The Way It Should Be

This is a wonderful, gut-wrenching book, but it's everything I've come to expect from this author. She has a way of getting to the heart of some complicated issues and dealing with them with utter grace. Themes of addiction and foster parenting are woven throughout the story, and as life is much more......more

This is a book that hooks you in from the first page and keeps the momentum more or less constant right till the end. The story tells us of twins Eve and Zara, who though having shared a common womb, have nothing in common in their adulthood as their ways have long diverged. Zara has uprooted hersel......more

Wow! This was a good one that I have been holding on to. It was also my Hidden Gem read for March. This one hit home a little bit for me. I have been estranged from my sister for almost 12 years, so I totally understand the guilt, pain, and hesitation on Zara's side. I have also worked with a branch......more

I've wanted to cry so much through this book bc it was so sad! A couple of times I've wanted to put it down because of it. In my opinion the author has done a very good job with this story in bringing out our main characters' feelings. Real life like. I can't imagine what I would do if that were me. S......more