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4.0 / 5.0
Built on the premise that “sometimes your friends break your heart the most,” Francesca Vespa’s SEVEN PERFECT DAYS grapples with this ugly truth in several...
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3.0 / 5.0
A torrid romance turned bitter-but-reasonably-satisfying revenge tale, TELL ME YOUR PLANS by Torres & Firsht will appeal to those who like to see hard-working women...
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4.8 / 5.0
Eva Asprakis is a gifted writer, and THIRTY-EIGHT DAYS OF RAIN deserves attention for its focus on the problems of young-adult émigrés.
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4.5 / 5.0
Norah Woodsey's THE STATES is a clever answer to the question, “What if Anne Elliot had a modern woman's options—social, financial, and technological?” It also...
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3.5 / 5.0
Katherine Tirado-Ryen illuminates a warning sign against predatory older men in her compulsively readable novel, THE SECRETS INSIDE.
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4.0 / 5.0
TWO WEEKS OF SUMMER by Katherine Tirado-Ryen is a rock-solid chick-lit novel—engaging, humorous, and touching. Like its protagonist, it may not be perfect, but it...
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4.1 / 5.0
Katherine Tirado-Ryen's FORGETTING ME is an engaging and thoughtful book about memory loss and reclaiming one's own identity, with a sharp plot twist in the...
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4.0 / 5.0
A challenging and emotional read in terms of subject matter, Monique Britten's THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW is not for the faint of heart—a beautiful narrative...
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3.0 / 5.0
Though it falls short on narrative, Chrysteen Braun’s THE STARLET IN CABIN NUMBER SEVEN offers details about design, the natural beauty of a California mountain...
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5.0 / 5.0
Marcia Peck's WATER MUSIC: A Cape Cod Story is a touching, alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking tale of family strife and love—told with the innocent wistfulness...
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3.3 / 5.0
Johanna Crawford's IT TAKES A WOMAN TO EMPOWER WOMEN lives up to its titular promise, offering practical and emotional empowerment for women survivors of domestic...
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3.3 / 5.0
The literary equivalent of a hot cinnamon roll and a cup of cocoa, Anne Marie Bennett's SEA GLASS MEMORIES is a sweet, heartwarming novel about...