Recent Reviews:
The Same Sky by Amanda Eyre Ward (received through Goodreads First Reads)
4.5 stars
Written in dual narratives, this beautiful book follows a forty-something woman as she deals with her infertility and adoption failures. It also follow a twelve year old girl as she makes the horrendous journey from Honduras to Texas to be with her mother. The stories are fascinating and heartfelt but what really drew me in was the jarring differences between the two narrators lives. It was really hard to sympathize with Alice's problems following Carla and her little brother's harrowing lives and that is why I liked it so much. It is a short book with simple, yet elegant, writing and I highly recommend it. I received this book from a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway.
A Wedding in Provence by Ellen Sussman
2.5 stars
A fifty year old woman, Olivia, marries for the second time in the beautiful south of France. Her two flawed, and mostly obnoxious, daughters bring their own baggage and Olivia is forced to accept them for what they are before beginning the new chapter of her life. For most of this book I found Nell and Carly, the daughters, to be so selfish and unlikable that I almost did not finish it. However, as the story progresses, thankfully the women do redeem themselves and they do grow up during the course of the wedding weekend. I was also hoping for a bit more details on the French countryside which I don't think was well captured. Overall, I thought this was ok and really quick to read. I received a E-Galley of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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