The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by M.J. Rose – 354 pages ARC from Blue Box Press and Getred PR for an honest review Book Blurb: Paris, 1942. Suzanne Belperron is known as one of the most innovative jewelers of her time. Elsa Schiaparelli and the Duchess of Windsor are...
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry – 368 pages ARC from Atria and the author for an honest review Book Blurb: The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry: In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are...
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes – Audio ARC from PRH audio for an honest review Book Blurb: Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous...
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister ARC from St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Alice has always wanted to be a writer. Her talent is innate, but her stories remain safe and detached, until a devastating event breaks her heart open, and...
Go As A River by Shelley Read ARC from Spiegel and Grau and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Victoria Nash is just a teenager in the 1940s, but she runs the household on her family’s peach farm in the ranch town of Iola, Colorado—the sole surviving female...
Sam by Allegra Goodman – Audio ARC from PRH audio and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: There is a girl, and her name is Sam. She adores her father, though he isn’t around much. Her mother, Courtney, struggles to make ends meet, and never fails to remind her...
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters is a novel not to be missed. I went into the book completely blind, and it served me well. I still can’t believe this is a debut.When Ruthie, the youngest in a large Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia goes missing, her family is wrought with grief. Joe, one of the protagonists suffers the most as he was the last person with Ruthie. His life is shattered in many ways, both physically and emotionally. Not a day goes by where he doesn’t feel guilt and/or shame for his behavior. We learn early on that Ruthie was taken by a woman unable to hold a pregnancy. She is overprotective to a fault for fears of Ruthie (now Norma) getting hurt or recognized. Norma has dreams that relate to her family, but she was too young at four years old to have any real memories of her earlier family. Norma’s parents completely ignore her dreams by shushing them away.There is a lot of grief in this book, but there is also many lessons about forgiveness and hope. Peters also touches on alcoholism, discrimination, and terminal illness. At its heart, this book centers around the meaning of family, the hope of reunion and the ties that bond one person to another.I will be first in line to pick up Peters next book. The writing was exquisite.@amandapetersauthor #Catapult 📘 Have you ever been berry 🫐🍓 picking? #newbookreview#bookreview#bookreader#TBR #addtoTBR #booklover#bookstagram#goodbookfairy#goodbookfairybookreview ... See MoreSee Less