Reader Review: “Swift River”
by Cathryn Conroy (Gaithersburg, Maryland): This is a good book…a very good book. But…and there is a big "but" here: It took about 70 pages before it grabbed me and wouldn't let go. For...
Reader Review: “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”
by Cathryn Conroy (Gaithersburg, Maryland): I laughed. I mean I really, really laughed out loud. Several times. And I cried. Oh, I needed a tissue or two. And not just once. This is just...
Reader Review: “I Cheerfully Refuse”
by Techeditor (Romeo, Michigan): Leif Enger wrote two of the best books I ever read: PEACE LIKE A RIVER and VIRGIL WANDER. So I expected that I CHEERFULLY REFUSE would be another winner. But...
Reader Review: “Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers”
by Jill: VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS By Jesse Q. Sutanto
Reading by Eunice Wong was very good. I paired audio with the book.
A cup of tea, food, and...
Reader Review: “Wild and Distant Seas”
by Cathryn Conroy (Gaithersburg, Maryland): The subtitle of this enchanting and riveting debut novel by Tara Karr Roberts could be the famous Winnie the Pooh quote: "You are braver than you believe, stronger than...
Reader Review: “Strangers in Time”
by Elizabeth@Silver's Reviews (United States): We meet three wonderful characters in 1944 London.
Charlie Matters who wears tattered clothes, too-small shoes, who lies to his grandmother, who quit school, and steals things. ...
Reader Review: “All the Broken Places”
by Techeditor (Romeo Michigan): No surprise, ALL THE BROKEN PLACES is an outstanding novel from John Boyne. This book is another example of why he is one of my go-to authors. Plus, although this...
Reader Review: “My Friends”
by Anthony Conty (Parkville, MD): "My Friends" by Hisham Matar is a winding, unpredictable novel about Libya's past and future. The last book I read from him was "The Return," nonfiction about his father's...
Reader Review: “Held”
by Cathryn Conroy (Gaithersburg, Maryland): This is a haunting, deeply philosophical, and almost otherworldly novel, written in elegiac prose that feels poetic. It's short and succinct, and every word counts. It can also be...
Reader Review: “Playground”
by Patricia Rodilosso (United States): This is the story of Planet Ocean. Powers has renamed it from Planet Earth. He describes the teeming life, the fantastical colors, the bizarrely unique life forms. Power's...
