An excellent fractured fairy-tale retelling of the Grimms' "The Twelve Huntsmen" with added elements of many other more well know classics, complete with modern LGBT+ positivity. Recommended for fans of "Kill the Farm Boy" or "Damsel".

Audio book a story about a wealthy woman in her sixties who awakens in a nursing home memory unit with no memory of why she is there. She escapes and with the support of her young teen granddaughter and gradual recovery from over medication, Rose untangles a complicated web of evil - it’s all about the greed for money from relatives who will inherit and the greed of the nursing home owners to shorten the lives of selected residents. I did not enjoy this book- foul language though

This memoir was a joy to read; one I would not have chosen on my own. Born into the poverty of a black family in Galveston,Texas , seventy years ago, Tina has lived a life rich in faith, family and wisdom rooted in her mother’s rich heritage and creativity . With only a high school education, Tina becomes a very successful business women in black women’s hairstyling, fashion design, and is a “bear Mother “ in assisting her two amazing daughters Beyonce’ and Solange in their singer songwriting careers. She is also an active philanthropist and is active in many non profit organizations including mentoring. Tina is an exceptional person who has accepted her triumphs and tragedies with integrity, perseverance and faith. She ends her memoir with the realization that “without self-love, there is no Matriarch “.

A very interesting read that touches on a number of current societal concerns.

I liked this book. It didn't blow my mind, but I liked how it introduced this huge event at the beginning and then showed you how it built up the entire time. I liked how Reid explored all the characters and built their story as this cool interwoven thing while giving each character time and attention. The character development was probably what I liked the most about this book. Great book for taking to the beach!

It was awesome

Well written and the storyline kept you guessing how the characters were connected. I wish the ending was a little bit more developed, but it was a quick beach read for me.

Provides insight into what indigenous peoples experienced in the 1950’s. Opened my eyes to the injustices during that time that haven’t changed.

I wanted to love this book as science and faith and their intersections are where I "live". But this book plunged into the world of addiction so heavily, that I felt like I needed an Al-Anon meeting while reading it. I don't say that lightly because I highly appreciate 12-step recovery groups. I thought this leaned heavily into the coming-of-age issues of how to disengage from mentally ill parents and restrictive churches. Because it was a look-backwards POV, I thought Gifty, being a Stanford student, would be intelligent enough to seek out other places of worship and come to terms with (while not approve of) the cultural issues in churches. To condemn God because of a few people seems.....unwise and unfair. Do we want God to smite every bad action or actor? Wouldn't that include each one of us? This is the inherent tension in Christianity. How do we continue to love? The attempt for Gifty to discover the answers to depression and addiction seems laudable but naive. How many millions of people have hoped to do just that? Maybe working with God and maybe through 12-step groups could move the needle? Nonetheless,I learned a lot about Ghana, the daily pain of immigration, and the bigotry endemic in AL.

succinct, but dry, report of films based on books, and why you should make time for the books, focuses on quantity rather than quality; barely dipping into each entry before quickly moving on. serviceable...