Jencey's Corner

Thank you to Book Sparks PR and Macmillan for my copy of In Bloom .   This novel   is the first book in the Brightside series.   I think it might be one worth checking out! What kind of relationships do   you dream of having? Synopsis: Olivia Bloom has suffered a recent breakup and has decided to make some changes, in her life.   The first change is to move out west from Pittsburgh to sunny Los Angeles California.   She starts making  new friends, but is struggling with a job search.   Then she meets   Parker and Blair who offer to help her in project Loverly.   What is this project but a way to help Olivia to adjust to her new life in LA.   Will she be successful?   How will Berekeley from the Brightsides figure into all of this? My Thoughts:   I really like this novel. It is written very well!   I think   Kate Delahanty   may become one of my favorites.    I a...

A couple of years ago Curtis Sittenfeld wrote a novel the American Wife .   It is based loosely off of Laura Bush and her husband.   I had the opportunity to meet the author in the past.   So, I then greatly anticipate sharing one of their books with you. Synopsis: Alice Lendgren is not your typical wife.   Why?   It is simple she is the wife of the president of the United States.     Her husband is Charlie Blackwell.    He is a member of the famous Blackwell family.   How did Alice become a member?   It all begins in a small town in Wisconsin.   Where a tragic event takes place in her youth that changes her future.   This tragic event impacts many around Alice in the small town of Riley Wisconsin.   So she leaves to go to college in Madison and persue a career as a teacher.   How will her choices impact her future? My Thoughts:   While I was very excited to begin this novel; I...