As the Alan Jackson song goes, “where were you when the world stopped turning”? I can remember exactly where I was when we heard about plane crashes in New York. I specifically remember when it dawned on me and my coworkers that this was more than just a terrible accident or computer glitch. The months … Continue reading The Emperor’s Children
Sophia spends her summers with her grandmother on a very secluded island. There isn’t much contact with the mainland – no phone or television and hardly any visitors. But this slower pace allows the pair to explore their connections with each other and the world around them. They explore the island, tell stories, and talk … Continue reading The Summer Book
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
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
As photographers snap pictures, the pilot taxis the small plane to Tuskegee runway. That in itself isn’t remarkable enough to bring the press to the small Alabama town. It’s the fact that this pilot is black, and his passenger is the First Lady of the United States – Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt is visiting the … Continue reading The First Ladies
Cussy Carter is riding her mule up the mountain, laden with books. She’s part of the Packhorse Librarian project for the WPA in the Kentucky hills. This program isn’t popular with every person in the community though – some people look at WPA programs like handouts and these proud people don’t take handouts. However, Cussy … Continue reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
