The search for a young lady named Sylvia Lee commences when her sister Amy hasn‘t heard from her. Amy flies to the Netherlands where Sylvia was as their grandma isn‘t doing well.

A sweet story that starts with Gram disappearing and her three granddaughters go to her house to try to figure out where she went. I loved all of the characters! Highly recommend it!

A story about evacuees that flee Florida to Grace and Charles Phillip‘s farm in North Carolina. Lots can happen in a short amount of time.

Mrs. Braithwaite is a busybody who ends up heading off to see her daughter only ends up rescuing her. I loved the characters. A great read!

This is an amazing collection of short essays from Lisa-Jo‘s life. The middle of so many different areas of life and exactly what I needed as I start my forties.

Our pasts aren‘t always easy. Finding your way in life is better with others. I give this one ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.

Definitely not a book I would read again. Andrew is 42 and lives a totally made up life. It‘s about figuring his own life out and what he does along the way. ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 for me

A sweet book about friendship. I needed tissues to get through this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

A sweet book. I really liked the characters, especially Zoey and Tristan. Trust is a big part of relationships.

A quick fun read was exactly what I needed after all of these WWII books. I really liked the main characters and their bonds. Nobody‘s life is ever perfect.

A young cabdriver named Ed. He is in love with his best friend Audrey, drinks coffee with his dog, and plays cards with his friends. Nobody thinks he‘ll amount to much. He happens to be at a bank that gets robbed, stops the robber, and then the first ace arrives in his mailbox. Great read!

Very thoroughly researched but a bit too wordy and long for me. A good story overall.

Amazing book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 for me. Grab some tissues as you read this story about a love so strong it will bring tears to your eyes.

Overall the author did a great job of writing about two people from WW2 that probably would have never been written about. Blanche and Claude Auzello are husband and wife. She was an American and he was a Frenchman. I honestly almost quit the book a time or two but I‘m glad I gave it a chance. It got better in the middle and I wouldn‘t have predicted the ending.

A sweet story about Doris, a 96 year old woman nearing the end of her life. I give this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.

“I wish you enough.”

I loved Bee and Bernadette. Kind of a kooky book but overall it was good.

Iris finds out that she has a terminal cancer at the age of 33. This book is about the blog she has left behind and the important people in her life.

Family secrets and new life...overall an okay story.

This was a charming book. A quick easy read about a woman named Lillian who suddenly lost her husband and her life after. Raising two little girls alone, being grateful for her sister Rachel‘s help.

Some women will go to great extremes to lose weight and will also let the opinions of others matter more to them than what they think of themselves. The overall story is okay but I couldn‘t get attached to one character. I give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.

So much truth in this quote.

Reading about war zones through the eyes of a photographer is quite eye opening. Quite the read.

This is a pick from me. Another story of love, loss, and family. I fell for the little boy named Cooper. Quite the story with these characters.

A very interesting story. A woman named Cussy who delivers books to people in the mountains with a mule. The relationships she made along the way with her patrons. So hard to be a woman of another color among a bunch of white people in the 1930s.

How many moms take time out for themselves while their kids still live at home? I know I don‘t get much alone time, even with teenagers in the house. After three years of being a single parent her husband shows back up and she gets some me time. I enjoyed this book.

So heartbreaking! A story of working in prison camps and the strong bonds of the prisoners through the eyes of a young teenage girl named Lina. I really don‘t think I could have endured what they all had to endure.

I loved the friendship between Grace and Audrey. The experiences they had and the comfort level that they had with one another was amazing. It‘s not easy to trust others with your baggage, let alone a stranger that soon becomes a friend.

1. The Middle Matters
2. One Summer in Paris
3. Beneath a Scarlet Sky and Salt to the Sea
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Excellent!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5...loved the characters and learned about some history I hadn‘t heard about before.

I‘m not sure that the title actually fits this book. Martha started out as a weak character but I grew to like her. I‘m grateful it ended better than most of the book went. Not my favorite book. I give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5.

Decisions, decisions...which one should I start with? My next 4 books to read.

Overall a pretty good book. I‘m not one that jumps on the bandwagon when people say it‘s a fabulous book. I loved Kya as the main character. The ending actually surprised me. I am usually good at predicting the end but I was wrong this time.

Reading with my reading buddy tonight. What a long, tiring week!

Such a heart warming book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It‘s finally Christmas break which means I finally have some time to read again. Here‘s my pick. Starting tonight. What are you reading?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - It‘s Sabrina‘s 30th birthday party and there is a dinner party with a guest list that includes both the living and deceased. Who would you invite?

My book has been dropped off to be sent to my #JustABookSwap match. Should be delivered by Monday of next week. I hope they like it! @TheBookKeepers

Thank you @Judybskt for the book! I can‘t wait to read it! I haven‘t seen the movie yet. 😁 @TheBookKeepers #JustABookSwap

Can‘t wait to see what‘s inside! #JustABookSwap @TheBookKeepers

Very good book! Couldn‘t put it down.

1. Almost 26 (my schedule doesn‘t allow much reading during the school year)
2. Didn‘t set one due to crazy schedules
3. Beneath a Scarlet Sky
4. How to Walk Away

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I loved almost every character in this book. The stories of four childhood friends and the lives they live in adulthood.

A story about Miranda who follows the clues of a scavenger hunt to find out the truth.

A pretty good read in my opinion. It would be hard to live a new life after an accident that left you with memory gaps. Starting over again would be hard.

An excellent story of family and small town life!

Great book about a young girl turned woman Loveday. Not the ending I expected. Great read!

An excellent story about a man named Joseph. Love, loss, war, and family.

I don‘t quit reading books once I start them as I hope they will improve. This book was about a lady named Beryl. Her strong will kept me reading but it‘s not a book I would read again.