Summer Island Sisters by Ciara Knight

 

Summer Island Sisters

by

Ciara Knight

I was never able to get into this book.  It felt like I was dropped in the middle of a story with too many missing pieces and I never felt connected to any of the characters.   I read other reviews and it appears I'm the odd man out because everyone else seemed to love the book.  It is listed as a  stand alone read but maybe if I had read book one I would have connected to book two better.  Read it and maybe you will love it like the other reviewers did. 

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review this book

Let's read a good book......The Hotel by Pamela M. Kelley

 

 

 This is the first book I have read by Pamela M. Kelley but I hope it won't be the last.   I enjoyed it from the first page.  The characters are lovable and people you would like to hang out with and the story line was very interesting.  I had the audio book and the person selected to do the reading was PERFECT !!!
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book !

Let's read a Good Book......The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

 

  The Santa Suit  by Mary Kay Andrews is one of the sweetest,  most magical books I have read in a long time.  This is the perfect Christmas read.  It will leave you smiling, shedding a few tears and with a happy heart.
I think I have read everything Mary Kay Andrews has written and like all the others, this book will not disappoint.  You will be grabbed on page one and it will not let you go. Love, dogs, snow  and Christmas what more could you ask for?
Thank you  NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for giving me the pleasure of reading the advance reader's copy.

Let's read a good book.......The Dating Dare by Jayci Lee

 

The Dating Dare by Jayci Lee

 So this is the second book  I have  read by this author and my opinion has not changed. This book ( The Dating Dare) is a fairy tale for adults.  If you enjoy the standard Hallmark movie you will enjoy this book. There is no in dept story, I didn't feel any real connection to the characters and didn't miss them when I had finished. The characters have no depth and the story is superficial but put together it was enjoyable. It was very cute and a quick, easy and entertaining read, perfect for travel or a relaxing bubble bath if you can get past all the use of the "F" word.
I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Let's Read a Good Book......Behind The Red Door by Louise Claire Johnson

 

 

 

Behind The Red Door by Louise Clair Johnson

 I started the book with no idea  what I would find between the covers but found it captivating from the first page.  To say I  found the story of Elizabeth Arden impressive would be a total understatement,  what she did was totally amazing.  I wonder if as a girl growing up in the 60's, if I had been able to read the Arden story how it might have changed my life's dreams and goals.  
This book is written in a way that allows you to live with Arden, not as a bystander reading about her.  The author, who wove her own modern day story into Arden's was able to bring the era and the cities alive and allow you to live each second along with both Arden and herself.  For me personally, since I had been to  New York, Geneva and Canada where much of the book takes place, this added another level of feeling present.  I would recommend  this book to all females both young and young at heart.

 Thank you, NetGalley and Gatekeeper Press for allowing me to read this book.

Let's Read a Good Book........The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews

 

     

The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews

 I love a Mary Kay Andrews book.  They are great beach, vacation or curling up on a rainy day reads. And this is one I did not want to lay down.    Mary Kay always picks amazing settings and characters you will love and those you will love to hate along with the secondary characters who bring a lot of interest to the book.  This book is a murder mystery with a little romance, a lot of love and a couple of sharp turns. 

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and netgalley for a copy of this book.

Let's Read a Good Book.......Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis

 

 “Love for Beginners" Jill Shalvis, is the perfect book for summer vacation, even if you are just staying home.    It is the 7th book in her Wildstone series but these are all stand-alone books.

  Even adults needs fairy tales and this book is a great one.  A love story with animals what more could you need?   It is also a core storyline that you don’t read in every book.  The  secondary characters were amazing and funny and added personality to the story.  I didn’t want to put it down.

Thanks to William Morrow/Custom House and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book.