Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. The Ryan family are no strangers to danger and risky situations, but President Jack Ryan has a job to do. There’s some inherent risk when you lead a country – something President Bolero of Panama has … Continue reading Tom Clancy Command and Control
Esther and her sister are finishing their work sewing sleeves on to shirtwaists at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. It’s the end of the week – payday – and the workers on the ninth floor are having a small celebration for Sam and his fiancée. Just as they are gathering, there’s a … Continue reading Triangle
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Muse for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. From the outside, it doesn’t look like Nub and Minnie have much in common. He’s an elderly drunk who works as a laborer for the government, and she’s a high school student working at Waffle House to … Continue reading Kinfolk
This month has flown by! How many books did you read in August? I finished 13 this month - 7 audio and 6 print books. Let's take a look back the reviews of those books - click below to visit the reviews: 5 Stars Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng … Continue reading August Recap & September Reading Plan
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Muse for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Clarrie and Sid just discovered their son has been taken, but by whom they don’t know. This young couple – she a maid and he a newspaper worker – are trying to get their life together in … Continue reading The Butterfly Collector
Robert Langdon is somewhere he never thought he’d ever see – the Vatican archives rooms. He and Vittoria Vetra are in the race of their lives – quite literally. They have just a few hours to find the location of a weapon of mass destruction, created by Vittoria and hidden by the thief somewhere in … Continue reading Angels & Demons
Sallie Kincaid’s picture is on the front page of the paper with the words “Queen of the Rumrunners” under it. That’s dangerous – if you aren’t working with Sallie, you’re probably with the government looking to enforce prohibition, or worse, with the other bootleggers who want her out. After Sallie’s father passed, her family and … Continue reading Hang The Moon
For Matthew Emerzian, Mondays aren’t full of dread or fear – they are full of hope. Years ago, Emerzian found Every Monday Matters after having a mental health crisis on a Monday morning. To him, his whole world was ending, but what came out of those few hours was so much more: a non-profit working … Continue reading You Matter
Today I want to give you a behind the scenes look at how I choose the star rating for each of our reviews! The image above is the grading rubric (think college term paper grading) I've been using the past few months. It takes into account 5 categories: how do I feel about the book … Continue reading Star Score Card
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Meg Kissinger has reported on the deplorable conditions in state mental health institutions and public housing for years. Her work has brought her dozens of awards, including a Pulitzer Prize. It also led to changes in the … Continue reading While You Were Out
