Wife/mother disappears, did her lawyer husband kill her? Written from various points of view. The children all have different beliefs and reactions to this tragedy. Fairly good read. I give it 4/5
Wife/mother disappears, did her lawyer husband kill her? Written from various points of view. The children all have different beliefs and reactions to this tragedy. Fairly good read. I give it 4/5
Our latest book club pick. I enjoyed it. Feminist, quirky and well written. The idea of this book kind of made me hesitant, but I am glad I read it; I ended up liking it.
Another wonderful addition to the Lane Winslow series. 😍
I was a bit disappointed with this book. Too many characters and I found it dragged on. I skimmed the ending. Not the cozy mystery I was expecting.
First book of 2024 and it was a good one. Loved the characters, the setting and I always enjoy how Stephen King manages to pull you into his worlds. The book lives up to its title and delivers a great fairy tale. Perfect for winter escape reading!
Wonderfully written story. One of my top three reads for this year.
Love anything Agatha Christie, even these new books are awesome.
I really enjoyed this book. Makes you realize how hard it was for young women in the fifties.
I have read several of his books. I like the way they are all tied together in this alternative near future. This book was no exception, he keeps you turning the pages.
Cute Christmas story. I am not a big romance reader, but I enjoyed the setting and Christmas coziness.
Today I had the pleasure of joining a South Korean book club that my Canadian-Korean friend invited me to attend. They zoomed at 5am to accommodate the time change for myself and my friend (we live in Alberta). I am so grateful to these Korean women who gave me a whole new perspective on this beautiful book.
Not a bad story but for some reason I found it kind of repetitive towards the middle and ended up skimming to the end. I think the main character kind of got on my nerves with her endless “poor me” attitude.
Book club read. It was ok. If you have read The Rosie Project and/or The Maid, it‘s a similar main character. But for some reason did not impress me as much.
Wow. I have not read any of his other books with this character in them. But, not necessary, this book was a two day marathon of reading for me. Impossible to put down. I have a weird relationship with Stephen King books. I don‘t like all of them, and I don‘t read him often but when I do….I become obsessed with his writing. This one is right up there with The Stand and Under the Dome (two of my favourites).
Great series. Book 3 had some serious twists that I did not see coming (no, I have not watched the tv series).
I chose this for my book club selection. Although it was a powerful story about gender roles and reflects on the basic idea that “power corrupts” it was not one of my favourites this year. Maybe a bit too violent for my taste. I will watch the show to see how they adapted this into TV.
That was an interesting book. Written from the viewpoint of an AI companion robot.
I had previously read “The One” by this author, and this book ties in nicely with that. I have to give this author credit, he keeps you turning those pages!
If you like weird aliens and humans with messed up personalities, murder and space stations….this is the book for you. Quirky.
Loved this book. It‘s not a new story (big meteor about to crash into earth), but it‘s so well written from several seemingly unrelated points of view. In the end it all comes together beautifully. 👍
Read this book in Nelson BC where the series takes place. Visited many of the small towns she refers to in the books. This made the story especially good for me. Love Lane Winslow.
Great little book. Mostly set in the not too far future, it really rings true when it comes to the environmental crisis that is going on. I was inhaling all that smoke from nearby forest fires 🔥 while reading it and it made the book that much more real. Characters were well written, setting was effective and it kept me turning those pages. Read it in three days. 👍
Book club pick. I enjoyed the setting, but did not like the characters and the storyline left me feeling blah. We all agreed that this was not one of our favourite reads so far this year.
Book #3 in this series. Not my favourite so far, but still good. This one is set in summer, so it was nice to experience summer in Iceland. It was nice to continue to follow the lives of the main characters but the solving of the murder wasn‘t as good as in the last two books.
Not my favourite historical fiction. Just a bit too unbelievable.
Book club wanted a Thriller. This book got chosen. It wasn‘t bad but deals with child sexual abuse and that kind of turned me off of this one.
Great book!
Historical fiction about Madeleine Astor, second wife of Jack Astor. The story covers their courtship, marriage and what happened on the Titanic. She was much younger than he was and still basically a child when they started their short-lived romance and marriage. I wonder if this marriage would have lasted had the events on the Titanic not happened?
Ariel Pryce wakes to find that her husband has disappeared. Her vacation in Lisbon quickly turns into a desperate attempt to find her husband. Although I figured out the plot twist before the end of the novel, it was still a fun read.
Book club pick. Family drama about three sisters and their parent‘s lives. Pretty fast paced and entertaining.
In a toxic landscape, a group of people are living in a massive underground silo. Good science fiction read with well developed characters. #1 of a series.
Great book. Worth reading, especially if you are looking for something unique and beautifully written.
I loved this! End of the world is coming, but that doesn‘t stop Detective Hank Palace from investigating a potential murder. I am definitely adding this series to my list.
Well it‘s bloody freezing here again, so finishing this one in a hot bath. I did not connect to, or even like, the main character and found the mystery a little dull. So I give it a so-so.
Got this one because it was a deal on my Kobo. I guess it‘s part of a series, but was ok to read out of order. Cozy, easy little mystery.
Second book in the Olive Bright series. I am really enjoying these books so far. Mystery, historical fiction and cozy read. What‘s not to like?
This was my book club selection. I was curious about it, and I did end up enjoying it even though I am not a gamer.
It snowed a lot since yesterday so I have spent my hours since getting home from work reading another masterpiece by Louise Penny. Her Gamache books never disappoint. 5/5
I enjoyed this book. Set in a small village in England during WWII, Olive plays detective trying to figure out who killed the town gossip. She also gets recruited as a pigeoneer, her contribution to the war effort. I think I will continue to book 2 of this series.
Book club read. I did not really like this book. It felt forced and I didn‘t really connect with the characters. I ended up skimming through the end.
Giant, intelligent spiders & humanity‘s last few, struggling to survive….mix them together and what do you get? An entertaining book!
Sweet little story. Perfect feel good book for the holidays. 3.5/5
Although I did enjoy learning about Clementine Churchill, this was not my favourite Marie Benedict book. I preferred the second half of the book, which described her role during WWII.
Post WWII spies, ex Nazis and recipes? Yes, this book manages to blend all these into one great story. Enjoyed this book very much.
Good story, the characters were well developed and I really enjoyed the story. Was a book club pick. I am looking forward to the discussion about this one.