Review: The Correspondent

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a new author read because of a Book Club read.  While I wasnt getting into it because it consisted of Sybil writing letters to about everyone she knew and didnt know, I found it interesting because letter writing is a dying art.  People just dont do it anymore in the age of emails and texting.  But I felt this was her way of pouring out her feelings and not getting immediate responses.

Quite a few chapters in, it gets interesting when she receives a letter from someone with only their initials who brings back to her a painful period in her past life.  She then needs to face this time and the person who brought it back into light.

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Review: The Divorce

The Divorce by Freida McFadden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What can I say?  Its a McFadden book...and I finished it in two days.  A page turner but also filled with questions, secrets and twists.  What I thought I was reading wasnt what I was reading.  I had this book all figured out until I didnt.  

Easy story, man marries woman, gives her a beautiful home, they have a little boy and everything seems great.  But slowly the seams come apart and half way through the book you think you know where it is going.  But then you start to wonder who the crazy person is.  Great read with McFadden doing her finest which is putting the question in the question mark!!!  You wont see it coming!  Put it on your TBR list.

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Review: I Know You Killed Your Husband

I Know You Killed Your Husband by Steena Holmes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A girls trip to Paris after one of their husbands dies.  But this trip will be like no other because there are secrets among them.  Especially when one of them knows another killed her husband.  What was suppose to be a vacation turns into mystery, secrets and death.  When one is found dead the next morning and notes start popping up, the secrets start pouring out.  Great page turner.

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Review: We Are All Guilty Here

We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So this is a series by Karin Slaughter and a page turner.  Who wouldnt want to read about a mystery, missing girls, and a town that has secrets.  We find officer Emmy Clinton trying to solve the mystery, especially since it was more personal for her.  An easy read and of course this is only book 1, so be prepared to get the next book in this series.  Worth the read. 

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Review: The Lion Women of Tehran

The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this book for a book club and while it was out of my usual genre, I really enjoyed it.  It takes place in Iran as we following the lives of Ellie and Homa.  Childhood friends who lived very different lives.  Circumstances change how our lives proceed and while they tried to keep in touch, each one battled their own upbringing and values.  Just as they pursue their own goals, turmoil breaks out in Iran with consequences that change both their lives.

Amazing story of very strong women in a country that could either destroy you or shape you into a courageous lioness....

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Review: The Replacement: A Short Story

The Replacement: A Short Story by Liv Constantine
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Short story about Veronica, who is the actress star....and her co-star, Vienna.  What is the connection and her the idea behind her being so enamored by Veronica.  With a divorce coming up, Veronica befriends her, invites her into her home and then finds out the ulterior motive.  Fast moving story can be read in one sitting.

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Review: Meet Me in Italy

Meet Me in Italy by Brenda Novak
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love all Brenda Novak books and when they are released I buy them.  Another great story and it takes place in Italy.  A beautiful country, a beautiful story.  We follow Charlotte after her divorce while she connects with a sister she didnt know she had.  Along with some good friends, this story takes you into the heads and hearts of friends, family and what we do for each other.

A heartwarming story where you will not want to put your book down.  Love it.

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“Expired Glam: When Beauty Turns Beastly”

Did you know that makeup does not last forever?  You need to change it every few months so you dont end up with bacteria in the makeup and then placed on your face.  There are expirations dates and you should know them.  I was quite surprised that eyeliner should be tossed in only 3 months...

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Review: Nine Missing Girls

Nine Missing Girls by Steena Holmes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was different because it covers nine different stories.  All missing girls, we follow Meri as she investigates each one because she herself has a sister who is a missing person.  While personal, she makes it her job to do her best to find out what happened to these girls and get their families some closure.

Interesting book and quite a good read.  

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Review: This Is Not About Us

This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this book for a book club and was not disappointed.  Anything family is my thing and so we find ourselves reading about three sisters, Sylvia, Helen and Jeanne.  After the passing of Jeanne, the whole dynamics of the family changes when Sylvia and Helen get into a misunderstanding over apple cake....right, apple cake.  And family, meaning children and grandchildren while not wanting to get involved in the tiff, are really involved via absence of what should be love between sisters.  

They each do their own thing but Helen is always in the background of events she didnt go to, births she didnt attend, recitals and bat mitzvahs, and each relative quietly missing her.  The dynamics of a family spanning three generations.  

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