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Name : Charlene H.

My Reviews

 
Dramatic, Interesting, Adventurous

We rated this book at B+.

 
Dramatic, Interesting, Adventurous

We rated this book an A.

The Kitchen House: A Novel by Kathleen Grissom
 
Dramatic, Interesting, Insightful

We rated this an A.

Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn
 
Dramatic, Dark, Interesting

We rated this an A.

 
Dramatic, Addictive, Interesting

We rated this a B+.

 
Beautiful, Romantic, Inspiring

We gave this an A++++

Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
 

We gave this a B- despite the fact that many of us LOVED this book when we first read it many years ago. It didn’t hold up.

Frog Music: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
 
Adventurous, Informative, Slow

We gave this a D. We hated it!

 

We gave this an A-

Defending Jacob: A Novel by William Landay
 
Dramatic, Interesting, Insightful

We gave this an A-.

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
 
Interesting, Dark, Beautiful

We gave this a B

A Marker to Measure Drift by Alexander Maksik
 

We gave this book an F. Hated it!!

Longbourn by Jo Baker
 
Romantic, Interesting, Beautiful

We gave this book a C-.

 
Informative, Inspiring, Insightful

We gave this a B-.

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
 
Informative, Insightful, Inspiring

We gave this a B.

Sing You Home: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
 
Insightful, Informative, Interesting

We gave this a B-.

 
Insightful, Interesting, Informative

We gave this a B-.

Hausfrau: A Novel by Jill Alexander Essbaum
 
Pointless, Gloomy, Poorly Written

We gave this a D. Hated it.

The Liar by Nora Roberts
 
Fun, Scary, Adventurous

We gave this a B+.

The Silent Sister: A Novel by Diane Chamberlain
 
Dramatic, Interesting, Addictive

We gave this a B.

 
Insightful, Slow, Dramatic

We gave this a B-

The Evening Spider: A Novel by Emily Arsenault
 

We gave this a C for a disappointing ending.

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
 
Dark, Dramatic, Scary

We gave this an A. (Horror)

The Night Sister: A Novel by Jennifer McMahon
 
Adventurous, Scary

We gave this a B and invented a new recommendation category: “I wouldn’t, but if you want to, go ahead.”

 
Dramatic, Addictive, Confusing

We gave this a B-.

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
 
Dramatic, Addictive, Dark

We gave this a B-.

I See You by Clare Mackintosh
 
Dramatic

We gave this a B.

 
Addictive, Dark, Dramatic

We gave it a B.

Night Road - A Novel by Kristin Hannah
 
Dramatic, Addictive

We gave this a B.

Second Life: A Novel by S. J. Watson
 

We gave this a C.

 

We gave this a C.

I Found You: A Novel by Lisa Jewell
 
Fantastic, Dark, Dramatic

We gave this a B.

Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
 
Inspiring, Fun, Adventurous

We gave this a B-.

 
Insightful, Interesting, Beautiful

We were torn between a B and a B-.

Beartown: A Novel by Fredrik Backman
 
Insightful, Interesting, Beautiful

We gave this a B.

The Wife Between Us: A Novel by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
 
Interesting, Addictive, Dramatic

We gave this a B.

The Good Liar by Catherine McKenzie
 
Pointless, Dramatic, Boring

Those who read this one gave it an A.

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
 
Interesting, Inspiring, Dramatic

Those who read it gave this a C.

The Break by Katherena Vermette
 
Beautiful, Confusing, Dramatic

We gave this an A.

 
Interesting, Fun, Insightful

Tiffany and Charlene H read this and gave it an A. Can’t wait for the movie.

Sadie by Courtney Summers
 
Adventurous, Dark, Addictive

We gave this a B- the ending held it back from an A.

 

We didn’t discuss this because the meeting was cancelled.

Himself: A Novel by Jess Kidd
 
Slow, Boring, Adventurous

We gave this a B-.

The Great Alone: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
 
Adventurous, Dramatic, Addictive

We gave this a B+.

The Other Child by Lucy Atkins
 

Tiffany gave this a B.

 
Beautiful, Interesting, Inspiring

We gave this an A. It was almost unanimous.

 
Informative, Interesting, Insightful

We gave this a B+.

Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh
 
Addictive, Dramatic, Interesting

We gave this a B.

Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
 
Informative, Dramatic, Insightful

We gave this book an A.

The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy
 

We rated this a B-.

The Corrections: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen
 
Dark, Gloomy, Difficult

Everyone who read it hated it!! F+

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
 
Adventurous, Romantic, Addictive

We were completely split- half gave it an A and half gave it a C.

 
Insightful, Brilliant, Life Changing

We gave it a B.

 
Interesting, Informative, Dramatic

We gave it a C.

 
Informative, Inspiring, Boring

We gave it a B.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
 
Insightful, Inspiring, Interesting

We gave this an A.

Still Alice by Lisa Genova
 
Insightful, Informative, Interesting

We gave this an A

Heat Rises (Nikki Heat 3) by Richard Castle
 

We gave this a C.

 
Fun, Beautiful, Romantic

We gave this a B. Some of us had read the first in series, Knit Two, and liked it.

Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson
 
Scary, Interesting

We gave this a B+.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
 
Beautiful, Interesting, Brilliant

People were split on this. We decided to meet in the middle and gave it a B.

The House I Loved: A Novel by Tatiana de Rosnay
 

We were excited to read this after Sarah’s Key but we hated it. “BRUTAL!” We gave it a D.

 
Poorly Written, Graphic, Romantic

Half of us gave it a C; half of us gave it an A. We all agreed on an ‘X’ rating.

 

We gave this a B+.

 
Dramatic, Interesting, Insightful

We gave this a B-.

 
Interesting, Brilliant, Beautiful

We gave it a B- but generally people didn’t really like this book.

The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay
 
Informative, Dramatic

We gave this a B+.

 
Interesting, Confusing, Informative

We gave this a C.
Charlene H and Christine loved the writing but no one else liked the book.

Summer Secrets by Barbara Freethy
 
Dramatic, Romantic

We gave this a C+/B-.

The Dinner by Herman Koch
 
Dark, Interesting, Slow

We gave this a B

 
Addictive, Dramatic, Interesting

We gave this an A-

The Wives: A Novel by Fisher Tarryn
 
Dramatic, Dark, Addictive

We gave this an A

The Gifted School: A Novel by Bruce Holsinger
 
Slow, Interesting, Adventurous

We gave this a C

 
Adventurous, Inspiring, Informative

We gave this a B+.
Enjoyed this story of the first horseback librarians in Kentucky.

Anxious People: A Novel by Backman Fredrik
 
Fun, Interesting, Insightful

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