In the Woods

my take: Hubby and daughter have read all the Tana French novels … this is my first and the one …

Help Thanks Wow

my take: Anne Lamott is my soul-sister twin born from another mother. In her latest work she gives the shortcut …

"The Chaperone"

my take: Laura Moriarty writes believable characters in mid-west settings …  appealing to this mid-west girl. The Book Chicks read …

"The Geography of Bliss"

my take: I love to travel and the lure of potential great places to visit motivated me to buy & …

"shine shine shine"

my take: it’s interesting to think about if the authors you like to read read books you’d like as well….one …

"moloka’i"

my take: i love it when a novel can transport me to a different place and time … i love …

The Sense of an Ending

my take: This is an odd, but good, little book. I admit that I liked it better after I found …

"the house at tyneford"

my take: the cover advertised fans of Downton Abbey would also love this book … and that may be true. …

"death comes to pemberley"

my take: I recently came across a blog that was subtitled “because life’s too short to read bad books.” and …

The Septembers of Shiraz

my take: Septembers is set in Iran after the Shah has been removed in the 1980’s. I remember that event, and …

The Dead Father’s Club

my take: We at book chicks like to think of ourselves as Shakespeare experts since reading Will in the World. …

"Marcelo in the Real World"

my take: First off, ignore the cover. Seriously. This book is for high school and above and the cover doesn’t …

State of Wonder

my take: A few years ago when Bel Canto was all the rage, I refused to read it. Sometimes I push back …

The Great Gatsby

my take: True confessions: this is not the cover of the copy I read … mine (from the 80’s?) has …

"Emily, Alone"

my take: I loved this book. I’ve been experiencing a lot of loss lately, so the story of an elderly …