A Want of Kindness by Joanne Limburg Opening on her childhood, this book tells the story of Anne, the niece of the King of England in the 1600’s, up til she takes the throne herself in the line of succession. She’s a woman aware of her place, who loves her older, bossy sister Mary… Read More A Want of Kindness – Book Review
The Signal Flame by Andrew Krivák Set in a small town in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains in 1972, The Signal Flame is a lyrical, quietly beautiful novel about a family awaiting the return of their youngest son from the Vietnam War. The family has just lost their patriarch, Jozef Vinch, who survived WWI as an… Read More The Signal Flame – Book Review
Soulmates by Jessica Grose “For anyone who has ever suspected something sinister lurking behind the craze of new-age spirituality, Jessica Grose has crafted just the tale for you. With the delicious bite of satire and the page-turning satisfaction of a thriller, Soulmates is a deeply compelling, funny and sharply observed look at just how… Read More Soulmates – Book Review
The Wonder, by Emma Donoghue Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (September 20, 2016) Reading Sara Rating: 8/10; Good book! (seriously, good!) Reading Sara Review: This book varied so much from Donoghue’s novel Room that without knowing the author previously, it would have been impossible to tell that they are written by… Read More The Wonder – Book Review
Title: From a Paris Balcony Author: Ella Carey Publishers: Lake Union Publishing (October 11, 2016) Format: Kindle, Paperback Pages: 290 Genre: Fiction – Contemporary/Romance What’s it about? “From a Paris Balcony”… Read More From a Paris Balcony – Book Review
I read The Paper Magician basically in two days. I got the Kindle version, probably at some kind of a discount because that’s the only time I buy ebooks. I was drawn to the artful cover of the book, with the woman in her Mary Poppins-style dress and umbrella. Knowing nothing about the book… Read More The Paper Magician – Book Review
Title: The Help Author: Kathryn Stockett Publisher: Penguin Books Set in the 60’s when civil unrest was at its height, Martin Luther King was making his famous speech, and black Americans began to make a stand, even at great personal risk. Jackson, Mississippi is a seat of KKK power, and working… Read More The Help – Book Review
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard Series: Something Strange and Deadly #1 Rating: 4 stars Published: July 24th 2012 Goodreads Synopsis: There’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia. . . . Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and… Read More Something Strange and Deadly – Book Review
The Reluctant Duchess Author: Roseanna M. White Paperback: 400 Pages Series: Ladies of the Manor (Book 2) Publisher: (April 5, 2016) Blurb: Will Fleeing the Scottish Highlands Only Leave Her in More Danger? Lady Rowena Kinnaird may be the heiress to a Highland earldom, but she’s never felt good enough–not for her father,… Read More The Reluctant Duchess – Book Review
A Sense of Sin by Elizabeth Essex My Rating: Five out of Five Hearts Spice Level: Four out of Five Kisses Blurb A LADY WITH A SECRET The Ravishing Miss Burke has everything a young lady could want–beauty, status and suitors lined up just to beg for her hand. Until a blackmailer from her past… Read More A Sense of Sin – Book Review
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