by envisionmg | Jan 14, 2020 | Fiction, Patron Recommendations
About The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, the patron said: “This book is truly remarkable. It is hard to describe, but it was just so magical and moving.” “When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his...
by envisionmg | Jan 7, 2020 | Fiction, Patron Recommendations
A patron recently returned the two books below and said: “These were both really good.” The Paris Orphan – Natasha Lester “New York City/Paris, 1942: When American model Jessica May arrives in Europe to cover the war as a photojournalist for...
by envisionmg | Jan 3, 2020 | Becca H Reviews, Fiction
“So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason – to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?” To be honest, had it not been a book club selection I probably would have never heard about Christina Baker Kline’s novel...
by envisionmg | Dec 16, 2019 | Becca H Reviews, Fiction
“It the first day of November and so today, some will die.” Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races takes you to the small island village of Thisby. Despite Thisby’s rolling hills and picture-perfect coast, this is a place haunted by tragedy. Creatures known as water...
by envisionmg | Dec 11, 2019 | Fiction, Jim Reviews
I will be the first to admit the title of This Is How You Lose The Time War was what originally drew to this book. Why yes I do want to learn how to lose a time war (although I probably could without much help). Turns out there is a fantastic book hiding under that...