Pam Lewis (1)

I’ve heard that truth is stranger than fiction, and after reading some of the things I have, I have to agree. A Young Wife is a novel loosely based on the life of the author’s grandmother. Makes me glad I have a relatively boring life.

Most of the characters were distinctly unlikable, but the story was very well-written. It’s a definite page-turner, as you follow Minke across three continents, and experience love, betrayal, and surprising friendship. I didn’t cry AND there’s a happy ending. Double-win, I’d say.

I won this book in a GoodReads First-Reads giveaway.… (altro)

"It was pitch-black. Black above and below. The only way to know up from down was by the pinprick stars".

Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis

I am surprised to see low ratings for this one. I enjoyed it. thought this was interesting, nowhere near bad but I did like another book I read by this writer, "Perfect Family" a bit better.

I liked the whole family interaction in that book and with this one we have a kind of "woman on the run"..from herself as well as anyone else.But I still enjoyed the book. I really do enjoy this writer's style of writing.

I enjoyed reading it, would read it again and think many Mystery fans would like it. It has a female lead, filled with angst, shame and regret and it has a dark and moody quality that stays strong through the whole book. This one is for Winter reading.

I also adore the title although I thought it would be a bit creepier then it ultimately wound up being. The title ranks up there as one of the coolest.

If you choose to read "Speak Softly, She can hear" be prepared for some disturbing stuff and also be prepared to absolutely LOATH one of the male characters in this book. OK..I will shut up now before I give anything away!

I thought parts of it dragged a tiny bit but at the time I was craving an "out there" sort mystery and this book gave me that so 3.5 stars it is.… (altro)

"He envied them over there, the Nicelys, the Garners, the Wrights, and their neighbors, for the long slow afternoons filled with late light and the lazy wane of day".

Perfect Family by Pam Lewis

"and everything-the house, the lawn, the shore, and half the lake-was in shadow. A stiff wind was kicking up whitecaps on the water. a handful of sailboats scudded quickly, their small white sails crowded together as they headed for the last race buoy".

Perfect Family by Pam Lewis

When William's sister Pony, mysteriously dies in a drowning accident, her family is left reeling. And William himself has many questions.

Pony's always been an amazing swimmer. So how could she have drowned? What happened that night?

As William tries to adjust, he begins to suspect there is more to Pony's death then meets the eye. But as much as William wants to find out what happened, he is discovering that Pony may have had some secrets. And he also must deal with his family who is unraveling around him.

This was a really fun read. So much so that I suggested it to a former book group and we chose it as one of our monthly selections.

I really enjoyed the moodiness throughout this book. It takes place mostly in New England where I am from. One really feels the atmosphere all through the book and that just adds the allure of Family Secrets.

Daniel is an interesting and complex man. I liked him as well as feeling for him.

It was tough for me to warm to all the characters however....Tinker especially.I found her strident and annoying. I have known to many "Tinkers" in my life not to think of them as I read about her.

If there was one thing I did not love it was how easy it was to figure out some..not all..but some..of the details.

Also..Pony dies so early..she was such an interesting character she could have had her own book. I wanted to know her more. I'd still rate this a four though because it is an interesting and moody book

SPOILERS:

I really love the trip to Idaho. Love the unexpected humor. ("This is Idaho".) It is like saying "Your not in Kansas anymore!"

However I will never ever go white water rafting after reading this book!

A very good mystery. Had much fun reading it.… (altro)