SFBA Book Club

ChefRaven rated Still me: 4 stars

Still me by Jojo Moyes

Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure …

ChefRaven rated Bohemian heart: 4 stars

James Dalessandro: Bohemian heart (1993, St. Martin's Press)

Bohemian heart by James Dalessandro

ChefRaven rated How to find love in a book shop: 4 stars

Veronica Henry: How to find love in a book shop (2016, Orion Books, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)

How to find love in a book shop by Veronica Henry

Nightingale Books, nestled on the high street in Peasebrook, a picture-postcard Cotswold town, is a dream come true for book …

ChefRaven rated The admissions: 3 stars

Meg Mitchell Moore: The admissions (2015)

The admissions by Meg Mitchell Moore

The seemingly perfect Hawthorne family of northern California is tested by Ivy League ambitions, overscheduling, impossible expectations by the Bay …

ChefRaven rated Being Mortal: 3 stars

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End is a 2014 non-fiction book by American surgeon Atul Gawande. The …

ChefRaven reviewed Who thought this was a good idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco

Alyssa Mastromonaco: Who thought this was a good idea? (2017)

"If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack …

Review of 'Who thought this was a good idea?' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Better question...WHO THOUGHT WRITING THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?

I'm a huge fan of anything about the Obama administration but this was painful to read. Instead of info about working in the White House we got stories of her no having tampons (really, any grown woman can figure out to carry tampons when she might need one), puking, not sleeping, and having diarrhea. Could barely finish it.

ChefRaven reviewed The garden of small beginnings by Abbi Waxman

Abbi Waxman: The garden of small beginnings (AudiobookFormat, 2017, Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group)

“A quirky, funny, and deeply thoughtful book” (Hello Giggles) that’s “filled with characters you’ll love …

Review of 'The garden of small beginnings' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I just loved this book. It was quick to read and very witty. It's chick lit at its best.

ChefRaven rated The reminders: 3 stars

No cover — Val Emmich: The reminders (2017)

The reminders by Val Emmich

"What happens when a girl who can't forget befriends a man who's desperate to remember?"--Jacket.

Grief-stricken over his partner Sydney's …

ChefRaven rated Lost & Found: 4 stars

Jacqueline Sheehan: Lost & Found (Paperback, 2007, Avon A)

Lost & Found by Jacqueline Sheehan

A poignant and unforgettable tale of love, loss, and moving on . . . with the help of one not-so-little …

ChefRaven rated The Wednesday sisters: 3 stars

Meg Waite Clayton: The Wednesday sisters (2008, Ballantine Books)

The Wednesday sisters by Meg Waite Clayton

Friendship, loyalty, and love lie at the heart of Meg Waite Clayton's beautifully written, poignant, and sweeping novel of five …

ChefRaven rated Confession of a Buddhist Atheist: 2 stars

Stephen Batchelor: Confession of a Buddhist Atheist (2011, Spiegel & Grau)

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor

ChefRaven rated Brotherhood in Death: 4 stars

Nora Roberts: Brotherhood in Death (Hardcover, 2016, Berkley Books)

Brotherhood in Death by Nora Roberts

"Sometimes brotherhood can be another word for conspiracy. ... Dennis Mira just had two unpleasant surprises. First he learned that …

ChefRaven rated The education of Will: 2 stars

The education of Will by Patricia B. McConnell

ChefRaven rated Sourdough: 3 stars

Sourdough by Robin Sloan

ChefRaven reviewed Two Kinds Of Truth by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch, #20)

Michael Connelly: Two Kinds Of Truth (Paperback, 2018, Orion)

Review of 'Two Kinds Of Truth' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

MC hit it out of the park once again. Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch together are superb. Well before I finished, I had already figured out what the next book would be about. Can’t wait.