The Orphan at the Irish Adoption House by Michelle Vernal

Mary-Kate never had an easy life.

She and her mother tried to make ends meet, and she was always hungry.

At six years old, her mother decided that the best place for her would be in an orphanage.

It wasn't the best place.  They worked her to the bone, but then her uncle who she didn't know existed took her to his home.

This was no better.  She was like the hired help and had to live in the barn.

Then she finally felt loved as a boy paid attention to her, and she became pregnant.

She was then sent to a home for unwed mothers where according to the nuns, she scrubbed and cleaned to cleanse her sins.

Better things do happen in this emotional read that is third in the series, but it is able to be read as a stand alone.  5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.

This Week At Silver's Reviews

Hopefully winter is over!!  

Happy Reading This Week!!

FEATURING: THE FORGOTTEN SEAMSTRESS

LOVED THIS  BOOK. 

A quilt with a history. A quilt containing royal cloth. A quilt spanning a number of years. A quilt that told a story. 

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This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page

Tilly gets a call from a bookstore telling her she has a book ready to pick up, but she doesn't understand because she didn't buy a book.

The bookstore owner suggested that she stop in so he can explain.

What a surprise!!  Her husband who had passed has surprise books scheduled to be delivered to Tilly every month for an entire year.

Tilly wants all the books, but the bookstore owner said he promised that he would only give them out one month at a time.

The books have a note from her husband that makes Tilly feel he is right there with her.  Each book has something to help her get back into reading and to help herself cope.

This was the sweetest read.  I was excited to see what book was next for Tilly and what adventure Joe wanted her to experience.

If you need an uplifting book with wonderful characters, please read this book.

You will get many book recommendations and also visit the Library Hotel in Manhattan.

The cover is as adorable as the book. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.

We Were Never Friends by Kaira Rouda

Why would Roxy have a college reunion of soroity sisters/engagement party for her son at a place that is similar to the house where their friend drowned during college?

Well...Roxy always had to show off, but is her life as charmed as she makes it seem?

There are some secrets Roxy has been keeping since college days.  The others have secrets too.

What happens on this weekend?

For one - Roxy's husband announced they were getting divorced and then another guest drowns like many years ago.

It wasn't a biting-your-fingernails read, but one that was about friends who really were not friends, jealousy, blackmail, rich folks behaving badly, and secrets kept.  4/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.

Family Drama by Rebecca Fallon

We meet twins, Sebastian and Viola, who rarely saw their mother but are now watching her body lowered into the water.

Their mother was a soap opera star that came home infrequently and carried on a long distance marriage with Al her husband.

We go back and forth in time as we learn of the days before she met Al, when they are married, as her career takes off, when she has children, and when she gets sick.

It was very difficult to follow since the time kept changing as well as who was talking.

The writing is beautiful, but the storyline just didn't keep my interest.  3/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.

It's Not Her by Mary Kubica

Wow!!  Just Wow!!

Why did Elliott leave so early to go fishing?

Why didn't Courtney hear him leave?

Where is Reece?

Questions, questions, questions but no answers as to who killed Emily and Nolan as their daughter comes screaming back to Courtney's cabin.

We follow two vacationing families not thinking about it or knowing that their family members would be murdered.  Who would even think that?

All they were thinking about was having a relaxing break from everything.

We see life before and after the murder, where we think we know the characters were, and as we follow the investigation.

Who could have committed this horrific crime?

Who would think something like this could happen in a small town?

Ms. Kubica's newest has non-stop tension in this terror-filled, twisty read that has mostly unlikeable characters with secrets of their own, characters who lie, and a small town that also keeps secrets.

And what about the title?  What does it mean?

Prepare to stay up late and have your jaw dropping!! 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of the book.  All opinions are my own.