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BOOK REVIEW : THE ORACLE OF CUMAE BY MELISSA HARDY
TITLE : AUTHOR : GENRE : Fiction, Historical, Humor FBRC RATING : 3.5 Stars PUBLISHING DATE : 8 Oct 2019 BLURB: On the day she turns ninety-nine, Mariuccia Umbellino calls for a priest so that she might finally confess to someone the secrets she has been living with for seventy-five years. When she was a girl, a band of men appeared at her family’s farm in the wild Sibylline Mountains with orders from the pope to destroy the nearby shrine of the Oracle of Cumae and to thereby end forever the practice of the Old Religion that had persisted in that region since Roman times. Set in early nineteenth-century Italy,…
BOOK REVIEW : THE SECOND CHANCE SUPPER CLUB BY NICOLE MEIER
TITLE : The second chance supper club AUTHOR : Nicole Meier GENRE : Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction FBRC RATING : 2.5 stars PUBLISHING DATE : 10 Sept 2019 BLURB: Two estranged sisters reunite in an emotional novel of family, forgiveness, lost hope, and new beginnings. They had a forever bond, until a sudden tragedy thrust them apart. Now, each at a crossroad in her own life, two sisters’ paths are about to intersect. Broadcast journalist Julia Frank has it all: a career, an ambitious fiancé, and the hard-won respect of her peers. Until a ruinous decision destroys her reputation, puts her job at risk, and sends her reeling toward the…
BOOK REVIEW : LOCK EVERY DOOR BY RILEY SAGER
Never take anything you haven’t earned, my father used to say. You always end up paying for it one way or another. -RILEY SAGER (LOCK EVERY DOOR) TITLE : Lock every door AUTHOR : Riley Sager GENRE : Adult Fiction/ Thriller/ Mystery/ Suspense/ Horror FBRC RATING : 5 stars BLURB : No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by…
BOOK REVIEW : SECRETS OF THE IN-GROUP BY CAROLYN RE & LORETTA RE
TITLE : Secrets of the IN-GROUP AUTHORS : Carolyn Re & Loretta Re GENRE : Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction FBRC RATING : 3.5 stars BLURB: Twitter … WhatsApp … Tumblr … Six women in the riverside city of Albury realize that, without social media skills, they’re staring irrelevancy in the face. Their book club won’t cut it any more. It’s time to go virtual. But their decision to plunge into the on-line world brings shocking revelations and unexpected outcomes. Friendships, new and old, are tested and their lives teeter on the edge of collapse. They must navigate a path through the chaos. But who exactly can they trust? A small…
BOOK REVIEW : UNVERIFIED BY KRISTIN GIESE
They put ham on our pizzas. What are we serial killers? Matt(Unverified) TITLE : Unverified AUTHOR :Kristin Giese GENRE : Adult Fiction/ Romance/Romantic Comedy FBRC RATING : 4 stars BLURB : Matthew Milles-Lade, a rich kid whose trust fund is suddenly in question, and Margo Valentine Melon, a writer whose career fizzled before it sparked, are two twenty-something strangers stuck living at home, trying to figure out their lives. When they each come across a real estate listing for a palatial (and significantly underpriced) guest house in one of LA’s toniest neighborhoods, their lives get turned upside down. What happens next has them racing to catch the truth before it…
BOOK REVIEW : STRINGS BY CHRISTOPHER GALVIN
TITLE : Strings AUTHOR : Christopher Galvin GENRE : Children’s Fiction, Fantasy FBRC RATING : 3 stars BLURB : Welcome to the world of ‘Strings’: Mary Scully is a kind, clever and loving 12 year old girl. She’s also lonely with no friends. That is until her imaginary friend, Mr Socks, appears to brighten up her day. But something else out there hears the sadness in her voice, and decides the best course of action to take is to make Mary a permanent resident of Puppet Town. Whether she likes it or not! Full of humour, excitement, action, and fantasy, ‘Strings’ is sure to capture the imagination of the young…
BOOK REVIEW : RAIN WILL COME BY THOMAS HOLGATE
What you should be asking yourself is, “How much pain can I endure?” -DANIEL LANGDON (RAIN WILL COME) TITLE : Rain will come AUTHOR : Thomas Holgate GENRE : Adult/Thriller/Mystery/Suspense/Crime FBRC RATING : 4.5 stars PUBLISHING DATE : 10 March 2020 BLURB : A thrilling, page-turning debut about a twisted killer and a broken cop—both with nothing to lose. Paul Czarcik, the longest-tenured detective in the Illinois Bureau of Judicial Enforcement, puts the rest of the team to shame. Ruthless and riddled with vices, Czarcik always gets his man. And fast. Until now… A double slaying isn’t the open-and-shut case of urban crime he’s used to. Connecting it to a…
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Hi, fellow Book Worms !! A hearty welcome to my blog. The quote above, with the addition of sleep in the mix pretty much sums up my goal in life. Being able to escape reality by immersing myself into the book is the best feeling I’ve ever experienced. That moment when you tune back into the world around you in a state of befuddlement and daze is hilarious. With my busy schedule in life, I have managed to be an expert at multitasking. I have also developed the art of doing things one-handed and walking around carrying a book without looking up, with a few measly injuries on the way.…
