When I discovered that the character Sami appears in Harlan Coben’s previous novel, Fool Me Once, I felt compelled to revisit my original review. To my surprise, Sami was not a character I particularly liked, and Fool Me Once did not rank among my favorite reads by Coben. With that in mind, I approached Nobody’s Read more
What can I say about Fredrick Backman that I haven’t said in other reviews? He is one, if not the only author who makes me hesitate when it comes to deciding whether or not to DNF a book. I’ve never read an author who can wrap up books as beautifully as Backman. There’s a poetic
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I love David Baldacci. I love most of his books and I was really excited to see a new book in a genre I hadn’t read from him. Set in 1944, this story follows three strangers who come together to navigate a tumultuous time. WWII books seem to be everywhere now and Baldacci does a
I love great characters and I am all in when there’s a well written character. If the character’s are just meh, there better be a good plot. Unfortunately, this book lacked both. And I really tried. I wanted to love this book. The idea is sound! I was ready for a good mystery. I’ll Tell
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I love a well-written character, and Lila will stay with me for a while. She just checked so many boxes – complicated, firm, lovable, but unlovable, self-aware, strong, yet lacking in some very important ways. I can’t say enough good things about how well-written Lila was as a complicated, three-dimensional character. Like Mother, Like Mother
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Having been re-introduced to Nicholas Sparks with The Wish, a book that was easily in my top ten two years ago. I was excited to jump into Counting Miracles, ready to feel all the feels. Counting Miracles focuses on three characters, Tanner a man floating around from place to place who is also ex-military, Kaitlyn
