Did you read the Gods of Gotham – her first book? This one just as wonderful! Timothy Wilde, NYPD in its early years, is caught in yet another murky mystery – he goes after the crooks with all the wit, charm and foibles he so endearingly laid bare in the first book – yippee – can’t wait for the next one!

Her first book – all about Romeo and Juliette but a whole new take on their ancient story – all mixed in with a modern Romeo and Juliette – great characters and plot twists – fun summer read!

New author for me – very fun story, great characters, moves along quickly, suspenseful, a bit predictable but what the heck – good summer read – about a woman’s quest to discover whether those Amazon warrior women really existed and a whole new theory on Helen of Troy and Paris – so how does life get better?

I started bending pages so that I could quote how funny Toews is – how wise she is – how believable and human her characters are – but soon realized that the whole book had bent pages so that wasn’t going to work. This story about two sisters – one a beautiful, talented, funny, cool world famous concert pianist (bent on suicide) the other barely scrapping by in life (bent on saving her beloved sister) – it is told from the point of view of the barely scrapping by sister – it is funny, wise, believable (did I mention that) – really her best yet!

This is truly her best yet – great characters, great plot (okay the ending is a bit tidy but who doesn’t love it when everybody gets what they deserve?). Coralie’s dad gathers all kinds of “performers” for his museum and Coralie doesn’t question him until she begins to suspect that things are not necessarily as they seem. And so begins her small (and the big) acts of rebellion. She is wise, brave and smart.

Great read – Mrs. Osgood and Edgar are madly in love but fate (and Mrs. Poe) conspire against them – New York in the mid-1800’s is not a happy time for women (but when is a happy time I ask?).

Alex was hit by a meteorite when he was 10 which left him suffering from frequent epileptic seizures. With humour, wisdom and a great deal of grace Alex learns to manage his condition through mindfulness, meditation and “right living”. His mother loves him to bits – she is a down to earth tarot card reading/clairvoyant and solid as a rock. He meets Mr. Peterson – a crippled Vietnam vet who smokes weed to manage his pain – but also a no-nonsense, clear sighted man of integrity. Alex and Mr. Peterson become friends and forge a partnership that will create all kinds of havoc in Alex’s life. This is a tremendous book – filled with humour, insight and wisdom – yippee!

Another great read by SMK – as good as her first (the secret life of Bees) and better than her second (the Mermaid’s chair) – great characters, great story and a mix of historical fact and fiction – how does it get better! Sarah – rich southern belle and Hetty – a slave on Sarah’s family’s plantation – the two become unwitting friends/allies in a totally believable way …

This is his best yet – if you love Flavia de Luce (and let’s face it – who doesn’t) this is a bit of a departure from his earlier Flavia adventures – but you really have to LOVE Flavia!

Wonderful – great characters, a bit of the magical, suspenseful, believable, twisty, turny – great fun to the end!