers, an event occurring twice a year, close to the winter and summer solstices.… Continue reading
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Book Review: Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters
Winters brings together all the famous rom-com tropes into this quirky read, available in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook is read by Laura Hobson, who delivers smooth narration throughout; however, her attempt to differentiate the voices to individualize the characters is somewhat lacking.… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Summer Deal Wildstone #5 by Jill Shalvis
The Summer Deal, book five in Shalvis Wildstone’s series, can be read as a standalone and is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook, at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook narrated by Erin Mallon is fantastic as she smoothly transitions between all the characters flawlessly. In this easy Continue reading
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Book Review: Liliac Girls Woosley-Ferriday #1 by Martha Hall Kelly
Kelly’s debut novel, published April 5, 2016, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, or audiobook formats, at your local library, or through the Libby App. The structure of the book is triple points of view alternating between the three main characters: Continue reading
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Book Review: The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin
Martin’s book, inspired by the true history of America’s library spies during World War II, was published on July 26, 2022, and is available in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library through the Libby App. The audiobook is brilliantly narrated by Saskia Maarleveld. The book is in dual… Continue reading
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