Beware… the grass is not always greener! Great book for a lesson in appreciating what you have and not envying others. You never really know what someone else’s life is like, you may end up wanting something horrific! Amber certainly stepped into a nightmare no women deserves. This is where I am glad I prefer to read fiction because I would have found it hard to feel sorry for the situation Amber found herself in. But seeing as she is a fictional character the evil she plotted was the evil that returned to her.

I didn’t see the twist at the very end and it was a welcome surprise. I loved that Daphne got retribution in the end, if only every woman mistreated received her due justice in the end. Great book, a thriller that holds your interest and allows you to jump into the lives of the characters – fully invested.

First book recommendation from my Uncle Mike, and I would trust him again. He was hard to convince to even make the recommendation. It was cute he said “Oh they are weird characters, very off the wall. Not everyone’s cup of tea”. But I enjoy some wacky and strange in my characters. First off it’s set in a Brooklyn neighborhood filled with a cultural array of people, interests and “professions”. The twists causing you to confront various stereotypes were done in a non-abrasive way that even as a reader prevented defensiveness and allowed for an empathetic assessment.

The savior at the end is not expected at all and they reason that motivated was touching regardless of how society may train us to view “people like that”. Give this author a try and not only be entertained with a good story but exercise your mind to challenge some unhealthy stereotypes. Thanks Uncle Mike, start thinking up some more author recommendations because I’ll be looking!

Loved this book! Come and take a peak inside the eccentric, tangled and very human tales in this sometimes too closely knit neighborhood. As someone who has never been one to meet my neighbors and build a “community” I still am intrigued by the concept. My parents live in a similar close knit community and my mom always has new stories and gossip to share about the goings-on. So when I come across a book like Cobble Hill I jump right in.

These characters do not disappoint either. The cooky artist, the drugged up moms, the liars, the lost and the kids all in the mix. The stories while out there in some aspects are at the heart of very real in emotion, interaction and relationship. The mom dealing with MS while hiding from the true emotional struggle within herself will have you rooting for her. The school nurse wondering where time has gone and how her road in life looks so different than she imagined. The parents too wrapped up with in there drama to notice a child in trouble will have you shaking your head.

Enjoy this neighborhood and the genuine characters that call it home!