Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lisa Jewell is a master storyteller. This was a book club selection but it has made me a Jewell fan. The story has a detailed yet easy to follow plot which she lays out a piece at a time. This keeps me reading. Its been a while since I read a book that grabbed my interest from page one. The characters are so well developed that you don't sense that are from Lisa's rich imagination. She puts flesh on the pain of loss and creates a story that seems not far fetched, but reasonable.
I hate coincidence in story telling. In this story coincidence plays no part. Each character's actions are well thought out and deliberate. Makes the story more chilling.

Loved it.

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West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a book club selection. I liked it. I'm just not too sure it was more than a pretty story. Its about a time period I find interesting and the writer is a master story teller. Much of the story is based on real events and it does give a good look at that period of history.

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