by L Ruby Hannigan | Aug 3, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Melinda Campbell made a heartbreaking decision when she was 16 years old; she gave her baby daughter up for adoption. Her hope to save her from a traumatizing grandfather and to give her a bright future was genuine. Melinda never forgot her daughter and thought of her...
by Maria Whelan | Mar 22, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
In Aidan Donnelley Rowley’s lush and poignant novel, The Ramblers, two friends find their footing as they settle into the realities and challenges of adulthood. Clio Marsh and Smith Anderson have been friends since college. Now, almost fifteen years later, they...
by Whitney Smyth | Jan 2, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction
Dorothy Lane, “Dolly for short,” has traded in her position as a maid-of-all-work out in the country to work as a maid at The Savoy. The glitter and glam of the hotel and its clients is exciting, and while she enjoys her new position, she secretly longs for more. The...
by Addison Fleming | Nov 7, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] From a young age, Jason Diamond was enamored with John Hughes films....
by Axie Barclay | May 18, 2016 | Anthologies, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Books About Books, Classics, General Fiction, Short Stories
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Reader, I married him. Is there a more evocative phrase in...