Last year, an author made me fall in love with a story I'd always hated. Or, perhaps a better way of saying it is: last year an author retold and expanded on a story I'd never liked... and I LOVED what she did. So, when the opportunity for me to read a review copy of book two came along it was kind Continue Reading
Book Reviews
Two Wars, Two Perspectives, One Chance at Life and Love
Look, I expected to like this book. I mean, who wouldn't? J'nell Ciesielski wrote it! It was bound to be fabulous. Still, I hadn't read the synopsis before I requested a review copy, and wow... Not only do we have a Russian princess, we have a Scottish Marquis! Wait, what? Yeah. It's a Continue Reading
Grab a Spoon and Magnifying Glass & Dig Into This Delicious Mystery
Okay, confession. I love ice cream. So much so that I actually make it. Often. The day I bought my Cuisinart Ice Cream maker, is the day that my life changed. Then I chatted with Dana Mentink about her book on the Because Fiction Podcast and the freakshake contest she had for her release, and I Continue Reading
This New Split-Time Series Keeps Getting Better and Better
The series concept intrigued me when I read about the first book, The Lady in Residence. Then I read the next book, Hope Between the Pages, and we all know how much I gushed about that one. So of course, when The Bridge of Gold came up for review, I signed up faster than... something that does Continue Reading
Take a Romantic Vacation to Key West in This Compelling Book
While in the middle of writing my own island novel, I was given the opportunity to review Island Charm by Audrey Wick and snapped up the free review copy lickety-splickety! Okay, so I just put in my request and waited for the day to read it to arrive. Would I like it? Would I love it? Did I find Continue Reading
Looked Forward to It, but Was the Book Worth the Wait?
So I was planning my week a couple of weeks ago, and put in the back-to-back reviews I had. At the end of the session, I double-checked everything and found that I'd switched one book with another--opposite dates. OOPS. So, I covered them up with white stickers and rewrote. One of them. Only Continue Reading
Friendship, Family, & Romance: What More Could You Want from Summer Reads?
The cover grabbed me and wouldn't let me go until I'd filled out the form requesting my review copy. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a great cover. The synopsis--too funny for words. I had to give this book a shot. I mean, what could be better than a fiercely independent single mother, an Continue Reading
How Was My Nightly Walk after Reading This Riveting Book?
Got an email tonight. It asked about my review of The Silver Shadow. I was confused What about it? Then it hit me. Yeah. I was supposed to have read and reviewed it for Saturday morning. As you can see, it is not Saturday morning. UGH. Last night I got busy cleaning and completely forgot to Continue Reading
3 Solid Reasons I Hate Saying Goodbye to a Great Series
Time to read At Lighthouse Point. I remember the night I read the first book in the Three Sisters Island series. I was in a rush to get it done (like tonight) and expected that I'd have to reread later because of that rush. Instead, I read it and reread it, finishing pretty late in the morning for Continue Reading
That Moment You Know You’re Actually Reading a Great Book
By the time I swiped left the first time, I had this feeling. Hope Between the Pages wouldn't be a good book. I wouldn't walk away satisfied. That feeling grew to a certainty by the time I swiped left again. After searching for an hour (or more) to find my print copy, I'd given up and purchased Continue Reading
Is Wishapick Actually a Great Children’s Fantasy Novel?
I'll never my first foray into fantasy. I was seven and my beloved teacher who wasn't even five feet tall let out a lion's roar that far outdid Aslan in the Narnia movie. It was many years before I read the rest of the series--an adult, actually. C.S. Lewis said it best when he said, Continue Reading
Dead Man’s Watch Did It. It Made Me Believe the Lie.
Strange. This week I read two books that had watches as a key element of the plot. Of course, the books took place a hundred fifty years apart, and the first book's main character would have been astonished at the concept of a digital watch without moving cogs and such. Still, I found the use of Continue Reading
