"Little Broken Things" by Nicole Baart

In Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart, Quinn receives a message from her sister, Nora.  Nora has something for her.  Turns out that something is a little girl!  Nora tells her to keep her safe and then takes off.  For the most part, this book was good but dragged in some parts.  The story itself was good.  I just think it could have been told shorter.  The ending was the best part of the book for me.  (Gerard's review 8/14/20, 4 stars)

Karen's review 9/11/20:
Little broken things by Nicole Baart is about a two sisters, Nora and Quinn, and a little girl who Nora dumps off on Quinn with no information as to why or who she is except instructions to just keep her safe for a few days.  It deals with motherhood and family.  I can't say much more than that without giving things away. 

I thought this book was okay but did not like how it dragged along and jumped from parts I was interested in to something else entirely.  It has discussion questions in the back for use at book clubs as well as some suggested activities for book clubs related to the story.  (3 stars) 

Teaser from page 31:  What could she say?  Get the quest room ready, I'm strapping you with a reticent six-year-old for I don't know how long.  Oh, and I don't intend to tell you a thing about her. 

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"Look For Me" by Lisa Gardner Needs More Action!

In Look For Me by Lisa Gardner, a family is shot to death except for one of the girls.  Did she do it or is the killer still after her?  Why was the family killed?  The premise of this story is good and I liked most of the characters; however, it needed more action.  Most of this novel was just talking with a just an okay ending.  I fell asleep listening to this audio book more than once--a bit boring.
(Gerard's review, 3 stars)

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"The Boy" by Tami Hoag

The BOY by Tami Hoag takes place in a small town in Louisiana.  One night a child is found dead and the mother of the child is found beaten and bloodied.  The detective on this case and his wife keep running into dead ends try as they might to solve this mystery.  The dead boy's babysitter turns up missing! 

I thought this book was very good.  I listened to it on audio with 14 disks so it is long with plenty of action and enjoyable characters.  A few parts dragged, but for a long book, it moved along pretty well.  The ending was really good with a twist I didn't see coming.  Even with the dull parts, I still give this 5 stars due to the ending and the reader on the audio book. 
(Gerard's review, 5 stars)

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"Box of Butterflies" by Roma Downey is Uplifting!

I got this as an audio book by Roma Downey who played Monica on Touched by an Angel.  She tells real-life stories and shares her walk of faith.  It is very inspirational and uplifting! 

If you are down in the dumps needing something positive, this is for you.  I really enjoyed it since I can't do much for at least 6 weeks while my broken collarbone heals. (Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

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"The One and Only Bob" by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Bob is the follow-up children's book to The One and Only Ivan by Katherin Applegate.  In this book the main character is a dog named Bob.  I thought this book started out a bit slow, but once Ruby and Ivan came into it, it picked up and stayed good the rest of the way.  I enjoyed the interaction between the animals and the story had a good pace to it.  I liked getting back to this world of talking animals.  More please!  I thought Bob was a good character and it was good to hear from Ivan again.  The ending was very good and I liked the funny moments.  (Gerard's review, 4.5 stars)

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