The Second Chance Boutique, the promising début novel by Louisa Leaman, features an appealing heroine who delights in matching hopeful brides with the perfect vintage wedding dress. Francesca Delaney has a passion for vintage wedding dresses. She not only collects the dresses themselves, she also collects their stories, researching the brides and grooms, the honeymoons…
If you love light-hearted women’s fiction with a deeper underlying message, Kelly Harms’ latest novel is the perfect book for you. The Bright Side of Going Dark is the story of two troubled women, each attempting to do what she considers the right thing in a complex and often unforgiving world. It’s a book that…
Emily Henry’s Beach Read might, by its title, imply an easy reading experience, but it’s actually somewhat complex. I’ll start with the important stuff: yes, I liked it. January Andrews, a women’s fiction writer, is spending her summer at a beach house which was bestowed upon her at her married father’s funeral by his lover…
I’ve been on a bit of a Women’s Fiction kick lately – something about being in isolation with my family has me looking for books with a wider cast of characters focused more on personal development than the romantic. Feels Like Falling is exactly this, as it tells the stories of two very different women…
Family for Beginners is a sweet, heart-wrenching exploration of family and the ties that bind us. As with other books I’ve read by Sarah Morgan, the tone managed to stay light in spite of difficult topics, and after only a few pages, I was fully invested in the characters and absorbed into the book. Although…
A powerful story of love, sacrifice and survival set in China during the early years of World War II, Library of Legends is a gentle, magical surrealist fable about a land where enchantment may be waning but one can still catch a glimpse if one looks for it. Hu Lian is a second year scholarship…
Maisey Yates’ first foray into women’s fiction is a perfectly acceptable if overstuffed and predictable yarn. Secrets from a Happy Marriage is about healing, growing and trying to find true happiness – all in that familiar way. Rachel Henderson has been dealing with her husband Jacob’s terminal illness for years, and when he passes away…
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge greatly improves upon the last Phaedra Patrick novel I tried out. Perhaps she enjoys a better mastery of the masculine perspective, or maybe this particular set of characters resonated more for her, but a sense of warmth cuts through the treacle, making it a pleasant and sweet read. Mitchell…
Nothing signals the start of the summer season like the release of a new novel from Jennifer Weiner. Her stories of the complex relationships between women have long been some of my very favorite reading material when the weather starts warming up. With her latest novel, Big Summer, Weiner offers readers something a little different,…
The charming writing of Amy Sue Nathan and the even more charming heroine she gives us deflect all of The Last Bathing Beauty’s sins. Though the plot has some predictable points, the utterly disarming story is a page turner and a great summer read. In the summer of 1951, eighteen year old Betty Stern is…
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