Emily Henry and Julia Whelan are favorites and really bring characters and worlds to life.  Great Big Beautiful Life in a way similar to other books is a character growth and love story. Alice goes to see a wealthy woman who she found after she disappeared 20 years ago after her husband died. The husband […]
Emily Henry’s stories related by Julia Whelan really hit the feelings for me. Funny Story started as not at all funny but heartbreaking. The outcome was ironic, not humorous funny. With only a week to find somewhere to live, Daphne ends up with the ex-fiancé (Miles) of her ex-fiancé’s (Peter) new fiancé (Petra). Uh, yeah. […]
Emily Henry and Julia Whelan are an author/ narrator combination that I really enjoy. Happy Place gives us a long term couple where each loves the other, maybe more than themself.  There is also the insecurity of not being enough for the other person. These feelings are based on both family and personal history. We […]
There are many reasons to love reading. Book Lovers has them all. A romance with realistic people and issues make what I call life fiction. I relate to Nora completely. She loves fiercely and selflessly to hold her family together and the memories. She does everything to protect, help and make her sister, Libby happy. […]
I really loved the feelings and characters. I was deeply connected to them and I was in suspense as I could see the train wreck coming. It is angsty for me when the characters have to separate and take some time for personal growth and to figure out some things. People We Meet on Vacation […]