While You Were Mine

I could barely read through my tears as I came to the end of this book. So much magic, so much love, so much beauty, so much tragedy. A couple bonded by a baby, or rather a toddler, who brings them together, and who fall in love, but must face unforeseen consequences when the birth mother who abando......more

After Magic of Ordinary Days ( a fabulous book), I knew I wanted to read more about love in unexpectedly quiet places. Creel holds soft command of the narrative and paints a vivid portrait of New York during a time in a nation's upheaval. Though the marketplace has been (too?) saturated with WWII set......more

There was much I liked about this book, but parts just dragged a bit. The story is based on the iconic photo of the nurse and serviceman kissing in Times Square after the WWII victory is announced. The character of Gwen is supposed to be that nurse. The story opens with Gwen sharing an apartment in......more

As a big fan of the film, The Magic of Ordinary Days, and the novel it was adapted from, I had high hopes for this story. The premise is touching, the era and setting a little intriguing, but I was left feeling the story lacked real substance. It lingered quite a bit on the main character's visceral......more