Reviews by Nan G. (Mazomanie, WI)

Order Reviews by:
The People We Hate at the Wedding
by Grant Ginder
Weddings & Families: Perfect Combination (4/11/2017)
Grant Grinder has written a book that is much like one of the cocktails that appear throughout: frothy on the surface but packing a punch underneath. The siblings Paul, Alice and Eloise are likable and "dislikable" in equal quantities, the secrets bubbling beneath themore
The Fifth Petal: A Novel
by Brunonia Barry
Engaging Read (3/11/2017)
I loved The Lace Reader, was disappointed in Barry's follow ups, so was a little apprehensive about The Fifth Petal. I was pleasantly surprised! Barry has written a mystery steeped in atmosphere and detail that does not disappoint. Her use of sound and physical detail addmore
The Book That Matters Most: A Novel
by Ann Hood
Slow Starter That Surprised Me! (6/14/2016)
After struggling to get into this book, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it grabbed me so quietly that I almost did not notice. As I struggled through the first chapters,I kept thinking I had to finish I order to review. Then one morning, I found myself picking upmore
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs
by Matthew Dicks
Easy Beach Read (6/12/2015)
If you like books about relationships between women (friends, mothers/daughters) and like them even more if they are easy to read with all the loose ends tied up in a neat bow by the last page- The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs is for you. Definitely not a thoughtmore
A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light
by David Downie
Fed my own passion for Paris! (4/8/2015)
Paris is the city of my soul so having a review copy of David Downie's A Passion for Paris was a gift in the midst of a dreary winter's end! For anyone in love with the City of Light, Downie's wonderfully written book offers new (and often irreverent) insights into whatmore
Blue Stars
by Emily Gray Tedrowe
A Must Read for any Civilian (12/3/2014)
For the past six years I worked as a therapist with National Guard military members and their families and watched as the soldiers were deployed, some for the second, third or fourth times. I waited with the families, providing support to them as they lived each day hopingmore
Juliet's Nurse
by Lois Leveen
Fresh Look at an Old Story (7/22/2014)
An very fresh look at some of Shakespeare's most well loved characters. Leveen's use of "period" language was intriguing, although a tad uneven and jarring at first and added to the lush feel of the book. Personally, I did not enjoy the book as much as I thought I would. Imore
The Quick
by Lauren Owen
Long but worth the read (4/8/2014)
I want to start by saying that it is very difficult to honestly review The Quick without giving away plot points that would ruin the experience. So...what can I say? Well written, atmospheric, one surprising ( in a good way) character for a Victorian Gothic, twisty plotmore
The Last Enchantments
by Charles Finch
Not Enchanted... (11/5/2013)
I wanted to like this story of a young man experiencing a world of enchantment at Oxford. The Secret History by Donna Tartt and A Separate Peace by John Knowles are 2 of my favorite novels and I always make room on the bookshelf for any book even vaguely reminiscent of the "more
  • Page
  • 1

BookBrowse Book Club

Book Jacket
Broken Country (Reese's Book Club)
by Clare Leslie Hall
A love triangle reveals deadly secrets in this thriller for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing.

Members Recommend

  • Book Jacket

    The Whyte Python World Tour
    by Travis Kennedy

    Rikki Thunder, drummer for '80s metal band Whyte Python, is on the verge of fame, love—and a spy mission he didn’t expect.

  • Book Jacket

    The Original
    by Nell Stevens

    In a grand English country house in 1899, an aspiring art forger must unravel whether the man claiming to be her long-lost cousin is an impostor.

  • Book Jacket

    The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant
    by Liza Tully

    A great detective's young assistant yearns for glory, but first they have learn to get along in this delightful feel good mystery.

  • Book Jacket

    Angelica
    by Molly Beer

    A women-centric view of revolution through the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton's influential sister-in-law.

Who Said...

What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading, you wish the author that wrote it was a ...

Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!

Wordplay

Solve this clue:

E H L the B

and be entered to win..

Your guide toexceptional          books

BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.