In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob’s Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting.

Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

I really wanted April to be my catch up month. Outside of my own book club I had several books I wanted to finish so I could go into May with no lingering books! Well...that didn't quite work out.

One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room.

Auschwitz, 1943: As I held the tiny baby in my arms, my fingers traced the black tattoo etched across her little thigh. And I prayed that one day this set of numbers, identical to her mother’s, would have the power to reunite a family torn apart by war.

This great American novel demonstrates Alcott's extraordinary talent at portraying the joys and struggles of family life in an unforgettable way. Generations of people - young and old, male and female - have fallen in love with the March sisters.

It's a new year for Allie and Alec and that means a new mystery to solve. When beloved elementary school teacher Iris Rose ends up on ice, they must find her killer before her killer makes Allie the second victim.

Love is in the air in Sandy Harbor, Maine and so is murder. Allie McSwain and her PI boyfriend, Alec Blanchard, are thrust into the middle of a murder investigation where love makes solving the murder tricky.

January was so ambitious and then I got swept away in my race training and work that reading kind of took a back seat. That is why I am combining February and March. The only book club books that I managed to finish on time were the ones for my own book club, VBC.

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself.

It's Christmas time and while that jolly elf dressed all in red is preparing to deliver presents around the world, Allie's daughter Jennifer discovers a murdered neighbor on the lawn.

FBI agent Nate Russo as he tracks an elusive serial killer and discovers an ancient curse. This time, Russo’s unique psychic gifts and killer instincts will lead him to the secrets of an idyllic New England village, and to Dreamland—the abandoned amusement park.

Renowned pro golfer Roland Graham is wealthy, handsome, and caring, and Samira is dazzled. Soon, they are married amid a media firestorm, and Samira can't wait to make a fresh start as the second Mrs. Graham.

After nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

A new mother who wanted to know how to raise her baby girl to be a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie’s letter of response.

Fresh from their expedition into Rainier Asylum, librarians Sadie and August attempt to dig further into the past, uncovering hideous truths related to the noxious cult. Their research into the diabolical sect dredges up more questions than answers.

The asylum is not as abandoned as it seems. There is something sinister in the building. It has watched and waited for nearly three decades, and when Stephen and his students enter, they find themselves at the center of a nightmare 28 years in the making.

Nate Russo is an FBI psychic who helps solve abductions and homicides by touching those close to the missing persons. His unique gift comes with a terrible price: He sees the horrific moments before the victims disappeared.

The multiple story lines and narrators almost took me out but ultimately all of those stories needed to be told to give us the full pictures, kind of like in movies like "He's Just Not That Into You".

I want to preface this post by saying that this post may contain spoilers but the information I provide, while relevant to the story, I don't feel is a true spoiler (like I'm not gonna say who done it but things that I put together early on).