Have you thawed out from all the snow we got across the country this month? Here in Central Georgia we got two rounds of ice/snow! Not what we are used to at all, but it made for some great reading time - a warm beverage, snow falling outside, and a cuddly blanket completed the perfect … Continue reading January Recap & February Prompts
There was and there was not…a girl named Soraya who was locked away in a tower of the castle where she could do harm. Cursed soon after birth, Soraya’s parents kept her out of view so the kingdom wouldn’t lose faith in the family and their royal lineage. When a magical being presents an opportunity … Continue reading Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Thank you NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Grace Clark has lost her mother and barely knows her father. Mary Leakey has had a storied career in illustrations and archaeology, but her work with her husband and on her own in Africa made her a … Continue reading Follow Me to Africa
Pippa Fitz-Amobi is like most high school girls – she and her friends hang out, go to parties, and are studying hard to get into college. But when her senior capstone project has Pip investigating the deaths of two students a few years older than her, Pip finds herself alone and unsure who she can … Continue reading A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Thank you NetGalley and Interactive Publications Pty Ltd for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Rosa always loved to read. It was a hobby her mother loathed, but her father loved. Living in a traveling Gypsy caravan meant needing to travel light – Rosa’s books were sparse but treasured because … Continue reading Daughters of the Fatherland
It’s every administration’s worst nightmare – a terrorist attack on an assembly of the high-ranking government officials. It’s the entire reason the Designated Survivor policy was put into place – putting one official in a protected site away from the assembly in case something happens. With the Capitol under siege by an unknown mastermind and … Continue reading Designated Survivor
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. When the FBI gets a case no one else can solve, they call in the Patterns and Recognition team. The PAR team has a variety of specialized skills, pulled together for their ability to see what other … Continue reading Head Cases
I am planning ahead for all the great book festivals this year - travel reservations are in and time off requested. I really love these festivals for the intimate setting and the ability to talk with authors one-on-one to learn more about their books and themselves. You can click the links to visit the festival … Continue reading First Quarter Book Festivals
Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago has been an institution in American education for decades. Following the historical events after the 1905 Russian Revolution and before World War II, this novel exposed the brutal conditions civilians suffered. Due to the author’s stance on Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet government prevented the book’s release in his country but was … Continue reading Doctor Zhivago
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Kate is really rethinking her decision to attend her ex-finance’s wedding. She’s much more comfortable at home with her best-selling mystery book characters, but since the bride’s influential aunt personally invited her to the wedding with a … Continue reading She Doesn’t Have a Clue
