Friday, October 20, 2017

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

Audio
Read by Jennifer Wiltsie

Lifelong friends in love with the same man, who is engaged to one and cheating on her with her best friend.  Who even wants this guy?

I like the writing style, but not really the story.  Narrator did a good job.

3 stars


Sunday, October 15, 2017

The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth

Three generations of midwives (grandmother, mother, daughter) each with her own secrets.

I really liked this book in the beginning.  The second half about the father of Neva's baby was a little hard to swallow.  Mostly, the grandmother's secret was the most interesting part of the book.

3.5 stars

Thursday, October 12, 2017

The Fever by Megan Abbott

Girls in a high school are getting sick.  Is it the vaccine they each received?  Or maybe the chemicals in the water and ground?  Or could it be something more sinister?

2.5 stars

Saturday, October 7, 2017

If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgens

Audio
Read by Amy Rubinate and Xe Sands.
12 hours

Sisters Jenny and Rachel deal with marriage, divorce, love, life, etc.

I found the reader who played Rachel kind of annoying.

3.5 stars

Friday, September 22, 2017

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

How far will people go to protect an Olympic-bound athlete?  Interesting story that kept me in suspense after a slow start.  A look inside the world of female gymnasts and the physical toll it can take on them.

4 stars

Monday, September 18, 2017

The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand

Audio
13 hours
Read by Erin Bennett

Twin sisters, estranged by tragedy, find their way back to each other 14 years later after the death of their father.  Title is also a play on the setting, which is the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.

4 stars

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Biggest tech company ever desires to improve the world by monitoring every person, every second, of every day.

Okay premise.  I didn't really care about the characters.

3.5 stars