Book Review: Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A delightful romantic novel revolving around an actress turned audiobook narrator. She typically doesn't narrate romance novels, but a long-time author requests her to narrate her final novel. Sewanee can't refuse. It's a dual narration with another very famous romance narrator (male). In spite of the fact that they each narrate their sections separately, they text/email/talk together during the process. Needless to say, they finally 'meet cute' and you can guess how it proceeds from there! A very cute, compelling romance novel with some serious overtones / sub-plots. The settings of L.A. and Italy add to the mystique of the novel, and her best friend, beloved grandmother, mother and step-father all add depth to the story. I'm sorry to say that I tried to get the audiobook, but couldn't so I had to read the print version instead. However, highly recommended!

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Book Review: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A charming historical fiction book set in the small town of Chawton, the location of Jane Austen's last home. A group of individuals band together to form the Jane Austen Society and work to preserve her home and make it into a museum. All ends well on all fronts -- the work of the Society, as well as the romantic partnerships. Everyone in the book club enjoyed it, which is not surprising because we are all Jane Austen fans.

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Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a wonderful rags to riches story, set in the golden era of Hollywood. It focuses on Evelyn Hugo - her Hollywood career, her husbands, and the loves of her life. The story is told from two different perspectives: Evelyn at age 86, telling the story of her life to a magazine writer for a tell-all biography, and from the point of view of Monique, the magazine writer. Interspersed are newspaper and tabloid articles from the era which help to provide the backstory of Evelyn's life. I read this novel for book club, and it was interesting to hear other opinions of it. Taylor Jenkins Reid sure knows how to write a page-turner! This is the 4th book of hers which I've read, and have loved all of them. It's always difficult to remember that these are fiction books; I always get so engrossed in the characters.

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