Today, I am happy to host a guest review for The Most Dangerous Animal of All from my mother Margaret. Wow! What a frightening need to want your biological father to be the Zodiac Killer. The writer shows no empathy whatsoever for the victims of this killer, but only seems to search for some sort […]
Bloggiesta is coming! Fall Bloggiesta is this weekend (September 15 – 18) and I have a few ongoing projects to work on. To Do List: Back up Template Write review for And Then There Were None Organize categories Replace duplicate photos in posts Participate in one Twitter chat Participate in one Mini-Challenge Comment Work on […]
First Impressions The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies reminded me of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, a parent faced with a terrible decision that leads to life-altering consequences. Although, unlike Kim Edwards’ novel Dinah Jefferies creates a dimensional world with a captivating setting of 1920s Ceylon. Impressions While Reading The Tea Planter’s Wife was pretty […]
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a […]
First Impressions Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll has been compare to Gone Girl but I thought it is more along the lines of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Impressions While Reading At first, I thought the novel would focus on Ani’s rape and how it affected her […]
Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie Weekly Prompt: Have you ever disliked or felt “meh” about a book only to later change your mind and love it? Answer: This happened very recently with The Secret Language of Stones by M.J. Rose. At first I was a little perturbed with the supernatural relationship that […]
Impressions on Relationships The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman is first and foremost a love story. It is not the kind that proclaims “love means never having to say you’re sorry” because let’s face it, who knows what that means. This is a story that transcends time. The relationship between Marthe and Charles was so […]
First Impressions The first sentence in The Grownups by Gillian Flynn includes the words “hand job”. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. What direction will the story take? To be frank, it was a turn-off. Impressions While Reading The Grownups was odd, to say the least. An unnamed psychic who knows how to […]
Do you write a month in review wrap-up post? How did you do this month? Share with me and/or visit The Book Date who has a monthly link-up for exactly that. Books Reviewed Number of Books from Library 4 Number of Books Owned 5 ARCs Read 5 Fiction/Non-Fiction Ratio 8 Fiction 1 Non-Fiction Male/Female Authors […]
First Impressions The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder is the last installment in the Little House books. I had looked forward to the conclusion of the series and seeing the beginning of her life as a married woman. Impressions On the Writing The novel was not without its problems. Not only was Laura […]