So many genres, so little time
Freya, Callum, Mischa, and Victoria have nothing in common--well, except for one thing: they’ve each experienced a deep personal loss that has led them to an unconventional group meeting, every Tuesday night at seven. A meeting they’ve been particularly selected for that will help them finally move on. At least, that's the claim.As they warily… Continue reading The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
Adam is your typical shy guy in school, with no thoughts towards romance outside of his daydreaming. However, that all changes one day, when he gets saved by an unlikely hero: Eve. Eve is one of the more popular girls in school, but maybe he had misjudged her. Rescued from her boyfriend, Adam can't help… Continue reading The Fruit Tree by Sabir Ahmed
Vivien Kindler, on impulse, gets a job hosting a local phone-in radio show. She has an unusual idea: she thinks that all her callers have worth, are interesting, and if they’ll just stay on the line and talk with her, everyone else will think so too. The "regulars" serve up a fun tapestry woven on… Continue reading Talk Radio by Ham Martin
Edith, an elderly widow with a large house in an Islington garden square, needs a carer. Lauren, a nail technician born in the East End, needs somewhere to live. A rent-free room in lieu of pay seems the obvious solution, even though the pair have nothing in common. Or do they? Why is Lauren so… Continue reading Charity by Madeline Dewhurst
It is a tragic story of lost innocence, guilt, and regret. Hanna is a mysterious older woman who becomes involved with a young, 15-year old boy named Michael. Michael is drawn in by Hanna's mystery and enjoys reading to her during their meetings. When Hanna appears again a few years later--to Michael's horror and surprise--she… Continue reading The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
I understand that Sarah Crabtree is a horror fiction writer though this novel seems to be in a different vein. Zara is an unusual, small-town temp travelling through middle England who stumbles upon odd characters on the way. I have to go along with the majority of reviews on this one that the story was… Continue reading Terror from Beyond Middle England by Sarah Crabtree
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