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Wake by Anna Hope

January 28, 2016 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Wake by Anna Hope

First Impression Wake has a restrained power over the reader.  Anna Hope’s writing gives such love to the characters. She holds the reader’s breath with elegance. The Author also tackles a difficult subject with tenderness and unbridled strength. Impressions on the Characters All three characters were unique and could have been a novel on its […]

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The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin

January 26, 2016 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin

First Impressions I have always enjoyed Melanie Benjamin’s novels, as retellings and fictionalized accounts of famous persons has always been a soft spot of mine. Thus, I went a little fangirl when I saw Melanie Benjamin was coming out with a new novel. In the past, the novels had focused on a female lead, this […]

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What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross

January 5, 2016 Whitney Review 0 Comments
What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross

First Impressions Growing up reading the Janie Johnson series obviously left an impression on me as I gobble up any novel that has a kidnapped theme to it. Thus, the premise is what first attracted me to What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross. Clearly, this topic has been done before, from The Face on […]

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Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen

October 13, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen

First Impressions I know Mark Twain for two things. He wrote Tom Sawyer and for wanted to dig Jane Austen up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.  I shamefully haven’t read his autobiography or any biography of Sam Clemens/Mark Twain. Although, I always love a good author scandal and enjoyed Mrs. […]

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A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

September 29, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

First Impressions A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy has two stories. The first, is the Cuban Missile Crisis and the second is a story of paternity. Both subplots could have been a novel all their own. They kept me reading on to the next chapter. It was a heart-pounding plot and the […]

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Book Review: The Far End of Happy

July 7, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Book Review: The Far End of Happy

The Far End of Happy was an intense read and never knew what Jeff would do next, nor the repercussions that Ronnie’s decisions created.  It had page-turning chapter endings and thoroughly kept my attention, but, unfortunately, Ronnie’s mother Beverly and Mother-in-law Janet bickered throughout the novel creating a Jerry Springer show vibe, minus throwing chairs.  […]

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The Silver Swan by Elena Delbanco

June 8, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The Silver Swan by Elena Delbanco

First Impressions The plot for The Silver Swan by Elena Delbanco was a strange combination of the films Intermezzo and Serendipity.  Being a staunch classic film admirer, I would never dream of pairing Kate Beckinsale and Leslie Howard together.  Although, it in this case, with a crazed composer and the makings of a wrong place […]

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The Well by Catherine Chanter

May 18, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The Well by Catherine Chanter

Fond of: The Well by  Catherine Chanter was a very interesting novel and with a water source being the focus.  It reminded me of Marcel Pagnol’s Jean de Florette with both stories ending with drastic consequences. Catherine Chanter kept this reader in suspense to learn what happened to Ruth’s grandson and for that reason was a […]

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What You Left Behind by Samantha Hayes

April 14, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
What You Left Behind by Samantha Hayes

Fond Of   I read Until Your Mine by Samantha Hayes last year.  I thought it was a great, original thriller and therefore was excited to see a sequel What You Left Behind. What You Left Behind establishes another twisted thriller in the beginnings of a heart-pounding series. Samantha Hayes kept me guessing who did […]

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