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 … [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...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
Title: Educated Author: Tara Westover It isn’t often that I review, or even read, a new release. They can be expensive, virtually impossible to get from the library, and I often like to hear what others have to say first. This book was released in 2018, was on everyone’s “to read” list, and since it was recommended to me, I bought the hardback. I was not … [Read more...]