The title, and even the blurb, for Susan Mallery’s The Bookstore Diaries are a little deceiving. I liked the characters and the premise of the novel, however the diaries themselves are not the main focus of the story. They do change several lives, but the blurb makes the book sound more scandalous and secretive than… Continue reading The Bookstore Diaries by Susan Mallery
Tag: Sisters
Last Day by Luanne Rice
I liked Luanne Rice’s suspense novel, Last Day. My biggest problem? I wanted to love it as much as I loved her book The Silver Boat. Rice often writes about sisters, their love for each other despite their differences. I bogged down in Last Day, though. It just seemed to drag on for too long. When… Continue reading Last Day by Luanne Rice
The Summer of Sunshine & Margot by Susan Mallery
Looking for charming characters with a backstory that’s a little different? I read for character first. If I don’t like the characters, I don’t go on with the book. That’s why I’m not a fan of some of the biggest crime novels of the last couple years. I started them, but couldn’t stand the characters.… Continue reading The Summer of Sunshine & Margot by Susan Mallery
The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick
Marie Bostwick’s latest novel is for those who enjoyed her Cobbled Court Quilt series, or like their stories wrapped up neatly. The Second Sister brings a woman home to the town she fled years earlier. Lucy Toomey hasn’t been home in eight years, despite her older sister’s pleas. Oh, she always took Alice someplace warm for… Continue reading The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick