Month: May 2019

Waisted by Randy Susan Meyers | Review

Waisted by Randy Susan Meyer..

REVIEW: Waisted by Randy Susan Meyers is a fascinating read, as it takes a group of women and forces them to confront how badly they want to lose weight. Exactly how far they are willing to go. Seven women meet at what they think is a secluded resort in Vermont for a weight loss retreat, […]

Posted May 31, 2019
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Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini | Review

Resistance Women by Jennifer..

Review: Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini features four women as well as their families and their significant others as they resist Hitler and the Nazis from the inside. Mildred is an American educator living in Germany with her German husband; Sara is a German Jew and one of Mildred’s students; Greta is a German writer […]

Posted May 27, 2019
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By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank | Review

By Invitation Only by Doroth..

Review: I just love Southern authors and Southern settings, and there is specifically something about the work of Dorothea Benton Frank that makes me very excited. She writes the Lowcountry and just really nails it. I love how she represents the people of the South and the traditions, the food and the way we speak […]

Posted May 15, 2019
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The Daughter’s Tale by Armando Lucas Correa | Review

The Daughter’s Tale by..

Review: Sometimes it seems like there are a ton of World War II books out there, so I’m a bit selective when I choose which ones I want to read. The Daughter’s Tale by Armando Lucas Correa stood out to me because of the cover (so pretty!) and because it featured a family fractured by […]

Posted May 14, 2019
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The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker | Review

The Austen Playbook by Lucy ..

REVIEW: I think I will always fall for a grumpy guy that meets his match in a happy, upbeat gal. I love love love it, and The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker was a really good example of one of these stories. Griff is a theater critic; Freddy is a London stage actor. What is […]

Posted May 9, 2019
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