[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="030758836X" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ePAI%2BzsmL._SL160_.jpg" width="105"] [simpleazon-link asin="030758836X" locale="us"]Gone Girl: A Novel[/simpleazon-link] by Gillian Flynn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Chilling! Absolutely chilling! By the time I picked this book up to read, I had heard all … [Read more...] about Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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Book Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0812983459" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511Sndco%2BXL._SL160_.jpg" width="104"]Recommended by Random House for your Reader's Circle or Book Club. Enter here for a chance to win a copy of the book:Giveaway Opportunity: THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce. Here is a guide for your Book … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Book Review: Healer by Carol Cassella
The storytelling in this novel is filled with an underlying tension that grabs the reader and doesn't let go until the last page. I didn't expect that from a novel about a doctor who is forced to return to work after her husband loses a fortune on a failed cancer drug. Because she never completed her residency, the only work Claire can get is at a struggling health care clinic … [Read more...] about Book Review: Healer by Carol Cassella
Book Review: A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
I liked this book, but I didn't enjoy it. It was beautifully written with multifaceted and three-dimensional characters. The plot had unexpected twists and turns and the characters behaved or reacted in unpredictable ways. I picked up this book because my Books-A-Million calendar recommended it. It was also a bestseller with great reviews. One of my favorite publishers, … [Read more...] about Book Review: A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Review: Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith
Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith My rating: 3 of 5 stars Forever after, when I should happen to think about Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger, I’ll think of blue eyes, beaches and gin and tonics, pleasant summer evenings, and romance. But, I will also remember adultery and sadness, suicide and loss, abandonment and loneliness, and loss of youth. The … [Read more...] about Review: Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith