Dear Debbie

 Amazon Prime Kindle by Freida McFadden

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"Dear Debbie" is an advice column in the local paper of her New England small town, and Debbie Mullen is proud to write it. But recently she's been thinking of giving harsher and more pointed advice to her readers, especially the women who are being downtrodden by their husbands and families. 

Her own husband and daughters are taking her for granted and she worries they are also keeping secrets from her. But she is still loyal to them and will do her best to solve their problems, even if she has to do some slightly illegal things...

This was an exciting story with an unexpected twist.

I also read recently by this author: The Housemaid

I also read (for FREE!) from Amazon Prime Kindle: Wanting Daisy Dead

The Tin Box

 Fiction by Holly Kennedy

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At the beginning of this story, Kenly is facing the fact that she must tell her husband a secret she has kept from him for over thirteen years. Then the narrative goes back in time to Kenly's difficult childhood and the experiences that shaped her.

I really liked the characters in this book, especially Kenly. The reader could understand her and her secrets easily. It was a good story but I'm not sure if the structure the author used was the best choice.

The Other Side of Perfect

Subtitled: A TRUE story of Love, Lies, and Learning to Forgive
Nonfiction by Venus Morris Griffin

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Venus Griffin is a real estate agent in my local area who advertises on billboards like a lawyer. Recently she advertised that she had written a memoir, in addition to being a million-dollar realtor. So I ordered her book on amazon kindle.

I didn't know anything much about Venus Griffin besides her picture on the billboard, but this was a very interesting memoir. She definitely spilled all the secrets in her life! It was a pretty good read.

A Tender Age

 Fiction by Chang-Rae Lee

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This story is about a young Korean boy named Jeon-Gi in 1970's New York. Its written as if it's a memoir, with present-day grown J-G remembering what had happened in his childhood, so it may be semi- autobiographical.

It was well-written, in that everything was described meticulously well and the characters were realistic, but I didn't much like Jeon-Gi and I really disliked the things that happened in the story. I wanted to give up midway through the book but soldiered on to get to the ending; it wasn't worth it. The ending was abrupt and unclear. 

I see from reviews that many people really loved this book but I did not.

I Let You Go

 Fiction by Claire Mackintosh

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At the beginning of this story, a little boy is walking home from school in the rain with his mother. They are almost home when he lets go of her hand and dashes across the street, just as a car comes speeding down the quiet residential street. The child is killed instantly, and the car awkwardly does a couple of three-point-turns and speeds away from the scene. 

The police are carefully investigating but the mother expects no resolution. Wracked with guilt and despair, she packs up and moves away, leaving no forwarding address. But the police detectives are relentless and eventually they will find the truth...

This was an interesting book with several surprises. I loved the big twist near the end, but there was one final twist that I thought went past believability, Still, it was a good story.

Big Little Truths

 Fiction by Liane Moriarty

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This is the sequel to the bestseller  Big Little Lies, which was also made into a hit HBO series. At the beginning the author's note makes it clear that this is a sequel to the book and not the TV show, which is good because I read the book and didn't see the show.

The story here picks up ten years after the last one left off; the kids who were sweet five-year-olds in the first book are now angsty teenagers, but the moms are still close friends. A lot of things happen and there are several surprises. 

I loved this book!

I also read recently by this author: Here One Moment

Sipsworth

 Fiction by Simon Van Booy

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In the beginning of this story, 83-year-old Helen Cartwright has returned to the English village of her birth after more than six decades spent in Australia. She has come back to die alone, thinking that she has nor more purpose left in life after the death of her husband and her son. But she may be wrong about that...

This was a sweet little story. I liked it, although it was a little slow.