Tag: familydrama
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Betty Breaks Hearts and Captures Them, Too
“I realized then that not only did Dad need us to believe his stories, we needed to believe them as well. To believe in unripe stars and eagles able to do extraordinary things. What it boiled down to was a frenzied hope that there was more to life than the reality around us. Only then…
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Beach Read Has Readers Falling in Love
“Falling’s the part that takes your breath away. It’s the part when you can’t believe the person standing in front of you both exists and happened to wander into your path. It’s supposed to make you feel lucky to be alive, exactly when and where you are.” Beach Read – Emily Henry My Rating In…
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When We Believed in Mermaids Tests the Waters of Family
“Your quest is powerful. You needn’t apologize for the space it takes.” When We Believed in Mermaids – Barbara O’Neal My Rating In Summary of When We Believed in Mermaids “Her sister has been dead for fifteen years when she sees her on the TV news…“ Kit Bianci goes on a search for her long-lost…
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Malibu Rising Surfs into Readers’ Hearts
“They had taught her that family is found, that whether it be blood or circumstances or choice, what binds us does not matter. All that matters is that we are bound.” Malibu Rising – Taylor Jenkins Reid My Rating In Summary of Malibu Rising It’s the end of summer in Malibu 1983, and the Riva…
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An American Marriage: Ain’t No Sunshine When He’s Gone
“Love makes a place in your life, it makes a place for itself in your bed. Invisibly, it makes a place in your body, rerouting all your blood vessels, throbbing right alongside your heart. When it’s gone, nothing is whole again.” An American Marriage – Tayari Jones My Rating In Summary of An American Marriage…
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The Hunting Wives Seduce Readers into their Secret World
“It wasn’t envy, though. I didn’t want to be her… I wanted to be near her. For her to notice me, too… It became powerful and even consuming.” The Hunting Wives – May Cobb My Rating In Summary of The Hunting Wives Sophie O’Neill leaves behind big city life to hunker down in small-town, East…
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The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Takes the [Wedding] Cake
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“Be wary of men with something to prove.” The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid My Rating In Summary of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Loosely based on actresses Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner, Evelyn Hugo’s life is written down in all of its glory – and scandalousness – by Monique…
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Too Good to Be True is a Pretty Good Ride
“I know that I’m starting to sound like a con artist, Dr. K; I know if you could, you would tell me to press pause on all this.” Too Good to Be True – Carola Lovering My Rating Positives Negatives Plot twists are actually surprising! Wraps up too neatly at the end to be realistic…
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Look Out for Finlay Donovan – She’s Killing It!
“It’s a widely known fact that most moms are ready to kill someone by eight thirty A.M. on any given morning. On the particular morning of Tuesday, October eighth, I was ready by seven forty-five.” Finlay Donovan is Killing It – Elle Cosimano My Rating In Summary of Finlay Donovan is Killing It Finlay Donovan…
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Consider This a Push to Read The Push
“These are thoughts I never let leave my lips. These are thoughts most mothers don’t have.” The Push – Ashley Audrain My Rating In Summary of The Push Blythe Connor discovers that motherhood isn’t exactly what she had hoped, and neither is her daughter. She is led by her husband to believe that it’s all…
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