Once We Were Home by Jennifer Rosner β 288 pages ARC from Flatiron for an honest review Book Blurb: Ana will never forget her motherβs face when she and her baby brother, Oskar, were sent out of their Polish ghetto and into the arms of a Christian friend. For Oskar,...
The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev β 316 pages ARC from Mindyβs Book Studio for an honest review Book Blurb: The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev: When sixty-five-year-old Bindu Desai inherits a million dollars, sheβs astoundedβand horrified. The windfall threatens to expose...
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 Real Mrs. Tobias by Sally Koslow Β β 272 pages ARC from the author for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: The Real Mrs. Tobias by Sally Koslow: It’s 2015 in New York City, and three women all known as Mrs. Tobias–Veronika, the matriarch, her daughter-in-law...
What Jonah Knew by Barbara Graham – 400 pagesΒ ARC from Harper Paperbacks for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: What Jonah Knew by Barbara Graham: Helen Bird will stop at nothing to find Henry, her musician son who has mysteriously disappeared in upstate New York....
The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West β320 pages ARC from Park Row and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West: Sara King has nothing, save for her secrets and the baby in her belly, as she boards the bus to...
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