B Reviews / Book Reviewsaddiction / Alternate POV / Contemporary / dual-timeline / England / First-Person / France / friendship / mental health / road trip / second chance at love / sisters13 Comments
Two exes reach a new level of awkward when forced to take a road trip together in this endearing and humorous novel by the author of the international bestseller The Flatshare. What if the end of the road is just the beginning? Four years ago, Dylan and Addie fell in ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviewsfamily relationships / First-Person / gardening / grief / Los Angeles / mothers and daughters / sisters / Widowed Heroine / Womens-Fiction2 Comments
Lilian Girvan has been a single mother for three years—ever since her husband died in a car accident. One mental breakdown and some random suicidal thoughts later, she’s just starting to get the hang of this widow thing. She can now get her two girls to school, show up to ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian heroine / Buddhism / children's book / Historical-China / picture books / POC / POC author / religion / sistersNo Comments
Two sisters discover the power of love and the true meaning of compassion in this princess-adventure story based on an ancient Chinese tale. Miao Shan isn’t your typical princess. She likes to spend her time quietly meditating with the creatures of the forest or having adventures with dragons and tigers. ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Asian Americans / Asian characters / black comedy / family relationships / mothers and daughters / POC / POC author / second chance romance / sisters / wedding9 Comments
What happens when you mix 1 (accidental) murder with 2 thousand wedding guests and then toss in a possible curse on 3 generations of an immigrant Chinese-Indonesian family? You get 4 meddling Asian aunties coming to the rescue! When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / England / family relationships / farming / First-Person / second chance romance / sisters / Yorkshire8 Comments
Needing an escape, Dora swapped city living for life as a shepherdess on her grandad’s Yorkshire farm. More than a decade later Dora is still there, now farming the fifty acres and caring for the one hundred rare sheep by herself. She never hears the call of the city, but ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / Scotland / sistersComments Off on REVIEW: Christmas at the Edge of the World by Kate Hewitt
When Laurel West discovers her estranged sister Abby has checked herself into rehab and wants her to take care of her fourteen-year-old son, she doesn’t hesitate to step in. Abby was there for Laurel a long time ago, and she longs to be able to offer the same. However, as ... more >