This is a very fast paced and funny book about a single mom, struggling financially, who needs to finish writing her murder mystery novel before her life crashes down around her. Then her novel becomes her real life, and vice-versa. An uplifting book where the underdog wins! I recommend this book.

An emotional read. We follow the path of an upstanding, community involved married couple who are pedophiles. The story is told through a mom, her two sons and a victim. The different perspectives allow the reader to view the different perceptions associated with the crime as well as feel their emotions. The multitude of emotions run from denial, shock, shame, guilt to love, courage and security. This is a memorable vook.

This is a great help when you are learning how to live with someone who has cognitive memory loss.

Saw this book on tape at The Friends of the Library sale and got it because I recognized the title since it had been on the bestsellers list for a long time a few years ago. I knew nothing else about it. Big mistake! I got about one-third of the way through and had to put it down for awhile because there were three very graphic sexual assaults (one very sadistic) described and I was so distressed I didn't think I could read any more. I finally did go back to it and, thankfully, there were no other scenes like that. Of the several mysteries to unravel in this novel I figured two out also in the first third of the book. And though it was satisfying to hear the final mysteries solved, I still would not recommend this book.

I am so excited to have discovered a new author that I love so much. This historical novel is a wonderful and moving fictional account of Shakepeare's relationship with his wife and the fate of his children. O'Farrell writes with such beautiful conviction. After finishing this gem, I plan to check out her other works.

This book was just as shmaltzy and sugar sweet as the title sounds. But sometimes you need that! Nothing special, wouldn't recommend, but I don't regret reading it.

Great graphic novel for middle schoolers, or just anyone who enjoys sweet stories about self discovery. This book follows the members of a small middle school pride club, who get magically transported into magical world where only girls are allowed. When Ash (who has always been called a boy) gets sucked into the world along with the girls, it opens the door to more questions about gender identity and who Ash really is.

Interesting story about twin sisters, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, raised by an unstable mother. Gives very good insights into the struggles, but also the capabilities, of adults living on the spectrum. It also is an excellent mystery with a very surprising twist at the end. I recommend this book.

Dr. Eric Parrish is a husband, father, chief of psychiatry in a hospital and a compassionate person. With that being said, this fictional journey of his is, at times, just a bit too unbelievable! It has murder, terrorism and love interests. It was a quick read but not very believable!

I am VERY stingy with my one star reviews, but I felt this book merited it. The main character and narrator was completely judgemental and fatphobic. A few more remarkable instances included immediately ruling out one woman as a suspect because she was so large she definitely couldn't sneak around. Rude. Later, the main character described a female police officer as being "short and round, probably much rounder than she wanted to be." Why was it necessary to include how the cop should feel about her body? And this was coming from a main character who wanted to escape her family in Boston who she criticized for being too concerned with appearances and too vain. Pretty hypocritical. I also thought that there were multiple examples of lazy writing. The main character was too trusting of virtual strangers. This woman was only working at the library for THREE DAYS, and despite all evidence incriminating her boss, the main character feels that she knows her boss well enough to know she would never commit murder or theft. Yeah, okay. The mystery was also written lazily. (Spoiler: it's the only character literally no one suspects. Did you think this guy seemed like a weird, unnecessary sidekick for the author to talk about so much? Yeah, you're right.) The characters had no depth, using the copout of the crazy/obsessed trope. This character must have other interests or desires, or at least a background story as to why they have come to be this way, but don't go looking for any of that in this book. Not worth the read.