The main character is Brystal Evergreen . In this book Brystal starts out as a normal child. As a child she loved reading books.

I can connect as a working mother of 3 who loves dogs.

Historical fiction that brings you into the hardship endured by women in Vietnam during and the long aftermath. I couldn't put it down - it was exciting, heartfelt, sad, and even made me angry. What more could you ask for in a good book!

I love heartland

I also wanted to love this book. It was an ambitious project, to weave an allegory based on the entire Bible, climate crisis, and End Times. I ended up feeling a little terrified (is that possible?), not so much by the apocalyptic events, but by the dynamic between the "wise" adolescents and the drugged/drunk/sex-crazed parents. The smug adolescents seemed just as unanchored morally, as they also dallied in drugs, sex, and drinking, although they were the "remnant" responsible for carrying on society post-storm. The book ended up with Eve (!) the main character, telling her brother he was right, Jesus is science and the Holy Ghost is the "things people make" or "art." The allegory and this conclusion felt altogether forced. I couldn't identity the Jesus character in this or understand how you can make an allegory of Christianity without the centrality of the cross or something cross-like? I'm not sure where I would have been located in this novel (which was a National Book Award Finalist). Maybe just swept out to sea with the other miscellaneous adult bodies. I accept that my generation added to the climate crisis and don't want to minimize this overarching idea. I also accept that the Bible gives believers responsibility for care of God''s world with His help. Maybe this is what allegory is meant to do, irritate us to action. After all, Jonathan Swift didn't really want people to eat babies.

Twists and turns fill the book from the top to the very end. You won’t be able to put the book down when Avery Kylie Grambs inherits a whopping 46.2 billion dollar legacy in Tobias Hawthorne’s Will. For 16-year old Avery it is a huge shock. For Hawthorne’s family, it is a nightmare that they were left out of the Will so easily. Why was Avery chosen? Find out in the pages of this mystery, artfully crafted by Barnes and in the two sequels that finish this thrilling start to the trilogy!

I like mysteries. I like trying to guess who the person was that did the crime. It was easy to read.

8/7-8/12

Its about a comedian that worked on Saturday night live and had her own show.

Well written and so much fun. The characters are well developed and feel genuine. The main character is smart, thoughtful, and likable. She uses all her librarian skills to get the information she needs to solve the case. I read this and immediately read the second book in the series (Shadow in the Glass), and am looking forward to the third!