Fiction

Reviewed by Lisa K. They say that everyone, no matter how ordinary they seem, has a story to tell . . . After losing her factory job during the 2008 recession, Cara Romaro begins meeting with a vocational counselor for government assistance with finding a new job. Narrated in Cara's distinctive voice, this novel reveals… Read More

Reviewed by Nichole. Will and Ella Sullivan’s mother passed away 5 years ago on Christmas. Since then, there has been no Christmas in Sullivan house and everything seems to have been neglected. Ella has become a recluse and germaphobe. Will is a tagalong to a group of troublemakers. Henry is a college professor who has… Read More

Sveta is at a crossroads. She just found out her fiancé has pushed their wedding another two years because that's what his mom wants. She has been trying for years to fit in with his family but all they see is a gold digger. But all that changes when her uncle dies and leaves his… Read More

The Darker family hasn't gathered together for about ten years.  But Nana's turning 80 on Halloween and she's requested that the whole family come to celebrate with her at her home.  Seaglass is a crumbling Victorian mansion on a small tidal island on the Cornish coast, and once they arrive, they won't be able to… Read More

Austen fans rejoice! The Knightley's are throwing a summer house party and everyone is invited - including the Darcy's, the Wentworth's, the Brandons, and young Juliet Tilney. Unfortunately another well known Jane Austen character shows up uninvited - Mr. George Wickham. Mr. Wickham has come to collect money from those he has swindled in a… Read More

Tova works the evening shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. After her husband's death, she finds that it really helps to keep busy, and she likes the quiet atmosphere of the aquarium after hours. She makes an unlikely friend in Marcellus - a giant Pacific octopus who's got ninja escape skills and likes to tour… Read More

Nora Stephens is a successful cutthroat literary agent from New York City who will do anything for her clients. She was practically raised in a bookshop with her younger sister Libby and idolizes the memory of her mother, who died when Libby was young. Nora's fierce dedication to hard work and protection means she will… Read More

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr is a mosaic of a novel with bits of historical, contemporary, and sci-fi fiction storytelling all in one. The book is narrated by 5 different characters in 3 different timelines: Anna (a young girl in 15th century Constantinople while it is under siege by the Ottoman Empire) Omeir (a… Read More

Nine complete strangers get a mysterious letter in the mail. The letter has no return address, and inside is a list of nine names, including their own. These nine people live in different parts of the country and seemingly have no connection to each other. Most of them toss the letter aside and forget about… Read More