Books by Month: December

“December paints an unforgettable picture of a family reckoning with a bewildering crisis, and of a critical month in the life of a bright, fascinating girl, locked into an isolation of her own making and from which only she can decide to break free.” –From publisher. Eleven-year-old Isabelle hasn’t spoken a word in nearly aContinue reading “Books by Month: December”

Books by Month: November

“It’s not the end of the world, but for Rooney Harris it’s starting to feel that way. It’s the beginning of senior year, and her mom just lost her job. Even worse, she isn’t planning to get another one. Instead, she’s spending every waking moment with a group called the Next World Society, whose membersContinue reading “Books by Month: November”

Books by Month: October

Rachel Stone’s wealthy father bought his dream horse breeding farm in Ireland. They leave their home in California for a trip to view their new property, but their vacation quickly turns into a nightmare as multiple dangerous vandalisms occur once they arrive. The local police aren’t much help, as they believe it is either localContinue reading “Books by Month: October”

Books by Month: September

Margaret and her husband Hal have finally found their dream home – a sprawling Victorian house with an enviable wrap-around porch on a beautiful plot of land. After a lifetime of moving around and with their daughter grown, they’ve finally achieved their dream of making a house their own. They are looking forward to peacefullyContinue reading “Books by Month: September”

Books by Month: August

Augusta (Gus) Monet lost her father before she was born and lost her mother at the age of eight. Both were cops who died on the job. After graduating from the boarding school she was sent to and lived in until she was eighteen, she drifts through life with the first man she met afterContinue reading “Books by Month: August”

Books by Month: July

“Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation’s disquieting and violent contradictions.” — from publisher. Pete Snow is a social worker in a small Montana town trying his best to help struggling families. By doing so, he is also hiding from and trying to make up forContinue reading “Books by Month: July”

Books by Month : June

Seven days to fall in love, fifteen years to forget, and seven days to get it all back again… Eva Mercy is a single mom and erotica author who feels her life stagnating but stays in her safely built boundaries to suppress memories from her childhood and make her daughter’s childhood better than her own.Continue reading “Books by Month : June”

Books by Month: May

Rowan’s Glen is a community shielded from modern society. Although the kids go to school in town, they are ostracized for the way they dress and the way they live. The Glen is a place of old superstitions and customs that the people in town don’t understand. But Ivy doesn’t mind. She has lived herContinue reading “Books by Month: May”

Books by Month: April

Donald Antrim pours his heart out in One Friday in April, his memoir of struggling with suicide and how he survived. This is a quick and impactful read. Having personally been close with many people in my life who struggle with suicide, Antrim’s memoir helped me understand the true, devastating process going on in theirContinue reading “Books by Month: April”

Books by Month: March

Mrs. March is a woman of leisure and routine. She has built a comfortable life with her husband, George March, who has accumulated a loyal following of readers who praise his books as masterpieces. Mrs. March usually revels in the attention of being married to such a successful author, but the attention she receives afterContinue reading “Books by Month: March”