Fond of Fonts

      If you're looking for a novel similar to Gone Girl , I believe you've found it when considering Stephanie Wrobel's suspense- thriller, Darling Rose Gold . Based in a present-day small town, this story follows that of an "overprotective" mother caring for her "sick" daughter--in reality, her mother was poisoning her for years in order to gain the sympathy of others. Although, it wasn't necessarily sympathy the mother was going for but more so praise. She wanted the appraisal of others for all of the "hard work" and "dedication" she'd been giving her ill daughter. When realization set in of what was actually going on, Rose Gold sent her mother, Patty, to prison for five years of child abuse/ endangerment. It was her single testimony, along with witnesses' inputs and evidence, that fixed Patty's fate.     Five years later, Patty's out of prison . . . and staying with Rose Gold and her infant son, Adam. Things a...

     Returned to a classic that's near and dear to my heart. "Sing Me Forgotten" is a YA fantasy/romance novel that takes place in olden times France. Protagonist, Isda, is a young woman hiding among the underground tunnels of an opera house. She's hiding from those who choose to not accept her for what's underneath her ragged scars or beyond her supernatural powers intertwined with music. Her love for the magical sound is what keeps her sane in her circumstances, along with the only human being in the world who seems to be there for her in the most detrimental times, Cyril. Isda does his bidding by manipulating the minds of the opera house's patrons, persuading them to believe (by bewitching their memories) that the performance they'd just witnessed was worthy of another night's payment and attendance. It's with the nights festivities and nighttime prowess that Isda unexpectedly runs into Emeric -- a yet-to-be discovered musical prodigy who's ...