In Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan, Being a beekeeper like her father before her has kept Olivia McAfee going financially and emotionally since she divorced her abusive husband about a dozen years ago. She might not have envisioned bringing her beloved son Asher up in her […]
In The Winners by Fredrik Backman, It seems like the people of Beartown, Sweden, have finally just started moving on after a series of events two years ago led to violence, death, and many changes. One of which was a tentative truce with neighboring town Hed, their longtime rivals on […]
Take It From Me by Jamie Beck: Judgement is the harsh overlord that seems to disrupt normal life across all facets in this ditty, or at the very least, the overarching theme suggests as much. Moving to suburbia as a way of researching and hopefully saving her writing career, Harper is […]
This Might Be Too Personal by Alyssa Shelasky: Whilst a general plot was something a little challenging to hold onto until a third of the way through, this quasi biographical character-based narrative certainly punched within it’s weight. Initially, it was challenging to hold on to Alyssa, her New York chic life-style […]
Typecast by Andrea J. Stein: Settled back in her home town, granted 7 or so years ago, Callie definitely has mixed feelings about her A type personality sister Nina and family moving in whilst their house undergoes some renovation work. Feeling pretty comfortable in her job as a Pre-School Teacher, it […]
The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson: Shaped as a fairly stock-standard middle class English girl, Libby’s life plan goes pear shaped when boyfriend of 8 years Simon embraces his ‘self-discovery’ mission – aka, had an affair and kicked her out. Thinking temporarily, Libby is quickly ushered out by her judgmental […]
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean: With a dash of self-deprecation and a smattering of alternative spirit, Mika in Real Life is a slow burn that needs a trigger warning. With her life seemingly falling apart again, Mika receives contact from her daughter Penny who she gave up for adoption […]
The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe: Marketing guru Aly, operates daily with the calm confidence that she has truly settled into the type of self-reliance experienced as a well rounded adult. A go-to at her marketing company, on track to win the hard earned promotion, she truly believes she is living […]
In The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden, Lolly Blanchard’s entire childhood revolved around her family’s diner, The Eatery, on the outskirts of Seattle. Having so many years of experience in food service has her hoping to one day own a farm-to-table restaurant in England alongside the only […]
In In Her Boots by K.J. Dell’Antonia, Rhett Gallagher’s yearly trips home to the family farm in New Hampshire were always a reminder that some day she would return to it for good and take over. She just didn’t expect to lose her beloved Grandma Bee now, at the same […]