Kay Brooks

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks Over ten years have passed since Alice Metcalf disappeared, leaving her three-year-old daughter, Jenna, behind. The events of that tragic night have never been clear, not even to Detective Stanhope, who was … [Read more...] about Review – Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks Scientifically-minded and socially challenged geneticist Don Tillman feels that he has been lucky to find a wife at all, let alone one as perfect as Rosie. When she announces that they are pregnant, Don … [Read more...] about Review – The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks Maia Etxeleku is used to struggling to keep on top of the household bills. With two young children, Bronte and Harley, and a useless layabout of a husband to support, clothe and feed, Maia is resigned to … [Read more...] about Review – The School Gate Survival Guide by Kerry Fisher

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks The children of Pirriwee Public School know how to be kind to one another; after all, sharing is caring. When mild and meek Amabella claims to have been hurt by the new addition to kindergarten, Ziggy, the … [Read more...] about Review – Little Lies By Liane Moriarty

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks When Josie Desanti loses her husband, she decides to uproot her two daughters from the Bronx and heads to the peaceful town of Mill River where they can start to deal with their grief. Luckily the sisters, … [Read more...] about Review – The Mill River Redemption by Darcie Chan