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REVIEW: BEFORE WE WERE YOURS – LISA WINGATE

Before We Were Yours – Lisa WINGATE Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiarContinue reading “REVIEW: BEFORE WE WERE YOURS – LISA WINGATE”

REVIEW: WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING – DELIA OWENS

Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. SensitiveContinue reading “REVIEW: WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING – DELIA OWENS”

REVIEW: THE TURN OF THE KEY – RUTH WARE

The Turn of the Key – Ruth Ware When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss—a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten—by the luxurious “smart” home fitted outContinue reading “REVIEW: THE TURN OF THE KEY – RUTH WARE”

REVIEW: THE INSTITUTE – STEPHEN KING

The Institute – Stephen King In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just likeContinue reading “REVIEW: THE INSTITUTE – STEPHEN KING”

REVIEW: AN UNWANTED GUEST – SHARI LAPENA

An Unwanted Guest – Shari Lapena It’s winter in the Catskills and Mitchell’s Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing–maybe even romantic–weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge wood-burning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with a goodContinue reading “REVIEW: AN UNWANTED GUEST – SHARI LAPENA”