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Book Review: WOMAN LAST SEEN IN HER THIRTIES by Camille Pagan

by Leah | Feb 28, 2018 | Book Reviews, Notebook

This review was written for BookReporter.com. I’ve loved every one of Camille Pagan’s books (and all of their long, playful titles) and Woman Last Seen in Her Thirties is no exception. From the first line: “It’s an age-old story …” I was compelled to see how this...

Book Review: Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella

by Leah | Feb 16, 2018 | Book Reviews, Notebook

This review of SURPRISE ME by Sophie Kinsella was originally posted on BookReporter.com. In classic Kinsella fashion, I was intrigued at the epigraph, hooked at the prologue and laughing out loud by page one. At one point in the first chapters, I was laughing so hard...

Book Review: The Promise Between Us by Barbara Claypole White

by Leah | Jan 25, 2018 | Book Reviews, Notebook

This past October, I flew to New Mexico for a writers’ retreat (thanks Women’s Fiction Writers’ Association) and the first person I met at the airport was Barbara Claypole White. We were waiting for our shuttle to the hotel and she was as warm and cheerful...

Book Review: The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti

by Leah | Nov 5, 2017 | Book Reviews, Notebook

I received a galley copy of this book from the publisher for review. This review was originally published on Bookreporter.com. Kate Moretti’s fifth novel, THE BLACKBIRD SEASON, will keep you up late flipping pages propelled to find out what happened. It is eerie and...

Book Review: Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan

by Leah | Oct 23, 2017 | Book Reviews, Notebook

This review first appeared on the BookReporter but at the end I’ve added a little something I didn’t put in that review. Master storyteller Amy Tan’s new memoir, WHERE THE PAST BEGINS, is a gift to readers and writers alike. She brings us along as she...

Book Review: Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda

by Leah | Sep 26, 2017 | Book Reviews, Notebook

This review was originally published on Bookreporter.com. Right from page one, Kaira Rouda hooks the reader in her new suspense novel, BEST DAY EVER. The story is told over the course of only one day, the day that Paul Strom has meticulously planned out, the day that...