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[beckyb1012]

Somewhere Safe with Someone Good, Jan Karon Mitford Novel

[walkingal]

Just finished Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon. It's a small book, only 196 pages, about a Korean War POW who immigrates to Brazil after he is released to start a new life. Yoon's writing is beautiful, almost poetic, as he describes the character experiencing loneliness and grief, but also kindness and hope from others.

[Sagal]

Just finished THE CASE AGAINST WILLIAM by Mark Gimenez. I thought it was a fine book but not outstanding - gave it 3 stars on Goodreads. I am going to try another book by him - see if a different topic makes for a better book. He is known for legal thrillers.

[DiAnne]

I just finished I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN HERE WITHOUT YOU. Debut novel by Courtney Maum.

Kind of hard to describe, About a man who has an affair and is trying to win his wife (French lawyer) back. It was a good book and a pleasant light read. Recommended to me by one of the library employees.

[SWEET]

Finished Danielle Steel's Pegasus. If you like books about circuses, the war and horses this one's for you. It was a nice change from her usual fluff re women. Sort of sad with all going on in Germany in the 30's but liked the coming of generations in the end.

Onto Delicious by Ruth Reichl. Need something light to read after the heaviness of the above book.

[lolakimono]

I'm working on this one now.

Set in a rural community steeped in silence and denial, So Much Pretty explores all parents’ greatest fear, that their child will be hurt. But it also examines a second, equally troubling question: What if my child hurts someone else? The disappearance and murder of nineteen-year-old Wendy White is detailed through the eyes of journalist Stacy Flynn and a host of other richly drawn characters, each with their own secrets and convictions. After Wendy’s body is found, Flynn’s intense crusade to expose a killer draws the attention of a precocious local girl, Alice Piper, whose story intertwines with Wendy’s in a spellbinding and unexpected climax.

[blessed10]

""Tell the Wolves I'm Home"" by Carol Rifka Brunt..I will not forget this book for a long time to come. I found myself wishing I had known Toby and Finn.

[SWEET]

On 1/3/2015 blessed10 said:

"Tell the Wolves I'm Home" by Carol Rifka Brunt..I will not forget this book for a long time to come. I found myself wishing I had known Toby and Finn.

Totally agree. Like I posted before, I waited 2 yrs to read this book since it was constantly checked out and it was well worth it.

[skyblue]

On 1/3/2015 SWEET said:

On 1/3/2015 blessed10 said:

"Tell the Wolves I'm Home" by Carol Rifka Brunt..I will not forget this book for a long time to come. I found myself wishing I had known Toby and Finn.

Totally agree. Like I posted before, I waited 2 yrs to read this book since it was constantly checked out and it was well worth it.

So true! Great book!!

[sunala]

Today I finished reading Five Days Left, by Julie Lawson Timmer. I enjoyed it so much, and recommend it to all of you. This is a description from Amazon:

Destined to be a book club favorite, a heart-wrenching debut about two people who must decide how much they’re willing to sacrifice for love. Mara Nichols is a successful lawyer, devoted wife, and adoptive mother who has received a life-shattering diagnosis. Scott Coffman, a middle school teacher, has been fostering an eight-year-old boy while the boy’s mother serves a jail sentence. In two interrelated stories, Scott and Mara both have five days left until they must say good-bye to the ones they love the most. Through their stories, Julie Lawson Timmer explores the individual limits of human endurance and the power of relationships, and shows that sometimes loving someone means holding on, and sometimes it means letting go.

I'm so glad that my first book of January was a five star!

I'm not sure what book I'm starting tonight. I have quite a choice!

Happy reading everyone