In the tradition of Jodi Picoult, Jamie Kain’s The Good Sister begins with pieces of a story that are brought together with increasing momentum and culminates into a poignant ending. A previously perfect-from-the-outside family unit of five – Sarah, Rachel, Asha, and their parents – starts breaking apart after Sarah’s cancer diagnosis. With an absent… Read More Book Review: ‘The Good Sister’, by Jamie Kain
Remember that one thing that fascinated you when you were a child? Dinosaurs, fairies, angels, princesses? How awesome would it be to seen something like that? Twenty-two year old single mother Anna Jennings didn’t have a fascination with dinosaurs, but her four year-old son David does. But his powerful imagination envelops his mother in a… Read More Book Review: ‘Imaginary Things’ by Andrea Lochen
About the author: Jane lives in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She is the author of the Madeline Maclin mysteries and the new Grace Street Mystery Series. You can find her at http://www.janetesh.com/ or email her at [email protected]. About the book: A fun, fresh, fascinating fantasy tale, Butterfly Waltz introduces protagonist Des Fairweather, a young musician whose… Read More Book Review: ‘Butterfly Waltz’, by Jane Tesh
About the author: Kristan Higgins is the bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, National Public Radio, Library Journal, iBooks and Amazon have named Kristan’s books to their best… Read More Book Review: ‘If You Only Knew’, by Kristan Higgins
Happy Sunday! As you ready yourself for another great week, are you wondering what to take along with you on your commute? Take a peek at this week’s recommended commute companion! ‘Scar of the Bamboo Leaf, by Sieni A.M. Review here. Purchase here. Synopsis: That boy is like the bamboo…foreign and unknown in this environment.… Read More Book Recommendation: ‘Scar of the Bamboo Leaf’, by Sieni A.M.
I prefer to think that police officers are neither callous nor stupid; they perform such an important public service after all. Similarly, I would like to think that most reporters are searching for the truth and not to sell a story; they play such a big role when it comes to us understanding our reality… Read More Book Review: ‘Beyond Suspicion’ by Catherine A. Winn
There is a joke that I read some time ago that irritated me to no end. In it, a store that offers free husbands offers women the option to choose a husband from one of six floors. To make a long joke short, women are so hard to please that despite the amazing options available… Read More Book Review: ‘The One that Got Away’ by Bethany Chase
We all know appearances can be deceiving and that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but we still do it a lot more than any of us would like to admit. In this both funny and touching page-turner, Sourcebooks’ author Krista Van Dolzer shares how twelve year-old David learns this lesson. Veronica is… Read More Book Review: ‘Don’t Vote for Me’ by Krista Van Dolzer
The three words that instantly popped into my head a mere couple of pages into this book were heartbreaking, poignant, and important. Shelley Sackier has created a likable and relatable character in Opal and used her to tackle an important and pervasive issue: our relationship with our bodies in an era where processed, fatty, salty,… Read More Book Review: ‘Dear Opl’ by Shelley Sackier
The third edition of a round-up of my husband’s book reviews on Sahar’s Reviews is not as much as a round-up as, well, just one review of a book that I also read and enjoyed just as much as he did. Borna rated Monsieur Linh and His Child (by Philippe Claudel) 5 out of 5… Read More Sahar’s Reviews Presents: Borna’s Monthly Book Roundup Number 3