The Library of Flowers by L.C. Chu ~ a Review

by MK French

The Hua women create magical perfumes, and every fifth generation, an eldest daughter can summon true love. Lucy is a fifth-generation daughter, but when her magic failed, she fled Vancouver. Years later, she runs a tiny perfume shop tucked away in Toronto's Kensington Market, keeping her past behind her. A death in the family brings her home again, and she inherits the centuries-old Hua family register, brimming with secrets, formulas, and forgotten truths. As she begins working her way through stories about past generations, she begins to wonder if her magic was truly gone, or simply waiting for her to decide for herself what it means to be a daughter of the House of Hua.

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Double Shadow by Andrew Ludington ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Time-traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward returns to the past to help save his former adversary and track down a murderous thief in first-century Jerusalem.

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The Forgotten Midwife by Laura Anthony ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

Set in the dual timelines of present-day and 1950s Ireland and based on real historical events, a powerful, poignant novel of feminism and resilience that follows the life of a young woman consigned to work in a home for “fallen girls” who quickly realizes she must risk everything to protect them.

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Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka ~ a Review

by MK French

Tennessee Cherish retired from making documentaries and is now a stay-at-home mom moving into a brand new house her husband bought. He's working long hours, leaving her with their two young children. They begin acting out more, and she feels incredibly lonely, so she misses the odd things happening in the house. It builds up over time, as do her children's outbursts. Tenn soon realizes that they're caught up in behavior loops, becoming more and more devastating. If she can't find the source of what haunts her family, it might kill them all.

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Five Star Summer by Sarah Morgan ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Running a five-star Cornish hotel should have been Evie Hamilton’s dream job. But restoring it to its former glory is going to take a miracle. All Evie has is grit, and a hoard of unruly staff who love to speculate about her love life. She needs back-up, and fast.

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The Family Man: Blood and Betrayal in the House of Murdaugh by James Lasdun ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

 

An immersive account of a seemingly loving father’s transformation into family annihilator.

In March 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and younger son at Moselle, their home in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. In The Family Man, James Lasdun takes a new angle on this story of corruption in high places, massive fraud, opioid abuse, fake suicides, suspicious accidents, and the generational recklessness of the wealthy legal dynasty at its center.

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3 New Books In Young Adult Fiction

by MK French

School will be out soon, and it is important to keep kids reading during the summer months. Some great young adult novels are coming out this month. (P.S. You don't have to be a teen to enjoy these books)

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