Visitation Street is a beautiful book that allows us to explore the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn while getting inside the heads of the unique and interesting characters who live there. The story begins with two bored teenage girls looking for some Summer adventure. Their nighttime excursion on a raft ends in tragedy with only […]
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Goat Mountain: A Novel by David Vann
Goat Mountain is thought-provoking and oh-so-hard to put down. David Vann has won numerous writing awards and has had his books translated into 18 other languages. He is a gifted writer who digs deep inside his characters, so that we can understand them and the decisions they make as they face unique situations. I previously […]
Human Remains by Elizabeth Haynes
Thrillers are my favorite genre and Elizabeth Haynes knows how to craft good ones! In addition to writing, Elizabeth Haynes works as a police intelligence analyst where she looks for patterns in criminal behavior. The skills she uses in her day job are also beneficial for her writing. I’ve enjoyed her previous novels, Dark Tide […]
The English Girl by Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva has done it again! The English Girl is a number one best seller, just like many of his previous novels. The English Girl stars a familiar character, Gabriel Allon, who I’ve gotten to know in previous novels including Portrait of a Spy. Gabriel is a master assassin, art restorer and spy. The novel […]
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Coconut Oil Diet
Hooray for the amazing coconut! We can use shredded coconut in dessert recipes, drink coconut water, cook with coconut oil and much more! I know that coconut has many healthy benefits, but now that I have The Complete Idiot’s Guide to The Coconut Oil Diet I know a whole lot more. The book is organized […]
Welcome Home Mama & Boris by Carey Neesley
Reader’s Digest knows how to make me cry. I can remember crying as I read magazine articles when I was a child and still do now. I had forgotten that this book was from Reader’s Digest, but sure enough tears were welling up before I even finished reading the book description. This is a […]