I won’t summarize this as there are a ton of reviews. I couldn’t stand Cora and the extent of control she needed to assert over her children’s lives. Normally when a person is that controlling, it’s because they’ve had a major trauma in their past. It could be from her sister’s death, I’m not sure.… Continue reading We Were Mothers, Katie Sise
Tag: Women's Fiction
The Happy Ever After Playlist, Abby Jimenez
I don't normally post two reviews in a row, but I'm a bit behind in my reviews, and I wanted to share a review of a book I loved after sharing one that I was lukewarm for. This one is already so incredibly well-reviewed that I will skip the summary. I already knew I would… Continue reading The Happy Ever After Playlist, Abby Jimenez
Blue Ticket, Sophie Mackintosh
After her first bleed, Calla’s father drops her off in a nondescript building to receive her ticket. She doesn’t know what to expect other than she will receive a ticket as they keep people woefully ignorant. Calla’s is blue, and they send her out into the world after an unknown procedure with little more than… Continue reading Blue Ticket, Sophie Mackintosh
The Second Home, Christina Clancy
Ann’s life drastically changes one fateful evening when she’s a teenager during her summer at the Cove. The ripple effect of what happens changes her entire family. Michael disappears, and Poppy, who was in the beginnings of acting out, takes to a life of surfing anywhere but home. Told in alternating timelines of the past… Continue reading The Second Home, Christina Clancy
This Is Not How It Ends, Rochelle B. Weinstein
I bought this a while back and as is customary when I’m picking my TBR, I just go with either what I can remember, or the fact I have it in a TBR queue to read it, so I’m always going into a book unaware. I’m glad I did this one because I enjoyed watching… Continue reading This Is Not How It Ends, Rochelle B. Weinstein
Brave Girl, Quiet Girl: Catherine Ryan Hyde
I read "Have You Seen Luis Velez?" in January, so when I saw this one available for request from Lake Union, I was excited to put in for an ARC. Catherine Ryan Hyde sucks her readers in from the very start with the perfect setup of a missing toddler, and the desperation of a mother… Continue reading Brave Girl, Quiet Girl: Catherine Ryan Hyde
A Week at the Shore, Barbara Delinksy
I requested this one from St. Martin’s because I always love their books. After 20 years away, Mallory and her 13-year-old daughter head back to her hometown. To the memories she’s left behind and to her sister Anne that has taken care of her father all these years. But some big revelations get uncovered, ones… Continue reading A Week at the Shore, Barbara Delinksy
You and Me and Us, Alison Hammer
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway from William Morrow, and once I started it, I couldn’t put it down. Alexis is a career-driven mother to her 14-year-old daughter Cece. Thankfully, her long-term partner Tommy is an excellent father to CeCe when she can’t be there. The amount of work is keeping her away… Continue reading You and Me and Us, Alison Hammer
The Heartbreak Bucket List, A. Lee Hughes
After learning of her husband's affair, Ava had buckled down, put the house back in order, and claimed her man. Sort of. She never really dealt with the infidelity and what sprung from it was an intense need for control. Everything from the shopping, to the house, and to her husband, she needed to know… Continue reading The Heartbreak Bucket List, A. Lee Hughes
The Road She Left Behind, Christine Nolfi
Darcy has gotten good at running from the past. So much so that she moves to a new job, in a new city, every year on the anniversary of her father and sister's death. Darcy has only made one friend in all those years, a young man by the name of Samson, and she sees… Continue reading The Road She Left Behind, Christine Nolfi
