Katerina by James Frey

Katerina by James Frey

by | Sep 17, 2018 | Book Reviews, Notebook

My copy of KATERINA is underlined and dog-eared. It left me crying on the last page and wrenched emotion from me on every page. I loved returning to James Frey’s writing style from A MILLION LITTLE PIECES (which I will now reread). It’s poetic and powerful,...
Book Review: Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella

Book Review: Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella

by | Feb 16, 2018 | Book Reviews, Notebook

This review of SURPRISE ME by Sophie Kinsella was originally posted on BookReporter.com. In classic Kinsella fashion, I was intrigued at the epigraph, hooked at the prologue and laughing out loud by page one. At one point in the first chapters, I was laughing so hard...
Book Review: Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda

Book Review: Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda

by | Sep 26, 2017 | Book Reviews, Notebook

This review was originally published on Bookreporter.com. Right from page one, Kaira Rouda hooks the reader in her new suspense novel, BEST DAY EVER. The story is told over the course of only one day, the day that Paul Strom has meticulously planned out, the day that...