Best Kept Secrets

Catching up for Goodreads. This is the 2nd in a Nora Best series. I received this a donation to our Little Free Library Shed, so I did not read the first. (If you even want to bother.) I would say, that it is probably better to start with the first, although you can read this as a stand-alone. The au......more

Similar to Where the Crawdads Sing. Very similar. Good.......more

I read everything Gwen Florio puts out and I’m never disappointed. This second installment of the Nora Best series has thrills, depth, and shows the author’s limitless ability to weave fiction with matters of social relevance. I highly recommend this book.......more

I enjoyed this novel. It was theme heavy on the issue of race and how impactful it is even in the present day. I wasn’t really expecting it to be so race heavy but I did enjoy it. There were a handful of parts I felt were more filler and kind of dragged a bit. I thought the main character wasn’t the......more

Complex black/white issues are interwoven among complicated characters, hidden secrets and old Southern traditions in this mystery. I found the story gripping, if not somewhat predictable, but still capable of a surprise here and there. Worth the read.......more