Overall a good book. The beginning is a bit dry with focus on the lives and habits of the rich people who come out from the city to summer at Montauk, but as the book continues you see beneath their superficiality. One woman, Beatrice initially driven by her own unhappiness and later by her true love of the people of Montauk and of one person in particular, begins to assert herself and make real changes both in life and in the community. The ending is great and is unexpected.

set a the famous 42nd St library. A murder occurs and one of the librarians helps solve the case.

For this book, you will not so much read it as feel it. It is all about the emotions behind a young girl in Ireland whose parents give her up to another couple to raise for a summer while the young girl’s mom has yet another baby. You will experience what it feels like to go and live with strangers, then to come to love them, only to discover that they had lost a young boy of their own. Then you will experience the sadness on everyone’s part as the young girl is taken back home to her parents so she can start school. But there may be a happy ending in sight.

Loved the book from start

Lots of giggles!

This book was so good! Very entertaining!

The Song of Achilles was a very interesting twist on the Illiad. The vivid characterization of the protagonists allowed me to emotionally connect very strongly to them. It was very well written and once I got into it I couldn't put it down.

Very sweet book, the right amount of spice!

First off, I am not a fan of the Sci-Fi genre or anything futuristic so my thoughts can be taken with that in mind. This is a story about two semi-humans(?), Red and Blue. It seems that they are on opposite sides of some sort of combat, but by writing to each other, they begin to have feelings(?) for each other. My issue is that there is SO much going on here and nothing is elaborated on or explained. It’s like coming in at the middle of some weird movie. But I will say that some of the thoughts, feelings and observations described in their letters are really beautiful and enriching to the story. While this is categorized as a book told through letters, that really only comprises about half of the book. I would give this a rating of “Maybe” is you are a diehard Sci-fi fan.

One of my favorite books!