A Court This Cruel & Lovely by Stacia Stark - Reviewed by EveWhen I saw this book, I knew there would be red flags and emotional carnage ahead—but I still marched into it committed to the end. Zero regrets! If you are into books that make you question your every thought, the characters every intention, your own sanity and be so stunned you want to cry – this book is for you!
Hell’s Bells by Jill Johnson - Reviewed by Kathryn“In this sequel to the tantalizing Devil's Breath , Professor Eustacia Rose is back to solve another murder using her extensive knowledge of botany. Betrayal is a bitter poison . . .
Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson - Reviewed by GeorgiaDON'T TRUST FISH! by debut picture book author Neil Sharpson and illustrated by National Book Award-winning creator Dan Santat, an absurdly laugh-out-loud picture book about the villainy of fish...
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club By Helen Simonson - Reviewed by Kathryn“It is the summer of 1919 and Constance Haverhill is without prospects. Now that all the men have returned from the front, she has been asked to give up her cottage and her job at the estate she helped run during the war. While she looks for a position as a bookkeeper or - horror - a governess, she's sent as a lady's companion to an old family friend who is convalescing at...
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith - Reviewed by Letisha“Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough — who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974.
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku - Reviewed by LauraLife can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp.
The Message By Ta-Nehisi Coates - Reviewed by RindiTa-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s classic “Politics and the English Language,” but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories—our reporting and imaginative narratives and mythmaking—expose and distort our realities.
Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist - Reviewed by KathrynZoe, a sometime artist, is from California. Martin, an engineer, is from Yorkshire. Both have ended up in picturesque Cluny, in central France. Both are struggling to come to terms with their recent past—for Zoe, the death of her husband, for Martin, a messy divorce.
Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly - Reviewed by kathryn“All Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to study physics under the great Albert Einstein. But when, as a teenager in 1919, her life is suddenly turned upside-down, she is catapulted into a new and extraordinary life - as a secretary, a scientist, a sister and a spy...
Lessons in Chemistry By Bonnie Garmus - Reviewed by Di LAdd one part historical, one part feminism, two parts thought provoking and a dash of dry wit, Lessons in Chemistry by debut author Bonnie Garmus is a page turner. Set in America during the 60’s, the decade of radical change, main character Elizabeth Zott questions everything and continuously infuriates people especially those of the opposite sex...
The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson - Reviewed by KathrynA woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading. Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric Uncle Billy's bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her....