A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings
Rating: 4 Stars In a nutshell: Tia Levings is raised very conservatively Christian, and ends up in a marriage governed by Christian dominionism and a controlling, abusive husband. Best for: Anyone interested into some insight into this type of religious control, from how it is ingrained in … [Read more]
Fetty on the Switches by David Simmons
Please note that I received this via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. Well crime/horror is definitely a new genre for me. I have to say that all in all I give this collection 3 stars. Some of the stories I thought were really good and others I felt lost while reading. I did … [Read more]
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Back before the hype blew up around The Correspondent, I tried to read it in print and had to quit after a few pages: the pacing was too slow for me and the MC wasn't interesting enough to follow along with. After it became popular, reading it became a professional obligation, I decided to try the … [Read more]
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
This is the most "celebrity book club" book I've ever read, and I mean that in an absolutely derogatory way. Broken Country starts with a minor domestic tragedy on a farm owned by Frank and Beth, our narrator. As Frank and his brother Jimmy are dealing with their sheep, a neighbor's dog runs into … [Read more]
Other People's Houses by Clare Mackintosh
I really loved this installment of the DC Morgan series. Mackintosh was firing on all cylinders. Also the first few pages of the book show the location of the house, families who live there and I was happy as a clam feeling like I was getting a modern Agatha Christie. We also get to see Ffion and … [Read more]
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
I have mixed feelings about Kristin Hannah. Sometimes, I like her stuff (The Great Alone), sometimes I can't stand it (Comfort & Joy), and sometimes I'm in the middle (The Women). I think this one falls squarely in the middle, too. Just before Christmas, Evan Whitson, the family patriarch, … [Read more]
