Representation of minorities and at-risk groups in the media is a topic close to my heart. I love reading books by authors of color, or from other protected groups. Hearing from voices with varying backgrounds gives a reader ideas and perspectives they wouldn't otherwise have. This week we are looking at books by Asian and … Continue reading This Week: May 12th
Thank you NetGalley and CamCat Books for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Sky is a golf phenom – she’s making headlines all over the area with her skill and poise. Sky has a great support network with her friends and her dad. But the one person she wants there … Continue reading Ladies’ Day
Simone and Reed are making plans for the future. She’s been working on a statue for a memorial and it’s finally starting to take shape. He’s the newly installed chief of police on the island and planning for public safety over the summer vacation season. That is, until the first card arrived in the mail … Continue reading Shelter in Place
This month is all about the moms in our lives! I'm a very fortunate person in that I have multiple moms to call my own. The woman who raised me, bandaged all the boo-boos, and been there for all the big moments. The woman who carried me for 9 months and chose to give me … Continue reading May Theme: Moms
Summers at The Saint hits shelves today! Grab your copy at our Bookshop.org page and read our full review below! Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Traci Eddings is getting ready for a big day – the season opening event at the St. … Continue reading RELEASING TODAY: Summers at The Saint
Susan is a strategic planner. She is efficient and thorough to the point of being considered quirky. All Susan wants is what she’s planned for years, but every turn these days seems to bring new surprises that do not please her at all. Her mother recently passed and the results of the will were completely … Continue reading The Cactus
Happy Battle of Puebla Day! Are you celebrating the Mexican victory over the French today as Cinco de Mayo? What book did you read last week set in Mexico? This week we are getting ready for Mothers' Day by reading books about mother-child relationships - and I've got 2 great ones for you! Here's the … Continue reading This Week: May 5th
Winston Groom may be best known for his novel that was turned into the 1994 blockbuster hit Forest Gump, but his works as a non-fiction writer deserve the same accolades. Focusing on American history, Groom has delivered great looks into wars from the Civil War to World War II. The Patriots is Groom’s investigative storytelling … Continue reading The Patriots
Carrigan, Ella Rae, and Laine have been friends their entire lives. Softball, school, parties, and now adult life – nothing has broken them apart. Not even an affair that left them divided on the right course forward. But now they are facing the one thing that can end their triad – death – and learning … Continue reading The Secret to Hummingbird Cake
What's that old saying? April showers bring May flowers? We definitely got our share of April showers here where we live - did you? Today we say goodbye to a month of Spring and flower related books and hello to books about moms. Let's take a look back at what we read in April: This … Continue reading April Recap & May Prompts
