The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau Publication Date: March 18, 2014 Touchstone Publishing Paperback; 496p ISBN-10: 1476708665 Series: Joanna Stafford, Book Two Genre: Historical Mystery The new novel The Chalice, by Nancy Bilyeau, sends readers on a page-turning historical quest. Set in Henry VIII’s England, the story is driven by plot twists, deceptions, spiritual searching and […]
Spring into a Good Book Read-a-Thon Hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair March 20 – March 26 Midnight to 11:59 p.m. (your time) It has been a long, long, long time since I participated in a read-a-thon (or at least it feels that way). A week of reading sounds exquisite. I’m not going to try and […]
At the start of Kyle Demore and the Timekeeper’s Key all I felt was missing was a lightening bolt scar, although there is so much more to this story. My catch phrase as a little kid was “What’s happening now Mom, what’s happening now?” That is how I felt about this novel, what will happen […]
I’m not sure how I feel about this book. One of the main characters has epilepsy and being epileptic myself I had some problems with the accuracy of Campbell’s seizure activity. In the novel, Campbell, Anna’s lawyer, has a dog that goes everywhere with him and later the reader learns it is a seizure dog. […]
A quick post before my departure to Wisconsin. I’m going on another week long trip to our lake house. I checked the weather and Illinois is experiencing a heatwave compared to upper Wisconsin! Sadly we have heard that compared to past years there is very little wildlife due to the lack of food and cold […]
Above has been compared to Emma Donoghue’s Room and based on the subject matter I can see why. One could say what is original about that, its been done before. No it has not. Above is as fresh as the air that is above, but it is the darkness below that draws you in. Blythe’s […]
While reading The Grip of God I felt a nagging feeling in the back of my head, Sofia and her story reminds me of someone, but who? Last night it came to me, Cynthia Ann Parker. Strange I know but bear with me, (and yes I know Cynthia Ann was a real person) both were abducted […]
While I never announced it, I was away on another family vacation and returned on Friday. We drove to Jacksonville, Florida to visit my brother and his wife – always a good time, with great food, weather and awesome company how can you do wrong? My parents and I then headed on to Savanna with […]
Currently Reading: The Grip of God by Rebecca Hazell Reviewed: The Riddle of Sphinx Island by R.T. Raichev Road to Reckoning by Robert Lautner Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen When She Woke by Hillary Jordan The Secret of Raven Point by Jennifer Vanderbes Stuart Little by E.B. White Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Eclipse by […]
Drawing on years of research, Horan weaves little-known facts into a compelling narrative, vividly portraying the conflicts and struggles of a woman forced to choose between the roles of mother, wife, lover, and intellectual. Horan’s Mamah is a woman seeking to find her own place, her own creative calling in the world. Mamah’s is an […]