The Next Best Thing was bound to be good as most all things Jennifer Weiner are. This one, however, may be one of my top JW reads. I found the storyline (particularly the end) especially endearing and empowering. Definitely a good "It's too darn cold to go outside, so I'll stay inside and read" read.
The Bookseller was a bit of a mystery read that was more intriguing than I expected. Truth be told, I picked this one at random after reading the blurb on the front flap (Is there a term for that I've forgotten?) and wanting to find out what happened. There's a twist in this one that I didn't see coming, and it was a new spin on the idea of "what might have been" to check out.
The Boy Who Fell From the Sky is a memoir, and y'all, I hate writing about memoirs. I mean, there's nothing the author can do to make their story better and/or worse. It just it was it is. This particular one is a brother writing about his brother who is killed in a plane crash. He pieces together his life through his writings and friends. Really that's all I have to say because again, I'm not critiquing someone's life.
The Secret Keeper is a thriller that kept me guessing. About halfway through, the twist in the story is revealed. At least I thought, it was the final twist. It wasn't, and the story kept unraveling ending in something unexpected I wouldn't have guessed. I'm not always a historical fiction reader, but the way this one was written kept me captivating through the nearly 500 pages. I have another Kate Morton in my queue, and I'm excited to check it out!
