Title: The Things We Keep
Author: Sally Hepworth
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewers: Dottie & Jennifer
Summary: Anna Forster is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease at only 38. Her family has placed her in Rosalind House, an assisted living facility. It just so happens that the home has another young Alzheimer’s patient, Luke. They forge a friendship, which has consequences that develop later in the story.
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As we come to the end of another year, the Bookish Ladies decided to take a look back and choose a few of our favorite reads of 2015. A mix of bestsellers, debut indie authors, fiction, non-fiction, romance, thriller and everything in between. Some made us laugh, others made us cry, and I’m pretty sure a more than a few can be blamed for lost sleep and unproductive work days but all of them were wonderful books and we’re happy to share them with you.
This week’s Ten Questions features Sandra Brown, author over over 60 New York Times bestselling novels and a favorite of the Bookish Ladies. We were all thrilled when Sandra agreed to this interview Continue reading “Ten Questions with Sandra Brown”
For this week’s Ten Questions we welcome New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Donna VanLiere *applause* Ms. VanLiere is the author of over a dozen wonderful novels sure to warm your heart, make you cry, or perhaps both. Continue reading “Ten Questions with Donna VanLiere”
This installment of Ten Questions features our first indie author, April Floyd, author of the ongoing Cassidy Jane series (Christian Fiction) as well as several Jane Austen Variations featuring beloved characters from Pride and Prejudice Continue reading “Ten Questions with April Floyd”
Emily March’s newest release, Heartsong Cottage, has hit a “publishing trifecta” appearing on the New York Times bestseller list, the USA Today bestseller list, and the Publishers Weekly bestseller list, and we are thrilled to have her as our guest for this week’s installment of Ten Questions. Continue reading “Ten Questions with Emily March”
Title: All of Us and Everything
Author: Bridget Asher
Rating: 2 stars
Reviewer: Jennifer
What I thought would be a wonderful heartfelt story of a family coming back together … wasn’t.
When the Rockwell sisters—Esme, Liv, and Ru—were young, their mother, Augusta, silenced talk of their absent father with the story that he was an international spy. Fast-forward to present day and Esme is navigating a failing marriage while trying to keep her daughter from live-tweeting every detail. Liv finds herself in between relationships and rehabs, and Ru has run away from enough people and problems to earn her frequent flier miles. When Hurricane Sandy hits the family home on the Jersey Shore, the Rockwells reunite—only to discover that the storm has unearthed a long-buried box.
I felt nothing while reading this book except an eagerness to finish. I wonder now how I did manage to finish. There must have been something there keeping me intrigued. Though for the life of me I can’t figure out what that was. I disliked each of the characters. Each character fell flat and underdeveloped, in my opinion. Some of the happenings were far-fetched and too easily fixed without a proper explanation … especially one comment made by Augusta. She mumbles something under her breath and I think “Oh! This is going to get interesting!” But it goes no further! It’s never discussed or brought up again. It would have made the more interesting story.
Usually if I’m on the fence about rating a book, the Epilogue helps me decide. It certainly did in this case … I hated it! I couldn’t understand why the author felt the need to update us on characters that I didn’t consider a factor in the story at all.
Readers all have differing opinions. This is mine. You might love this book but it just wasn’t for me.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
For this installment of Ten Questions we welcome International Bestselling author Alyson Richman *applause* Ms. Richman is the author of The Garden of Letters, The Lost Wife (one of my favorite books of all time), The Last Van Gogh, The Rhythm of Memory, and The Mask Carver’s Son. Continue reading “Ten Questions with Alyson Richman”
Title: Heartsong Cottage
Author: Emily March
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewer: Jennifer
Haunted by the loss of his wife and son, Daniel Garrett left the police force to devote his life to finding missing children. But he still hasn’t found a way to mend the wounds of his past-until he attends a wedding in Eternity Springs.
Shannon O’Toole isn’t looking for romance. Ever since her fiancé’s death, she’s created a quiet life for herself. Still, she can’t deny her attraction to the handsome, broad-shouldered stranger. Daniel makes her feel things she’s hasn’t felt in years. But can Shannon trust a detective when doing so could bring danger to her cottage door?
Heartsong Cottage is Book #10 in the Eternity Springs series. Haven’t read the rest of the series yet? I recommend you do but I don’t think it will take away from the reading of this story. By reading the rest of the series you’ll have the stories of the other characters you’ll read about here.
I loved Daniel and Shannon together. I thought them to be believable characters. There stories were believable and pulled at the heartstrings and even made me gasp out loud once or twice. I can’t wait to see what’s up with them in the next book in the series.
Fans of this series won’t be disappointed. New readers of Ms. March will be hooked and eager for more.
ARC provided by NetGalley.
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