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Not Perfect by Elizabeth LaBan

Not Perfect by Elizabeth LaBan

by Seniye Groff | Feb 1, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Romance

An entertaining read, Not Perfect, by Elizabeth LaBan introduces the reader to Tabitha Brewer. Overnight, Tabitha goes from a charmed life to a “scraping by” existence when her husband suddenly disappears. Tabitha is so concerned with keeping up appearances on her...
Lighthouse Beach by Shelley Noble

Lighthouse Beach by Shelley Noble

by Seniye Groff | Jan 16, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction

Noble’s Lighthouse Beach gives the reader a glimpse of four unique characters dealing with personal issues. Lillo gets invited to her childhood friend’s exclusive wedding in Kennebunkport. She is not sure why she was invited, and she definitely knows she doesn’t...
Clock Dance by Anne Tyler

Clock Dance by Anne Tyler

by Seniye Groff | Dec 10, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction

Anne Tyler creates characters easy to identify with, easy to love, and certainly easy to be engrossed by. In Clock Dance, the reader meets Willa Drake at four important points in her life: 1967, 1977, 1997, and 2017. In 1967 Willa watches her parents’ marriage...
The Missing Ingredient: The Curious Role of Time in Food and Flavor by Jenny Linford

The Missing Ingredient: The Curious Role of Time in Food and Flavor by Jenny Linford

by Seniye Groff | Nov 15, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks

The premise of The Missing Ingredient is how time plays a role in food, but, this book explores so much more than just time. The book has sections based on Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years. Linford weaves her own personal stories of growing up...
The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

by Seniye Groff | Nov 6, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, New Adult

Essie has experiences way beyond her seventeen years because she is a TV star on her family’s reality show. Her father is an evangelical preacher and her mother carefully presents her perfect family to the world. But, to no surprise, below the layers of perfection,...
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