Great read! I enjoyed this story so much & can't wait to read another book by Sarah Jio! The way she made you think, remember, and hope that love prevails is amazing! Highly recommend & if you love Kristin Hannah you'll love Sarah Jio! I will admit to confusion here & there and would have preferr...
I don't want to criticize an authors story, because it is her story to tell. That said, hear is my thoughts. I loved the story line. Characters were great! And Emily figuring out a long kept family secret even without the help of her aunt was a great mystery. I was so caught up in the hunt for an...
This was an entertaining read. A New York author has just divorced and goes back to her roots on Bainbridge island to heal. There she finds a diary which opens a whole big secret from her family's past. The descriptions of the island were absolutely beautiful and the general hunt for the truth w...
Blackberry Winter is slightly exhausting in the best of ways! You don't want to put the book down to figure out what happens and what the connections are. If you are a sleuth, this book can be a little predictable, but it is so lovely! It makes you happy, mad, sad, rebellious, strong, curious, et...
SONNET 43, FROM THE PORTUGUESE By Elizabeth Barrett Browning How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by su...
My first time read a book by this author and the verdict is I liked it very much. I think it could be converted into a movie with no problem. This is a story about a woman who is around 91 years old and her Granddaughter brings her a letter that is posted from Bora Bora. It sweeps her back throug...
I was torn between three and four stars on this one. Similar to Jio's other novels, Morning Glory weaves history, romance, and a splash of mystery. Like the previous novels, this one also focused on a set of parallel stories that connected throughout the plot. I enjoyed this as a summer read -- w...
Overall I liked the story... But as it went on, I became more interested in Penny's life than Ada's. The present day felt a bit forced, or something. It was clear that Ada and Alex would work out. The accident James and Ella suffered was awful, I didn't imagine that coming, so it was nice to wa...
I hated the feel of the silky sheets on my naked skin, hated the feel of Lon’s rough leg on mine even more. I peeled my body away from his hot, moist skin and sat up, wrapping a sheet over my body. He snored so loudly, the pillowcase quivered with each rise and fall of his chest. My dress and und...
“Morning,” she said.This was the morning I decided it was time to clear the air—to tell Bee about the book. To ask her what she knew of Esther.“Bee,” I said weakly, “there’s something I need to talk to you about.”She set the sage down by the sink and turned on the water. “Yes, dear?”“There’s some...
Bernard, the apartment building doorman, looks away from the packages he’s sorting and kneels down beside Sam to scratch his ears. “Morning, Jane,” he says, looking up at me with a smile. “Did you hear? They say we’re getting snow tonight. Four inches at least.” I sigh. We...
Last night was beautiful and awful at the same time. My left arm hurts from holding heavy trays of food at Antonio’s, and my heart hurts too. I can’t ignore the dull ache inside when I think about the look on Gavin’s face when Adrianna walked into the kitchen. We had shared a beautiful moment, bu...
Lord Livingston spent the majority of it in London, holed up in his flat there. He told Mr. Beardsley that business had detained him, but I worried it was something else, something serious. On a rainy Tuesday morning, he phoned from London, and I overheard Mr. Beardsley speaking to him in the dra...