Atonement written by Ian McEwan is a piece of historical fiction that follows the lives of the Tallis family in the early to mid 20th century. The reader follows the sisters Briony and Cecilia Tallis and the groundskeeper's son Robbie Turner on a hot summer’s day in the family’s household as they prepare for the eldest Tallis son to return from college. Briony is an imaginative and naive 13 year old girl trying to convince her visiting cousins to perform her written play.
Little Fires Everywhere narrates the story of a small nomadic family, Mia Warren and her
daughter, Pearl Warren, who have just moved to Shaker Heights for a permanent home. Mia, an
artist who sees the world in a different light, meets the Richardsons, a rich family who will do
anything to preserve the planned layout of Shaker Heights. However, soon Pearl befriends the
Richardsons, realizing how much of life that she had been missing out on. Mrs Richardson,
A new beginning for Lily but an abusive past life that is still unforgettable is an accurate
representation of this book. I highly recommend reading It Ends with Us before starting the sequel,
A.K.A. this book. To summarize briefly, Lily, now a single mom, struggles to balance her new life
with the one she had with Ryle. However, her childhood lover, Atlas, reappears in her life and pays
back the indebted love that Lily once showed him. Through a series of events that Lily navigates
It Starts With Us follows Lily and Atlas after the end of the first book: It Ends With Us. The reason
Colleen Hoover decided to write a second book was because of all the popularity It Ends With Us
was getting. Many of Hoover's fans encouraged her to write a sequel which she did by giving us
In the second book of the Kingdom of the Wicked series, Emilia has joined Wrath in Hell as
Queen of the Wicked after selling her soul to discover the truth behind her sister’s murder. She is
confronted with the various vices associated with the Malvegi or Princes of Hell, with the belief that she
ultimately will join the Prince of Pride as his bride. Her intriguing encounters with the different Princes
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo commences with Monique Grant interviewing famous
actor, Evelyn Hugo, for a tell-all about her glamorous life. This was an offer Grant couldn’t pass
up, after all, everyone wanted to know about Evelyn Hugo, and she could finally be the one to
give the people what they wanted. She knew writing this story would launch herself to fame,
only another incentive to agree to the deal. This extensive interview recounts the story of all
Reminders Of Him follows the story of Kenna Rowan after she gets out of prison. She goes to
prison after driving under the influence and killing her boyfriend in a freak accident. Carrying
the guilt with her years later, she returns to the town she lived in with her deceased boyfriend.
While staying in the town, she keeps her head low while trying to reunite with her daughter,
but it seems like the universe has something else planned. As she continues to fight for her 4-
It Starts with Us, by Colleen Hoover, is a romance novel and the second in a two-book series.
This series is a must read but It Ends with Us must be read first to fully enjoy and understand
the second book.
After Lily’s abusive father has died she meets a surgeon that she is interested in. Lily and the
surgeon, Ryle start a relationship but find that their goals for life do not match up. They part
ways but find eachother again and their relationship progresses until he lashes out on her
reminding her of the abusive relationship her parents had with each other. Although Lily told
herself that Ryle was nothing like her father. Lily marries Ryle and is looking forward to starting
This story follows Keena whose boyfriend died five years ago and she takes full blame upon and
does time in jail for his death. While Keena is awaiting jail time she finds out she is pregnant
with a girl, she makes the decision to have her boyfriend, Scotty's parents, raise her child. Due
to the circumstances Keena has her rights to see her child removed. After being released from
jail Keena goes back to the town where the tragedy struck to try to reunite with her daughter
