Good Book Fairy | Best Book Reviews by Lauren Margolin

What You Wish For by Katherine Center

Jul 8, 2020 | Books About Books, Chick Lit / Women's Fiction, East Coast States, Education, Favorites, Fiction, Friendship, Romance, Southern Fiction, Year 2020

What You Wish For by Katherine Center – 320 pages ARC from St. Martin’s Press for an honest review.Book Blurb: Samantha Casey loves everything about her job as an elementary school librarian on the sunny, historic island of Galveston, Texas—the goofy kids, the stately...

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

Jul 8, 2020 | Abuse, Beach Read, Favorites, Fiction, Historical Fiction, India, Sisters, Year 2020

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi - 368 pages ARC from MIRA for a an honest reviewBook Blurb: Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna...

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Jun 29, 2020 | Abuse, Addiction, Beach Read, Favorites, Fiction, Friendship, Mystery, Suspense, Year 2000, Year 2020

The Last Flight by Julie Clark –288 pages Book Blurb: Claire Cook has a perfect life. Married to the scion of a political dynasty, with a Manhattan townhouse and a staff of ten, her surroundings are elegant, her days flawlessly choreographed, and her future...

A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler

Jun 29, 2020 | Adoption - Surrogacy - Pregnancy, African American or Black, East Coast States, Environment/Nature, Fiction, Mothers/Daughters, Race, Romance, Year 2020

A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler – 320 pages ARC provided by St. Martin’s Press for a honest review Book Blurb: In Oak Knoll, a verdant, tight-knit North Carolina neighborhood, professor of forestry and ecology Valerie Alston-Holt is raising her bright and...

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Jun 29, 2020 | Abuse, Addiction, Beach Read, Books About Books, Fiction, Funny, Horror, Mystery, Southern Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Vampires, Year 2020

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix – 404 pages ARC from Quirk Books for an honest review Book Blurb: Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become...

The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson

Jun 9, 2020 | Beach Read, Chick Lit / Women's Fiction, East Coast States, Family, Favorites, Fiction, Germany, Judaic Themes or Characters, Mothers/Daughters, Sisters/Brothers, Year 2020

The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson – 384 pages ARC provided by Park Row and Netgalley for an honest review. Book Blurb: The Millers are far from perfect. Estranged siblings Beck, Ashley and Jake find themselves under one roof for the first time in years, forced to...

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

Jun 8, 2020 | Beach Read, Chick Lit / Women's Fiction, Fiction, Friendship, Mystery, New York, Suspense, Year 2020

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight – 400 pages ARC provided by Harper Books for an honest reviewBook Blurb: Lizzie Kitsakis is working late when she gets the call. Grueling hours are standard at elite law firms like Young & Crane, but they’d be easier to...

Something She’s Not Telling Us by Darcey Bell

Jun 8, 2020 | Chick Lit / Women's Fiction, Fiction, Guest Fairy Review, Mystery, Thriller, Year 2000, Year 2020

There’s Something She’s Not Telling Us by Darcey Belle – 320 pages ARC provided by Harper Paperbacks for an honest reviewBook Blurb: Charlotte has everything in life that she ever could have hoped for: a doting, artistic husband, a small-but-thriving flower shop, and...

The Woman Before Wallis by Bryn Turnbull

Jun 8, 2020 | Adoption - Surrogacy - Pregnancy, Beach Read, England, Favorites, Friendship, Historical Fiction, Marriage, Romance, Year 2020

The Woman Before Wallis by Bryn Turnbull – 416 pages ARC provided by Mira for a honest reviewMy Review: 4.5 stars Click here to order on Amazon The Woman Before Wallis sparked all my knowledge from history classes. Before there was Megan Markle, there was Wallis...

Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin

Jun 8, 2020 | Beach Read, Chick Lit / Women's Fiction, Fiction, Friendship, Funny, Motherhood, Music, Mystery, New York, Year 2020

Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin – 384 pages ARC provided by Berkley for an honest reviewBook Blurb: After her former band shot to superstardom without her, Claire reluctantly agrees to a gig as a playgroup musician for overprivileged infants on New York’s Park...