by Margaret Atwood, 2019, Nan A. Talese, Doubleday This book is the sequel to The Handmaiden which was written 34 years prior. The book appears to be in response to the overwhelming attention that the prior book has received in the … Continue reading →
by John Grisham, 2017, Audiobook narrated by January LaVoy, Random House Audio This is an enjoyable novel about some of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s original manuscripts of his novels that are stolen from the Princeton University Library. They eventually end up … Continue reading →
by Ann Napolitano, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Random House Audio This is a story about a young boy who is the only survivor of a commercial plane crash. I had to get used to the way the book … Continue reading →
by Fredrik Backman, 2015, Narrated by Joan Walker, Simon and Schuster Audio This is a story about a girl whose grandmother dies from cancer. She was very close to her grandmother but didn’t know a lot about her grandmother’s early … Continue reading →
by Robert Ludlum, 2002, Audiobook narrated by Paul Michael, Macmillan Audio This is a fast-paced thriller that provides a number of plot twists. The story is about a world philanthropist who is abducted and Paul Janson is asked to rescue … Continue reading →
by Stuart Woods, 2005, G.P. Putnam’s Sons It starts out well and I thought it would be entertaining but, unfortunately, it dissolves to a rather disjointed and uninteresting conclusion. The characters are okay but the plot falls apart and it … Continue reading →
by Edward Rutherfurd, 2009, Audiobook narrated by Mark Bramhall, Random House Audio This book is a long one (30 CD’s of audiobook) that traces the history of New York from it’s founding until 2009 through one family and its descendants. … Continue reading →
by Claremary P. Sweeney, 2019, EBookBakery Books This book is listed as a “South County Mystery.” The only reason I read it is that it takes place in Peace Dale, close to Narragansett where we spend our summers. The book … Continue reading →
by Jeanine Cummins, 2020, Audiobook narraated by Yareli Arizmendi, Macmillan Audio This book is a tough one to review because it’s not a bad book, but it’s not really a good book either. The book was a selection for Oprah’s … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2017, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio This is an addition to Follett’s other historical novels, this one related primarily to the reign of Elizabeth I in England. The characters are typical of Follett’s writing. The … Continue reading →