When compiling a list of vintage horror books to read and review this month, my first and best source was Stephen King’s Danse Macabre. Invaluable was it in determining which novels I wanted to take a chance on it. In Danse King spends three or four pages dissecting this — Anne Siddons’s 1978 releas...
Gosh, where do I start? The Bad1. The book starts incredibly slow. The first half of the book is rich woman sitting on a patio drinking and gossiping. Most of the characters in this book or snobs, horrible friends, horrible people, and generally annoying and very hard to relate to. 2. The ending is ...
This is a beach read, and was a library book club selection. It was refreshing to read, especially in the heat of summer, more so, since it is a story buoyed by friendship and sisterhood. It's not all smooth sailing though, as the years meander along. After a few years of separation following the de...
AudiobookI've found a new author! I absolutely loved this book. Debra Monk did a wonderful job with the narration. The story was a coming of age for a young misfit girl and a visit from a cousin who shakes everything up. The ending was wonderful. I wish we got to see what happens next. I'm definitel...
Definitely not my favorite by her. It did include some beautiful details about the setting, which is something I admire in all her books, since I'm from the South and she gets the smallest details just right. In this one, I didn't grow attached to any of the characters and the ending left a sour tas...
The Girls of August by Anne River Siddons should probably be titled The Mean Girls of August. It is a rushed, relatively undeveloped story that goes something like this. Mean girls (who are really middle aged women) unite against the new girl. New girl perseveres. Repeat. Repeat some more. Insert so...
The Girls of August Hardcover, 240 pages Grand Central Publishing, 8 July 2014 Four friends gather for an annual beach vacation, each year renting a house in a new location. This began as a way to get away while their husbands were all in medical school together, and has become a way to reconnect w...
By Anne Rivers Siddons ISBN: 9780446527958Publisher: Grand Central PublishingPublication Date: 7/8/2014 Format: OtherPages: 240My Rating: 3 Stars A special thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. THE GIRLS OF AUGUST by Anne Rivers Siddons,...
One of four iconic American Haunted House novels. This book is like nothing Siddons ever wrote before or since. Her milieu is generally the contemporary New South, Old South social drama. Set in suburban Atlanta (think Buckhead), the modernist upper middle class shack that goes up next to the Kenned...
This book is a stunner!! I never saw the twists and turns coming. It's wonderfully wicked and an engrossing story of friendships, love, jealousy and betrayal.
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
