So many genres, so little time
This book has stories told by four Catholic women in four different eras. It was hard to follow, but at the end Henry has a list of how all the narrators were connected. It was interesting enough and short enough that I read the whole thing, but it didn't affect me personally like it would… Continue reading Critical Mass by Kathleen Henry
Getting past the unusual design of the book, I found Connie's and Deliverance's stories very interesting. This is a fiction novel that has some historical facts about the Salem witch trials. I was expecting the historical element, but the suspense element was a nice surprise. Connie is working on her dissertation and comes across an… Continue reading The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Many women are disappointed, frustrated, and despairing about their relationships with men. Growing up with Sleeping Beauty, Barbies and romance novels, we don’t realize how the happily-ever-after myth contributes to our relationship misery and failures. My book is the message I needed as a young woman-- that there is no substitute for growing a self… Continue reading Change Your Mindset Not Your Man by Sally B. Watkins
I have been a Julie Garwood fan for many years and found this book lacking. None of the characters really stood out for me and that disappoints me because I love highlander stories. It is a tried and true story line where the beautiful princess is bequeathed to marry a stranger, the stranger dies and… Continue reading Shadow Music (Highlands’ Lairds Book 3) by Julie Garwood
I have to admit the beginning of this book was very confusing, but as I read more, I started to understand the supernatural element of the novel. There were characters you loved such as Meridia, an only child who thought she was unloved and others you despised such as Eva the evil mother-in-law who wanted… Continue reading Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
Shannon takes you into the battle of Los Angeles' Bayboys, teen age surfers and Mexican immigrants by sending Jack Liffey to find a missing child. What Liffey uncovers is revenge, murder and men with a strong will to survive. This book is well written, but I could have done without the footnotes and the historical/literary… Continue reading Palos Verdes Blue (Jack Liffey Mystery # 12) by John Shannon
Hailey has a father who has lost his job and is drinking, a mother who lost her inheritance when she married her father and has recently lost a baby, and a brother who has lost his faith in God. What has Hailey got to lose? Her respect? Her virginity? Her "best" friend? Her soul? Tusa… Continue reading Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa