by Joni M Fisher | Feb 23, 2014 | Book Reviews
An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski. This tale of an unexpected friendship unfolds like an intimate journal, revealing the deep and...
by Joni M Fisher | Nov 13, 2013 | Book Reviews
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James My rating: 4 of 5 stars Set in the 1920s, this lovely atmospheric mystery reveals the restlessness and yearning of two men and a woman hunting ghosts in rural England. After gently drawing the reader in, author Simone...
by Joni M Fisher | Sep 11, 2013 | Book Reviews
Killer Nurse by John Foxjohn My rating: 5 of 5 stars This true crime story from award-winning author John Foxjohn details the unraveling of a murderous nurse’s behavior from the first indications of problems to her conviction in Texas. From beginning to end,...
by Joni M Fisher | Sep 2, 2013 | Book Reviews
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book humanizes a lesser-known part of American history in how orphans were shipped by train from New York City to the Midwest in hopes of providing them a better life. What happens often falls short of...
by Joni M Fisher | Sep 2, 2013 | Book Reviews
The Best Man by Kristan Higgins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Higgins captures the wonderful chaos of a young woman’s love life. Faith Holland returns home to upstate New York years after being left at the altar. Her family grows wine and while Faith has been away her...
by Joni M Fisher | Aug 5, 2013 | Book Reviews
Too Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Rollicking funny dialogue and situations ensue after Grace, the middle sister of three, makes up a perfect boyfriend rather than endure pity from her family. Romantic comedy at its best! More than a fun...