Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson

Available now: Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson **** 4 stars – Loved it!: A quick-reading fiction that you won’t be embarrassed to read in public.   Recommended readers: If you like modern fiction If you like coastal small town settings Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Vashti Alcindor left her small coastal Louisiana hometown as soon … Continue reading Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson

By the Book by Julia Sonneborn

Available now: By the Book by Julia Sonneborn **** 4 stars – Loved it!: A fun, quirky modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Recommended readers: If you like modern romance (and maybe a romance book worm) If you like a modern retelling of Jane Austen books Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: I’m a lover of all things … Continue reading By the Book by Julia Sonneborn

Ilsa by Madeleine L’Engle

*** 3.5/5: Liked it to the edge of love- a stage 1 crush You would never guess this novel came from a renouned children’s author. It’s dark. And real. Recommended readers: If you loved The Wrinkle in Time and want to be surprised by the famous author’s other works If you like slow reading storytelling with too-real character Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot … Continue reading Ilsa by Madeleine L’Engle

Get beyond the Great Gatsby: The Diamond as Big as The Ritz

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Diamond as Big as the Ritz **** 4/5 stars- loved it A young prep schooler is invited out West by a classmate, to a house of unparalleled riches where all is not as it seems. Recommended readers: Fitzgerald Fans anyone who wants a quick read in the Classics Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: I flatter … Continue reading Get beyond the Great Gatsby: The Diamond as Big as The Ritz