Tag: Fiction
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Hex and the City by Kate Johnson
A cute and quirky RomCom whose MFC is a chaos-magnet, modern witch with magical hair – I’ve never hit “add to Kindle “quicker…and I’m glad I did. This was such a fun read – filled with laugh-out-loud moments between Poppy and Alex, an underlying mystery linked to a cursed necklace, and a surprise family revelation.…
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
“I shall start at the beginning. Though of course, the beginning is never where you think it is.” The Thirteenth Tale – a story within a story within a story. A dark, gothic tale of identity interwoven with heartbreak, loss, coming of age, and survival. This is definitely a book for people who love books.…
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Beartown by Fredrik Backman
“Late one evening towards the end of March, a teenager picked up a double-barreled shotgun, walked into the forest, put the gun to someone else’s forehead and pulled the trigger. This is the story of how we got there.” When a story holds your soul prisoner, words will never have the ability to adequately express…
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The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
Everyone up here had two stories: the life before and the life now. If you wanted to pray to a weirdo god or live in a school bus or marry a goose, no one in Alaska was going to say crap to you.
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“If love is easy, you’re not doing it right.”
My husband and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary Sunday – the silver plate anniversary! I promise, I’m not making this up – google it if you don’t believe me. But I digress… I’ve just finished Sophie Kinsella’s Surprise Me – and it was wonderful. All the reviews warned against reading this as a first…
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Are you there God? It’s Me Margaret. I know you all must think I’m insane to read this again after 30 plus years (probably 40, but who’s counting, really?). Yet, Ms. Blume has let go of her well-known hold on the movie rights to this gem, and soon we’ll see Margaret’s struggle with pre-teen issues…
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A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman
It isn’t often I find a book that grabs my heart and pierces my soul, but A Man Called Ove did just that. I hold the belief that books and authors come into your life at destined moments. Fredrik Backman’s novel found me just a few months following the passing of my grandmother much like…
Peace In The Margins 