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"Written by a woman whose 19- year marriage ended, the book holds hopeful and motivational ideas about how to cope with life’s twists and turns. This self-help book is divided into 3 sections: Revision, Resilience, and Transformation. Each section is filled with pages that offer brief advice (in 3 sentences or less) always punctuated by the words “Keep Moving.” Much of the advice is repetitive and not particularly profound. However, the author makes some good points. You’ll find the most noteworthy advice in the last section." - D. Zelamsky

1/4 stars.

"You don’t need to have seen Trevor Noah perform in order to appreciate his memoir. The “crime” is that he was born to a mixed-race couple under Apartheid in South Africa. I recommend this book because it’s entertaining, and you’ll get a better understanding of African history and be privy to Noah’s life lessons (i.e. Regret, not failure or rejection, is what we should fear most)." - D. Zelamsky

4/4 stars.

"This novel takes place in Deleno Georgia. This story covers three separate periods of time, and three careers of police chiefs. It depicts the attitudes of what our country was going through in different decades. Following a mystery through these times and coming to a conclusion. One of the better books written by Woods in my opinion." - C. Daley

4/4 stars.

"This novel tells the story of general manager Lizbeth Keaton determination to restore this hotel to its former glory. The twist is that it's under the watchful eye of a ghost. Grace who is the ghost was a chambermaid one hundred years ago. She was trapped and killed in the upper part of the hotel. A nice and enjoyable read." - C. Daley

3/4 stars.

"Terrific book about a doctor who talks about her experience of dying in a kayak accident and going to heaven. She is brought back to life and was asked by those she met in heaven to write about her experience." - N. Bellissimo

4/4 stars.

"An excellent book about a disgraced playwright who flees to the west coast after her career comes crumbling down. There she tries to start anew, while still holding on tight to her past." - N. Freiberger

4/4 stars.

"Salvage expert, historian, and single mom, Paisley Sutton, finds a dead body in the house attached to a store she is salvaging. Police investigation finds a pie safe with thousands of dollars and a grove of marijuana plants. Paisley works with the Sheriff to find the murderer and the beneficiaries of the money. At times, her mothering is questionable, bordering on unsafe (i.e. Sawyer, her toddler son, under grandpa’s supervision, uses a power drill.)" - E. Pasquali

3/4 stars.

"Anna was conceived to provide cord blood for her older sister Kate who has leukaemia.
As she has grown up and Kate's disease has progressed, more has been demanded on Anna’s body for her sister. I don’t recommend this book. It was very disturbing." - O. Scheine

1/4 stars.

"This is the first book in the Magdalene trilogy. Father Michael Dominic comes across an old manuscript, a letter written by Mary Magdalene. Magdalene reveals that she is the wife of Jesus. She further writes that after Jesus’ death, she removed his remains from the crypt. After authenticating the manuscript, Father Dominic wrestles with the pros and cons of revealing its contents. The revelation would undermine the premise of Christianity, that Jesus ascended into heaven, body and spirit. A Vatican thriller of politics and corruption, complicate the matter. A page turner.

"Jake Lassiter accepts the position of Special prosecutor in a presumptive murder case. Presumptive because there is no corpse. This pits Jake against his best friends, partners, and defense attorneys, Victoria Lord and Steve Solomon. Complicating the situation is Jake’s CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), the result of multiple football concussions. Some gratuitous sex. Red herrings abound and the ending threw me for a loop. Well-developed characters and a complex plot made for an engaging read." - E. Pasquali

3/4 stars.

"This book is based on the 1960 civil rights movement in America. It tackles meaningful issues such as social injustice. Eugenia Skeeter, after graduation from college, returns home to Mississippi. She writes a book of what it was like to be a black maid in Mississippi. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a new book." - O. Scheine

4/4 stars.

"This book is an intriguing love story/mystery that is written beautifully. It was about a couple in love, married 10 years, but the woman had a mysterious past that the husband knew nothing about. Her "past life" is ever-so-slowly revealed. I highly recommend this book. I could not put it down." - L. Caran

4/4 stars.