Winter Haven

Another one I absolutely did not want to put down. This book proves there doesn't need to be obscene language or immorality to be interesting and engaging. It was fantastic. My husband asked me if I was coming to bed and I said, "I want to but I just can't! I have to see what happens!" Winter Haven......more

I was really not enjoying this book until I got to the very end, which almost made up for the turgidness of the prose. The last chapter saved the book from getting an even lower rating. This is a story of Vera, a young woman (much younger than she acts) who sets off to pick up the body of her brother......more

This is a really GOOD book. Very cleverly written. In depth characterizations, mystery, history, and a bit of spooky thown in! I could truly relate to Vera's lack of confidence and her shy, mousy personality, a result of her overbearing father and the loss of her mother and brother. Yet, through the......more

Mystery meets supernatural superstitions meets faith...this book has all of that packed into it. It's well-written, suspenseful, and completely surprising. I love how the author took a mystery that had every sign of being other-worldy in nature and turned it into something so easily and simply expla......more

I stumbled upon this book on a shelf at the train station. The description seemed captivating enough so I shoved it into my bag and got on the train. I ended up not reading it at all that weekend, and read other books before I finally picked this one up. I'm glad I finally made the effort to read it.......more