Check It Out! Blog

Welcome to Check It Out! Your reviewers are members of the staff of the Plainfield Public Library. If you love books, movies, and music as much as we do, please share your favorites with us. If you have thoughts about a reviewed title, let us know.

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

Teenage parents Tallulah and Zach go out for the night, leaving their baby with Tallulah's mom. They never return. Tallulah's mom, Kim, is convinced something sinister has happened while most everyone else thinks the two have just run away to escape their responsibilities. The case runs cold until a year later, when crime novelist Sophie moves into… Read More

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

From 1866 to the present day, this is the story of 5 generations of women, beginning in the cigar factories of Cuba and extending to modern day Miami, Mexico and back again to Cuba. Our first glimpse into the past begins with Maria, the only female working in the cigar factory, and the reader who… Read More

Rizzio by Denise Mina

At 128 pages long, this book is a quick read that can be finished in one sitting. Denise Mina's Rizzio is a fictionalization of the murder of David Rizzio, personal secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots. Rizzio, who is a favorite of the Queen, is brutally murdered in the Queen's own private chambers during a… Read More

12 Mighty Orphans

A passionate football coach, during the depression, takes on the role of leading a disjointed group of orphans to find hope and family in the game of football. Facing challenges along the way, he not only gives these orphans a way to survive life but changes the way the game is played. I love movies… Read More

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

Rose and Fern are sisters. Rose really worries about Fern after a horrible incident from their childhood and feels as if she needs to really watch over her. Fern will go to great lengths to help Rose. There's something not quite right going on, but which sister is the one to be wary of? This was… Read More

56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

56 days ago Ciara and Oliver met in Dublin. Both are fairly new to the city and seem to have a lot in common. 35 days ago the pandemic is just reaching Ireland and Dublin is going into lockdown. Oliver suggests moving in together for those 2 weeks of lockdown so they can continue to… Read More

Falling by T. J. Newman

Do you have any fear of flying? You may want to skip T. J. Newman's debut novel, Falling. If not, you might enjoy this fast-paced thriller that is tailor-made for the movies and written by a former flight attendant. Shortly after Flight 416 takes off, Captain Hoffman learns that his wife and children have been… Read More

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

Patrick is a once famous gay sitcom star who's been hiding out in Palm Springs. He tells himself that he's just "tired" of LA, but the truth is, since the death of his boyfriend a few years ago, but as of yet, Patrick just hasn't been able to move forward. And then, another tragedy strikes… Read More

Silence in the Library by Katharine Schellman

Silence in the Library is the second book in Katharine Schellman's Lily Adler Mystery series. This cozy Regency mystery opens with Lily's estranged father unexpectedly visiting. Lily feels that her father resents having a daughter rather than a son, and they seem unable to have a conversation without arguing. Tensions rise even more when her… Read More

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