We are switching months and switching color themes this week! March's green theme is giving way to April's purple color scheme in ode to my precocious youngest offspring who turns 9 later in the month - it's his favorite color! This week, we're focusing on one of my favorite genres - historical fiction - with … Continue reading This Week: March 30th
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Muse for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. 10 years ago, Leah was an easy going 20-something, traveling along the coast in a van. She surfed, she painted, and she was enjoyed life. One chance encounter in a surf shop had her turning in her … Continue reading Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
March brought so many great adventures our way! We started the month at the Amelia Island Book Festival and have enjoyed some great Friends of Library book sales and virtual author events since then. With warming temps, I'm excited to see more in person gatherings around Georgia coming up! Have you been enjoying any good … Continue reading March Recap & April Prompts
Casey’s role as “house mom” has always extended well past the doors of the home she shares with her brother and his friends. She’s always packing snacks for them, making sure they have water, and other supplies they need, and stay out of trouble. In return, these big burly guys keep an eye out for … Continue reading Kilt to Order
I know our theme this month is green, but my world is yellow with pollen this week - how about yours? I love seeing the world come to life in the spring, but only through the windows while I enjoy a book from the comfort of my low-pollen home with a cup of tea with … Continue reading This Week: March 23rd
Thank you NetGalley and Minotaur Books for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Today is set up to be the Sweet 16 birthday party all teen girls dream of. A pool party at your father’s mansion complete with DJ, all your friends, and a beautiful cake your stepmother made just … Continue reading Party of Liars
When Elizabeth’s mother decided to send her away, out of the country, to a distant “aunt” she had never met, she was torn. She understood her mother was doing it to keep her safe – the German’s were bombing London and she would be safer in Ireland. But these were people she’d only heard of … Continue reading Light a Penny Candle
Dia dhuit, friends! Saint Patrick's Day in America always makes me giggle - all the "kiss me I'm Irish" shirts and the people who claim Irish heritage for a day! Having actual Irish lineage, but no one to teach me about it, I sought out a lot of books about Ireland as an adult. Nonfiction … Continue reading This Week: March 16th
Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Focus for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. The housewives of Concordia, Virgina, are the picture-perfect women their husbands dreamed of. They deliver the children to school, the dinner to the table promptly as the men arrive home from work, and support their husband’s aspirations … Continue reading The Book Club for Troublesome Women
Lainey is used to unexpected surprises in her line of work helping clients launch new products and market their businesses, but this one takes the cake. The Irish aunt she hasn’t seen since her family moved to Australia decades ago has suddenly died and left everything to her father. The catch? Someone from their family … Continue reading Greetings From Somewhere Else
