“Friends are like oxygen.” – Mad Mabel
I’ve never read a Sally Hepworth novel and after thoroughly enjoying her most recent book, Mad Mabel, I think I need to check out her earlier work. This book is…
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October 12, 2026
“The world will always bring you back into perspective, if only you bother to let it.”– Buckeye
This great line is from Patrick Ryan’s historical novel exploring the intertwined lives, secrets, and complex marriagaes of two couples. I didn’t love the book. It was long and sad.…
July 2, 2026
“Something to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.” -The Road to Tender Hearts
This great line from Annie Hartnett’s latest novel, The Road to Tender Hearts, asserts that there are three things a person needs to be happy. “Something to do; someone to…
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February 9, 2026
“Nobody can take care of you the way you need to take care of yourself.”—The Wedding People
Serious, funny, relatable and unique—a perfect combination—I loved Alison Espach’s novel, The Wedding People. Phoebe, a recently divorced, depressed forty-year-old woman, offers this great line to a young, wealthy, self-centered…
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December 2, 2025
“The thing you have to learn is to accept the changes when they come.”
After almost six years of publishing great lines here, I decided I’ve earned the right to offer my readers three great lines together: “The thing you have to learn is…
August 22, 2025
“Small connections make the world go round.”- How to Read a Book
This great line from Monica Wood’s latest novel, How to Read a Book, holds a few meanings for me. The story focuses on the positive influence human connections have in…
February 20, 2025
“It’s so nice to be nice.” – The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman
This great line from Julietta Henderson’s uplifting debut novel, The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman, made me think that “niceness” does not encapsulate my personality. I’m not being self-deprecating when…
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November 28, 2024
“It was the part of motherhood she loved best: making it all okay.” – Beyond That, the Sea.
One week after I read this great line in Laura Spence-Ash’s debut novel, Beyond That, the Sea, my thoughts turned to our almost thirteen-year-old canine family member. As we helped…
October 1, 2024
“You could live somewhere your entire life in the same place, and still find things to surprise you.” – The Seven Year Slip
This great line from Ashely Poston’s recent novel, The Seven Year Slip, made me think that I probably lived in the same place my entire life (until a year ago)…
July 31, 2024
“The music of our lifetime is woven into the fabric of our existence.” – Mayluna
This great line from Kelley McNeil’s novel, Mayluna, further suggested that we all have personal soundtracks behind our stories. So true. 8-track tapes of Sonny & Cher and The Mommas and the…
May 29, 2024
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