Book Reviews and Other Stuff
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly Paperback: 512 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (Feb. 28 2017) ISBN-13: 978-1101883082 Synopsis: New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September …
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Hopeless by Colleen Hoover Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Atria Books (2013) ISBN-13: 978-1476743554 Synopsis: Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies? Beloved and bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with the spellbinding story of two young people with devastating pasts who embark on a passionate, intriguing journey …
Between Me and You by Allison Winn Scotch Paperback: 364 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (Jan. 9 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1503941229 Synopsis: When their paths first cross, Ben Livingston is a fledgling screenwriter on the brink of success; Tatum Connelly is a struggling actress tending bar in a New York City dive. They fall in love, they …
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As She Fades by Abbi Glines Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (April 3 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1250133861 Synopsis: On the night of her high school graduation, Vale McKinley and her boyfriend Crawford are in a terrible car accident that leaves Crawford in a coma. They were supposed to spend the summer planning for college, for …
Dear Dwayne, With Love by Eliza Gordon Paperback: 380 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (Jan. 23 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1542046879 Synopsis: Wannabe actress Dani Steele’s résumé resembles a cautionary tale on how not to be famous. She’s pushing thirty and stuck in a dead-end insurance job, and her relationship status is holding at uncommitted. With unbearably …
The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (Feb. 6 2018) ISBN-13: 978-0062666710 Synopsis: In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and The Wives of Los Alamos, comes this riveting novel of the everyday people who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II. “What you see here, what …
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Atria Books (April 17 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1501154645 Favourite Lisa Jewell Book: I Found You - I reviewed this book about a year ago and was completely blown away by how much this book sucked me in. Jewell masters suspense and the thriller genre …
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Badger: Cuticle Care This past winter had been exceedingly hard on my cuticles and skin in general. It got so bad that my cuticles started to peel and crack open causing a lot of discomfort. I was in desperate need of some relief and turned to Badger's Cuticle Care - and OMG and I happy …
Every Note Played by Lisa Genova Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press (March 20 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1476717807 Synopsis: From neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice comes a powerful exploration of regret, forgiveness, freedom, and what it means to be alive. An accomplished concert pianist, Richard received standing ovations from audiences all over …
The Room on Rue Amélie by Kristin Harmel Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (March 27 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1501171406 Synopsis: For fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls, this powerful novel of fate, resistance, and family—by the international bestselling author of The Sweetness of Forgetting and When We Meet Again—tells the …
She Regrets Nothing by Andrea Dunlop Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Washington Square Press (Feb. 6 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1501155987 Synopsis: When Laila Lawrence becomes an orphan at twenty-three, the sudden loss unexpectedly introduces her to three glamorous cousins from New York who show up unannounced at her mother’s funeral. The three siblings are scions of the wealthy …
Smashbox: Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder Shade: Fair/Light Every girls nightmare: when you favourite cosmetic product is discontinued! This was the disaster I was left to deal with late last year as the 5 year stock I had bought of my discontinued Lancôme powder foundation finally ran out (the Ageless Mineral). I was left to search …
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