Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford
So here’s a book I was probably never going to read, because everyone and their brother was fawning over it when it came out a couple years ago and I only go for those massively loved books if they sound like something I’d read anyway (see The Night Circus). And while I have a soft … Read more
A Fractured Truth, by Caroline Slate (12 June − 14 June)
At the beginning of the story, this chick Grace is out of jail on parole after 7 years served for the murder, and she’s trying to readjust to life — including e-mail, because this book was published in 2003. There are some fishy things about Grace’s life before this event: her father is killed or … Read more
Change of Heart, by Jodi Picoult (6 June − 8 June)
So… yeah. I think we established a long time ago that I love Jodi Picoult. This is her newest book, and I waited a few weeks in a library queue for it. Unfortunately, the book was okay. I was expecting awesome. The premise of the book is that the hired help kills a woman’s husband … Read more
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards (1 May − 5 May)
A bit of backstory: I bought this book a while ago at the university bookstore because I had a gift card and the title was interesting. Also, there was a positive comment from Jodi Picoult on the back and I was intrigued. Then a friend told me that her mother hated the book and it … Read more
