Found this at a Little Free Library. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz.
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Drowning Ruth (Turtleback School & Library) | 
Found this at a Little Free Library. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz.
so-soThe excerpt on the back called this a psychological thriller, which I disagree with and which made me read with "wrong glasses" - I was suspicious and expecting darkness all the time, which in hindsight I see that made me treat some of the characters unfairly. I enjoyed the storytelling and liked many of the characters, but for me this is probably a one time read.
Been busy redecorating and building new book shelves the past weeks, but now I can finally relax and get some reading done too. 80 pages in and liking this so far.
"Ruth remembered drowning.
"'That's impossible, Aunt Amanda said. 'It must have been a dream.'
"But Ruth maintained that she had drowned, insisted on it for years, even after she should have known better."
so-soRating: 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: It was a good book except for the back and forth of 1919 to 2003!!
pickI have no idea how long this has been sitting on my shelf, but since it was written in 2000 it could be quite a while. Overall, it is a well-written story. It explores tragedy, unrealized dreams, and sacrifices people make. It also looks at love and how that affects the characters. It has a timeline that bounces around, and the reader must try to figure out what has happened. I enjoyed it.
pickKept trying to guess how the story was going to play out. Was intrigued.
I picked up a random assortment of books from the thift shop this morning, for $1 each. #thiftstore #bookhaul I'm a cheapskate and a bookworm.
so-soI feel like I was in a bit of a reading slump. I gave it 3 stars because I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it.
After 14.5 years, I had to put my dog down today.
so-soSet in 1919, in Wisconsin, a story of two sisters. A huge secret with a surprise ending.
I read this book years ago. A story of sisters and secrets that takes place in the winter of 1919 on a farm in Wisconsin. What I remember about this story is that it was filled with #sorrow . And there was a shocking ending. #septembowie
