![Mudbound (2017)](/uploads/profile_image/5da/36887db3-e239-4bd9-84a3-c8f3f0ca05da.jpg?m=1522342292)
Mudbound (2017)
Movie Watch
Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm, a place she...
drama
![40x40](/uploads/profile_image/3c8/d9652f4a-a433-44a8-b1d1-a52cfc5ca3c8.jpg?m=1560536874)
Carma (21 KP) rated The Lemon Sisters (Wildstone, #3) in Books
Jun 17, 2019
Brooke and Mindy are the Lemon Sisters. Separated by time and distance, they each are settled into their own crazy lives. Brooke is busy adventure journalist who had a little hiccup in her career and Mindy is a mom to 3 wild kids. Mindy shows up and Brookes door and needs a break so Brooke agrees to take the kids home for a couple days to give Mindy the time she needs. Not wanting to mention to Mindy how close the edge Brooke was herself, she keeps her mouth shut and helps get Mindys life back on track.
Wildstone is a place Brooke never wanted to head back to, ever. She ran fast and far as soon as she could seven years ago and never looked back. Putting Garrett out of her every thought has been the hardest part of living away from home. This could get very interesting.
Garrett has lived next door to Mindy and Linc for years, he loves being a psuedo uncle to their 3 kids. Hes tried hard to keep Brooke from encroaching on his daily thoughts, but that has proven to be futile. Now with her next door again for who knows how long, his thoughts are no longer his own.
I love the flow of storylines from Brooke to Mindy to Linc and Garrett. Add in a quirky OCD like storyline with Brooke and her niece and you have a perfect flow of characters both main and secondary. Telling storylines within the main storyline including lines like Popcorn Farts and the cool quotes Ms. Shalvis puts at the beginning of chapters is just one of the many reasons I flock to books by this author. 5 out of 5 stars for a book I voluntarily read and reviewed without expectations. Wildstone hooked me again, toss me back and Ill get hooked again Im sure.
![40x40](/uploads/profile_image/873/04e743b1-2ff7-4cb0-aea2-d7676fe7e873.jpg?m=1522361995)
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls in Books
Mar 6, 2019
Jessica Spotswood said that she pitched this novel as "Little Women meets Gilmore Girls by way of Sarah Dessen," and I couldn't agree more. I didn't read this until her epilogue, and both the Little Women and Gilmore Girls pieces had already crossed my mind. This is such a lovely, charming, and touching book--I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Garrett sisters were so wonderful and engaging that as the book ended, I immediately found myself wishing there was a sequel, because I was completely immersed in their lives.
Spotswood creates some excellent, different, and completely captivating characters in these sisters. Each is unique in their own way--their own person. I loved the wonderful diverse representation in this one: "there aren't many YA books about girls falling in love," Vi says. It's so true, and how nice it is to have a well-written book where that storyline is just one of the many plots. There are some absolutely beautiful exchanges, as Vi has a crush on the girl who works at the restaurant next door, Cece. It was easily my favorite part of the book--I adored sweet Vi. I also loved how books played a such a strong role in the story--between the girls' family owning a bookstore and all of them loving books and stories in some way.
The novel itself is really about the universal themes of growing up, finding your way, and friendship and sisterhood. And love. It's so well-done and really sweet and fun. The girls seem so real, and it was quite easy to get caught up in their lives and problems. I found it quite enjoyable, even if I could guess how most things would resolve themselves.
Overall, this was a delightful novel about sisterhood and growing up. I truly wish I could have spent more time with the Garrett sisters. 4+ stars.
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher and Netgalley in return for an unbiased review (thank you!).
![Sons of Anarchy - Season 6](/uploads/profile_image/ad3/3ba1128e-75e5-4279-8c05-cd7a86900ad3.jpg?m=1522323149)
Sons of Anarchy - Season 6
TV Season
The sixth season of the American television drama series Sons of Anarchy created by Kurt Sutter...
![Those Who Walk Away: A Virago Modern Classic](/uploads/profile_image/639/b5a6ec97-be79-4336-a510-0740838b9639.jpg?m=1522322972)
Those Who Walk Away: A Virago Modern Classic
Patricia Highsmith and Joan Schenkar
Book
The honeymoon is over; the bride dead by her own hand. Ray Garrett, the grieving husband, convinces...
![Unbroken (2014)](/uploads/profile_image/ac0/c6f62f2e-dc43-492b-b995-6ca261053ac0.jpg?m=1522359358)
Unbroken (2014)
Movie Watch
Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces this epic drama that follows the...
![Finding Nemo (2003)](/uploads/profile_image/349/5d9bd233-f89b-4373-b82e-3aa37ae50349.jpg?m=1522327098)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Movie Watch
Marlin (Albert Brooks), a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who...
![Young Guns II (1990)](/uploads/profile_image/b5a/92aa4272-61e2-46b1-b399-3742837f9b5a.jpg?m=1522359869)
Young Guns II (1990)
Movie Watch
En route to Mexico from the United States, Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) and his associates are...
![A Hearth in Candlewood (Candlewood Trilogy, #1)](/uploads/profile_image/0e1/8e1b1d24-41bd-49ec-bdc9-b77a89ff70e1.jpg?m=1548051853)
A Hearth in Candlewood (Candlewood Trilogy, #1)
Book
With genteel grace and quiet fortitude, Emma Garrett presides over Hill House, a stately...
![The Good Doctor - Season 1](/uploads/profile_image/220/f5e19d3f-bd30-48f0-9c3b-76ec4ab5e220.jpg?m=1537887291)
The Good Doctor - Season 1
TV Season Watch
Shaun Murphy, a young autistic surgeon who has savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life...