Review: Big Little Lies

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

One of the best books that I've read this year. The cast of character, plot, mystery, kept me glued to the book. However I would say that some of the pages could of been taken out of the book and it would of still kept the integrity of the story without taking anything away.

The book starts with the children going back to school. Madelyn, has a fourteen year old daughter by her previous husband, who left them, but now is remarried to a yoga instructor, who five year old daughter is in the same class as Madelyn is remarried and has five year old daughter starting school. Madelyn is very quick wit and mouth offs a lot especially when she's hurt, it's her way of showing everyone that she's tough as nails, when really on the inside she's hurting.

Jane is a young single mother who's new to the town. She doesn't know the name of her son's father as he was conceived by a one night stand. But the one night stand has scared Jane something happened during that encounter that has stayed with her ever since. When her son is accused of hurting another girl in his class, little do they know that it's more of her mother that starts the ball rolling on Jane's son Ziggy for taking the heat on every thing that happens. Jane stands up for her son, and she has to realize that it's not just children bullying children, but it's mother bullying her child as well as herself.

Celeste has twin boys who are also five and in class with the other children. She is married to a man who dotes on his children and wife. He's a good father, loves his wife, and is so afraid of losing her to someone else. Celeste would describe her marriage as complicated, as she harbors a secret.

The three women become friends and stand up for Jane and her son against Renata, the mom leader of the bullying. Little do the three friends know that come trivia night at the school, there whole world as they know it will start to unravel and secrets will come.

This book talks about domestic abuse, but not to the point that the read shy's away from it, it's done in as tasteful way that it can be present, but does bring awareness that it happens behind close doors even to the closest of friends.


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Review: Looking for Mr. Good Witch

Looking for Mr. Good Witch by Joyce Lavene
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the second installment of the Retired Witches Mystery. This book picks up six months after the first one ends. The Main characters, Molly, Dorothy, Elise, and Olivia remind me of The Golden Girls. With some quick wit, entertaining, fun, enjoyable read.

The witches Spell Book is still missing and there trying to find it, but right now it has to be put on the back burner, due to the fact, there's a witch going around killing all the young male witches. Also there's another story that plays into this one. Molly has been seeing the Bone Man in her shop, around her house, in her dreams. She decides to go and see him, only to find out he wants her to find his wife and bring her to him. The only problem with that is he doesn't tell Molly who she is, but he does promise to keep her husband and son who aren't witches safe from the witches counsel.



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Review: Mind Game

Mind Game by Iris Johansen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First off I’d like to thank the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Jane MacGuire is haunted in her dream by girl who she doesn’t know but seems familiar to her. While visiting Eve, Joe, and Michael, Jane tells Eve about these dreams. Of course this hasn’t happened since she dreamt of Cira, which has led her to live in Scotland for the past several years, to help find her lost treasure. Eve encourages Jane to draw out her dreams in hopes that it will shed some light into what this person is asking of Jane. But Jane does know who this woman is, she’s the sister of Seth Caleb, a man who can turn her insides to mush and irritate her at the same time. Seth needs Janes help to find his sister before it’s too late.

Enthralling, entertaining, completely satisfying, and a small amount of paranormal. Just like all the other books before, this will take you on a thrill ride that you didn’t expect. With its fast pace, story line that will keep you reading to the wee hours of the morning, to the connections of the characters, and the descriptions that are brought to live that make you feel like you’re actually in Scotland, this is a great book to read. However, if your needing your Eve fix, you won’t get much of her in this installment, this book is centered around her daughter and Seth.


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