by pinksole | Jul 7, 2022 | BOOKS, Monthly Review
Secrets she left behind by Diane Chamberlain: 19 year Maggie is out of prison for participating in starting a fire that cost three lives. Several people in her community are affected by her release and her family is trying to help her start over and deal with chain...
by pinksole | Jun 1, 2022 | BOOKS, Monthly Review
The Collective by Alison Gaylin: Camille is grieving the death of her teenage daughter who passed 5 years ago and is still so angry because the person she believes hurt her is alive and thriving. After one of her breakdowns goes viral, she ends up in a group on the...
by pinksole | May 2, 2022 | BOOKS, Monthly Review
The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlaine: Carly is pregnant and recently lost her husband Joe to the Vietnam war. She recently found out her unborn daughter has a heart defect and she will definitely not survive after her birth. It’s the 70’s and the...
by pinksole | Apr 29, 2022 | BOOKS, Monthly Review
JUNE 2020 All Adults Here by Emma Straub: I loved this book so much more than I expected to. It’s a family drama and I realized that’s a topic I’m really into. Astrid lives in small town with most of her kids, when she witnesses a terrible accident of one of her...
by pinksole | Apr 27, 2022 | BOOKS, Monthly Review
Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell: Betty’s grandmother Arlette passed away and at 22 she’s finally free to branch out and start a new life in London. In her will Arlette left a large sum of money to someone no one has ever heard of. Betty jumps on the occasion to move...
by pinksole | Apr 22, 2022 | BOOKS, Monthly Review
JULY 2019 After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Lauren and Ryan meet in college and are inseparable since. Ryan turns 30 and they can hardly stand each other. So they decide to take a year break with zero contact from their marriage. This book is not as scandalous as the...