[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0143125842" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519bxnNZYWL.jpg" width="326"][simpleazon-link asin="0143125842" locale="us"]The Signature of All Things: A Novel[/simpleazon-link] by Elizabeth Gilbert My rating: 3 of 5 stars The writing sets a lighthearted tone with an undercurrent of humor. The author has a … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Book Review: The Rental Sister by Jeff Backhaus
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="1616201371" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DGmqnbQ-L.jpg" width="333"][simpleazon-link asin="1616201371" locale="us"]Hikikomori and the Rental Sister: A Novel[/simpleazon-link] by Jeff Backhaus My rating: 4 of 5 stars Immediately compelling. Emotionally gripping. Instantly there is a mystery with a … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Rental Sister by Jeff Backhaus
Book Review: Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas
by Sarah Loudin Thomas My rating: 3 of 5 stars Uplifting and encouraging read with likeable albeit not fully developed characters. The plot was engaging although a little more conflict and drama would have been welcome. I liked that the author brought in elements of the supernatural to give the story a little more power. The themes of judgement and forgiveness were well … [Read more...] about Book Review: Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas
Book Review: Rabbit, Run by John Updike
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0449911659" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51IZ9TfDPsL.jpg" width="334"][simpleazon-link asin="0449911659" locale="us"]Rabbit, Run[/simpleazon-link] by John Updike My rating: 4 of 5 stars When you appreciate skilled, lyrical writing, but despise the main character and the plot, writing a review is … [Read more...] about Book Review: Rabbit, Run by John Updike
Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca My review: 5 of 5 stars A vivid nightmare. The imagery in Rebecca instantly envelops the reader in a shroud of apprehension. Even the author's descriptions of the trees and shrubs speak of fear and treachery. She builds the tension so effectively that "when the telephone rang," I jumped along with the second Mrs. de Winter. Rebecca is haunting, lyrical, sinister … [Read more...] about Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier