Fern grew up in the family business – literally. Her mother, and her mother’s parents before her, operated a resort on the shore of a Canadian lake. Living at the resort year-round had some benefits – endless outdoor entertainment, a rotating cast of friends coming to visit, and staff who become more like family than … Continue reading Meet Me at the Lake
I love reading books before watching their screen adaptations, and I'm excited I got the chance to do that with this week's choice! Also, you know it's going to be a good book when the royals are producing the movie! Archwell Productions, the film company founded by Prince Harry and Megan Markle, acquired the rights … Continue reading This Week: February 23rd
Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. When Pippa LaTour walked out of the French countryside after the Americans liberated the country, she had been behind enemy lines for months. She spent her time in the country sending coded reports back to London … Continue reading The Last Secret Agent
Riley just moved back to her hometown and her dream job working at the local news station. It’s also giving her the opportunity to reconnect in person with her childhood best friend Jen, who is expecting her first child soon. After a decades of friendship, Jen and Riley have started to drift apart – Riley’s … Continue reading We Are Not Like Them
With recent news about the cancellation of government sponsored diversity programs, I want to call attention to how we can all bring diversity into our own lives - reading books by diverse voices. I set this week's prompt to "books by African American Authors" in 2024 before I knew any of this was coming - … Continue reading This Week: February 16th
Thank you NetGalley and Victoria Editing NetGalley Co-Op for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. What would you do if you found out your partner had betrayed you? Would you leave? Or maybe look to get even? Kenneth Cruz explores these questions in the thriller Till the Last Piece. This … Continue reading Till the Last Piece
The name Heddy Lamarr has long garnered respect and attention amongst American cinema lovers. Known widely for rolls in movies like Samson and Delilah and My Favorite Spy in the 1950s, her work off camera has made her a celebrity all over again more recently. An abusive marriage to an influential arms dealer, a race … Continue reading The Only Woman in the Room
What do you know about Heddy Lamarr? She made a name for herself on the American film screen, but did you know she was also a scientist and inventory? We're reading another Marie Benedict historical fiction this week focused on this screen beauty and her, at times, terrifying life. We're also reading a fluff memoir … Continue reading This Week: February 9th
Thank you NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. London in the 1930’s is a time of magic. The city had survived the war and was returning somewhat to a semblance of normality after years of reconstruction with the arts at the center of London life. … Continue reading The Queens of Crime
Valentine's is always hearts and pink and red, right? I took some inspiration from that for this month's theme. Don't forget our monthly theme can be taken as the color of the cover or as the a title with the color in the name. Take a look at our prompts for the weeks coming up … Continue reading February Theme: Pink
