pickNightmares are real. Secrets, violence, parental neglect & sibling rivalry unspool in a black family. Racism makes the terrible more terrifying. And dark humor keeps the reader laughing at unexpected times. 4.5 stars for this scary, funny horror novel & sibling drama. #horror #familydrama
pickWhat a gorgeous Hawaiian mystery drama!
I‘ve been to Hawai‘i many times, but surprisingly I have never been to Kaua‘i. I was very eager to get a glimpse of the island through this book and it did not disappoint.
This book may be classified as a mystery, but it is so much more than that. It explores Hawaiian life, especially the family dynamics.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/review-kauai-storm/
pickI‘ve tried to savor Chamberlain‘s backlog since first discovering her books over a dozen years ago— & now I only have one left in my TBR after finishing this 1996 release. It takes a lightning strike to reunite a grandmother with the granddaughter, Rachel, who left their PA bucolic town amidst the event still traumatic for the town & Rachel. Second chance romance & plenty of family secrets abound in this well performed, but not favorite, listen.
pickWhat a short lil wonderful hug of a story. Just nice, nothing too shocking, the ebbs and flows of a human life, messy lived and messy reflected upon, and uncertain going forward. Take a chance on love 💕 (admit and forgive mistakes)
#Apr2025 Book33 #LitPie #iLovePie #FamilyDrama
All families are dysfunctional. In consequence, the distance between truth and fiction is marked and marred by habits of discretion, and birth order.
But what happens when secrets coveted and shared by and between family, the persons worthy of trust, begin to weigh down perceptions and distort the space between truth and the context of the damage caused?
#indieauthor
#chicklit
#familydrama
#womenslit
#urbanlit
This was a book club pick. A very fast paced book but predictable. There was a movie made on this that I need to watch. Kathryn‘s says good bye to her pilot husband Jack not knowing it would be the last time she would see him. His plane goes down and an investigation starts to see if terrorists are involved #winterreading #library #familydrama
pickHere‘s my review.
This book counts for:
☑️ 2 readathons - #wintergames, #bookspinbingo
☑️ 6 hours of reading (The audiobook is 6 hours.)
☑️ Holiday or winter read (It mentions a ski trip and it mentions the family celebrating Christmas but it‘s not a Christmas story. The book cover kinda has Christmas or Winter vibes too.)
#christmaschapterchasers #xmaschacha
panMy main complaint is that the whole premise hinges on this terrible, unforgivable thing that the main character did as a teenager, resulting in her brother and sister both going to jail. What is this terrible thing she did? Upon arriving home from a date and finding her siblings having a drug-fueled party in which her sister becomes injured and her brother's friend dies from a drug OD, she calls the cops.
I mean...
Jade is a very well-kept Buckhead housewife and her husband Cam is a super star chef with multiple restaurants in Atlanta. As she is taking her kids home after school, someone is in her house, and he holds them hostage. I really thought this book would not hold many surprises for me, y'know, bad husband does bad things and family has to pay for his stupid mistakes. BUT, this novel had some tricks up it's sleeve and surprised me in some good ways
