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Ellen Meister’s ‘Take My Husband’
Laurel Applebaum is a devoted daughter, wife, mother, and soon to be grandmother who works hard keeping her family thriving and comfortable with very little help from her husband, Doug.Doug, who can’t even find the impetus to fill his own pill container and stay on top of his medications and doctor’s appointments.Doug, who has taken…
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Amanda Pellegrino’s ‘Smile and Look Pretty’
This review was commissioned by Harper Collins. We meet the four friends who make up the lead of the story- Cate, Olivia, Lauren, and Max- when they are ankle deep in professional and personal crises galore, every single one of them underpinned by the stress their bosses are infusing into their lives and by their…
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Adele Parks’ ‘Woman Last Seen’
This review was commissioned by Harper Collins. Leigh Fletcher has a wonderful life; a devoted husband, two amazing sons, and a beautiful home filled with clutter and laughter and enough energy to have spontaneous dance parties at the end of a long day- but even the happiest, most fulfilled women have their secrets. When Leigh…
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Karen Hamilton’s ‘The Ex-Husband’
This review was commissioned by Harper Collins. From the moment Charlotte begins talking, we know she is not a narrator we should wholly trust; she is very honest about this. As we navigate through the story with her, despite how much we should remember this, it is impossible not to root for her as she…
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Brenda Janowitz’s ‘The Liz Taylor Ring’
This review was commissioned by Harper Collins. We meet the Schneider siblings- Addy, Nathan, and Courtney- at a season in their lives where they are navigating the problems of middle-aged people; the detritus of two parents who have passed away, teenaged children and their antics, rocky marriages, and established (and crippling) behavior patterns and addictions.…
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Kim Fielding’s ‘Teddy Spenser Isn’t Looking For Love’
This review was commissioned by Harper Collins. Teddy Spenser is so me- let me start there. Very Type A, I can do it better just get out of my way Virgo energy. Watching him go down fighting as he fell in love was also very me- in the very city that it also happened to…
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Sarah McCraw Crow’s ‘The Wrong Kind of Woman’
This review was commissioned by Harper Collins. The Wrong Kind of Woman has the dark, sleepy feel of many movies from the 70s, which is fitting since it is set in that era as well; it starts with a tragedy, it delves into the existential tragedy and dread of being, mixed with the inevitable observations…
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Annabeth Albert’s ‘Feel The Fire’
This review was commissioned by Harper Collins. Luis and Tucker are both brave, chiseled, incredibly selfless men who valiantly face down the flames of hell in burning buildings, forests, etc. without a moment’s hesitation, risking everything to save animals, people, their homes, and the wilderness, never stopping to consider their own safety. The only thing…
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Lisa Unger’s ‘Confessions on the 7:45’
I looked forward to reading this book for months; the idea of a woman sitting down next to a stranger on a train and spilling every nefarious secret they’re hiding in their hearts and having it come back to bite them just sounded deliciously twisted to me. It was- that part did not disappoint in…
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‘Chance of a Lifetime’ by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
This review was commissioned by Harper Collins. So, let me start by saying that this seasoned author pairing up with newer voices dynamic is a thing these days and I’m here for it. James Patterson does it (plucking people out of his MasterClass, which is kind of awesome in my opinion) and it is amazing…