All Amir has ever wanted was to feel loved and valued by his father. His mother died in childbirth and the only family he has ever known is his father, and his father’s servant who has a son Amir’s age. Like their fathers, the boys have grown up together and been close their entire lives. … Continue reading The Kite Runner
Welcome to March! This month's theme is travel and our books will be taking us on a journey around the world to celebrate different holidays! This week's stops start in Afghanistan with the start of Ramadan later this week. Have you read Kite Runner yet? Let me know your thoughts! Here's the books I'm looking … Continue reading This Week: March 3rd
Thank you NetGalley and Greenleaf Audiobooks for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Brad Englert has worked in a variety of consulting and direct managing roles throughout his career in the information technology space. That experience has led him to understand what he calls Spheres of Influence or the different … Continue reading Spheres of Influence
Just south of Miami off the tip of Key Biscayne sits a unique group of houses. Built on stilts in the bay, these houses were the getaway community for Miami elite and formed a legacy of parties, gambling, and more dating back as far as the 1930’s. That’s exactly what Frances was looking for when … Continue reading Stiltsville
We are 9 weeks into 2024 and our inaugural reading challenge! How are you doing with the prompts? Any fun new reads you wouldn't have read before? That's my favorite part of a challenge like this! This month, I reviewed 13 books - 7 audiobooks and 6 physical copies. Let's take a look back the reviews … Continue reading February Recap & March Prompts
Janie Crawford is no stranger to hard times, or good. She’s been married now three times and each man was so different from the next. The one thing they all had in common? They took Janie away from her current situation with a promise of love and a better life. Will that promise be enough … Continue reading Their Eyes Were Watching God
We've nearly made it through another month! How are you doing with the reading challenges? What's been your favorite prompt so far? Drop me a note in the comments! Here's the books I'm looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by clicking the images below: RWL Reading Challenge - Week 9: … Continue reading This Week: February 25th
Iris has only been in the city long enough to find a job, a place to live, and an amazing boss/landlord/friend who has taken her under his wing. Her mother recently passed and she ended a bad relationship, so a fresh start was in store. When she arrived in New York, Iris didn’t have much … Continue reading A Winter in New York
Black Dog Bay, Delaware, just made headlines when it was featured in a travel magazine as the place to go if you need to move on from a breakup. And that’s just what Summer Benson needs – to move on from her breakup and her life. Her boyfriend just left her after planning to propose … Continue reading Cure for the Common Breakup
For over 200 years, rumors of swirled around Thomas Jefferson’s name about torrid love affairs first with a married artist in Paris, and later with his slave Sally Hemings. Sally, who happened to be his wife’s half-sister, has been the center of much controversy, especially after her descendants began to publicize their potential connection to … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings: An American controversy
