Daughters of Nantucket by Julie Gerstenblatt β 432 pages Β ARC from Mira Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Nantucket in 1846 is an island set apart not just by its geography but by its unique circumstances. With their menfolk away at sea, often for...
Happy Place by Emily Henry β 368 pages Β ARC from PRH audio and Berkley for an honest review Book Blurb: Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in collegeβthey go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, nowβfor...
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver β560 pages Book Blurb: Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored...
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan β 464 pages ARC from Ballantine Books and Netgalley for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan: Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect...
The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz β 448 pages Β ARC from Celadon and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The LatecomerΒ by Jean Hanff Korelitz follows the story of the wealthy, New York City-based Oppenheimer family, from the first meeting of parents Salo and...
The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais β 400 pages Β ARC from Mira and Netgalley for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: Five octogenarian witches gather as an angry mob threatens to demolish Moonshyne Manor. All eyes turn to the witch in charge, Queenie, who...
Review:Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb was an intimate introduction to Frank Sinatra and his lifelong love, Ava Gardner. Admittedly, I knew next to nothing about the man or the woman behind their star status. I for sure have heard Frankβs music as my parents were, and still are, fans of his songs.The good news is that by writing in the first person from Frankβs POV and Avaβs POV, the reader is introduced to them in an accessible way. It didnβt matter if youβve been a lifelong fan or not familiar with either of them, we all start the book as equals.I was shocked at the at how fast their relationship could go from cold to hot. The way they could both love and fight with such passion and acrimony was crazy. Yet they always, well almost always, came back to one another.Learning about how they were raised, the struggles they went through, and the allowances given to men (not women) were all addressed throughout the book. Depression, alcoholism, addiction, and infidelity were commonplace in star-studded Hollywood.Fans of movies and old Hollywood will adore this book and folks like me, who knew little to none about Frank and Ava will enjoy it too!Heather Webb, Author @msheatherwebb @williammorrowbooks π What's your favorite song? π#newreview#bookreader#bookreview#goodbookfairybookreview #tbr #AddtoTBR#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less