Book Chat: Killer Me by Candace Osmond Check out Killer Me Author’s Website: authorcandaceosmond.com Compelling characters and very visual. It felt like a movie – I could totally see a blockbuster film based on this book.
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Book Chat: Invisible City by Julia Dahl Check out Invisible City A fascinating aspect of a culture’s affects on its community members, the bonds of family, and the consequences of abandonment. Author’s Website: juliadahl.com
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Book Chat: 11/22/63 by Stephen King Check out 11/22/63 A journey through the obdurate past, complete with conspiracy, heroism, pure love and dancing. Oh, the dancing! This book is one I’ll think about again, already I want to revisit some of the characters and scenarios. An incredible love story, and
Keep Reading ... →Book Chat: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Check out The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian This book was something of a revelation. It was authentic, tragic, inspiring, complex, challenging, simple, and ultimately begs contemplation. A gem! Author’s Website: fallsapart.com
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Book Chat: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes Check out One Plus One A roadtrip. Some unlikely mix-ups. A seemingly stereotypical plot, and, on the surface, stereotypical characters, but at its heart it works. It really works. Author’s Website: jojomoyes.com
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Book Chat: The Good Sister by Chelsea Bolan Check out The Good Sister Author’s Website: chelseabolan.com Delicately written, while calling into question the hypocrisies and consequences of a patriarchal society. In the first chapter I was overwhelmed with emotion, with the suggested hypocrisy, with uncertainty. As the story went on (despite
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Book Chat: Taking Stock by Scott Bartlett Check out Taking Stock Brilliant characterization and a thoughtful look into the mind of a young man struggling to fit into a world in which he feels he doesn’t belong. An unapologetic exploration of mental illness. Author’s Website: scottplotts.com Click the link above to sign up for
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Book Chat: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Check out Me Before You A book I found it hard to put down, with something beneath the surface that kept me compelled to turn another and yet another page. A book to make me think and that questions the true freedom
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Book Chat: A Splendid Boy by Melanie Martin Check out A Splendid Boy Author’s Website: melaniemartinauthor.com With vivid descriptions of both land and people, Martin takes the reader from a fishing port in Middle Tickle, Newfoundland to the battlefields of the Great War. A beautiful and heart wrenching story full of
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