The Midnight Library by Matt Haig– 288 pages ARC from Viking and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the...
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman – 416 pages ARC from Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she’s abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby....
The Woman Before Wallis by Bryn Turnbull – 416 pages ARC provided by Mira for a honest review My Review: 4.5 stars Click here to order on Amazon The Woman Before Wallis sparked all my knowledge from history classes. Before there was Megan Markle, there was Wallis...
The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey – 352 pages/Audio ARC from G.P. Putnam for an honest review. Book Blurb: he world has changed around Missy Carmichael. At seventy-nine, she’s estranged from her daughter, her son and only grandson live across the...
The Little House of Found Things by Paula Brackston – Audio Book Blurb: Xanthe and her mother Flora leave London behind for a fresh start, taking over an antique shop in the historic town of Marlborough. Xanthe has always had an affinity with some of the antiques she...
The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey – Audio ARC provided by St. Martin’s Press for an honest review. Book Blurb: Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina’s orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature...
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