Where the Crawdads Sing Author: Delia Owens Over the last few months, I saw this book everywhere. A friend took it on a trip and loved reading it. It’s a New York Times Bestseller, a Reese’s (Witherspoon) Book Club selection, and it got 4.52 stars on Goodreads. After all the good reviews, I had to find out what was so special about this novel. The narrative is told in … [Read more...]
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Title: The Death of Mrs. WestawayAuthor: Ruth Ware Some time ago, I read Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 and liked it. And recently, a book club friend suggested I try Ware’s newer book The Death of Mrs. Westaway, so I picked up the paperback. I had heard that Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 was a New York Times Best Seller and that her newest book, The Turn of the Key, due … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
Title: The Stolen Marriage Author: Diane Chamberlain Recently, I was looking for another good, quick read for the summer. One of the Orange County Library book clubs had just discussed The Stolen Marriage, so I am taking the opportunity to share it with you. Diane Chamberlain is a New York Times bestselling author of several books, and this one scored 4.23 out of 5 on … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
Title: When We Left Cuba This month, I chose a good, quick read. When We Left Cuba is a Reese Witherspoon Book Club choice and got 4.25 out of 5 stars on GoodReads. I liked it enough that I was able to finish it in a couple days, so it seemed like a great choice for a book review. What I didn’t realize is that this novel is the sequel to Chanel Cleeton’s first Cuba novel, … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
Title: Little Fires Everywhere Author: Celeste Ng Having heard some good comments about this book and realizing it was a 2017 release, a New York Times bestseller, and is being adapted for Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington as an eight-episode TV miniseries for Hulu, I decided to pick up the hardback. Although Ng is a relatively young author (born in 1980), this is … [Read more...]