It was really good.

Really teaches you a LOT about these magnificent creatures- lions.

This was an engrossing historical fiction novel that truly illuminated life in Puritan Boston for one woman. While frustrating to read how little women were taken seriously, it was realistic and the mystery was engaging.

It was a super good book!

The characters are complicated and likable. Exploring each character's view of their family unit and their individual feelings provides the reader with a look at the balancing act taking place. Displays of strength and vulnerability are sprinkled throughout the story, thus drawing in the emotions of the empathetic reader. Characters become favorites and then may change as the plot takes some twists and turns. The story is intriguing and ultimately hits some sensitive assessments as the reader follows characters who are dealing with complex family issues. Characters in the novel, as well as the reader, are all experiencing thought provoking questions about how to maneuver sensitive family relationships without destroying one another. This book is a very good read. You won't be sorry.

??

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.

A stunning collection of LGBTQIAP+ stories. Reading about how each and every one of these kids found their place and overcame their fears made my day. This diverse book deserves to be celebrated.

Very quick read to connect books two and three in the Housemaid series. It was light and gave a little glimpse into Millie and Enzo's life.

Sarah, the librarian helped me learn how to better use my I phone