When I was ten I repeated 5th grade. We were moving and had severe health issues. My parents felt more comfortable having my brother (who was in 4th) and I at the same school, I have always looked young for my age, no one would know, it was a new beginning. That is how I […]
When I began Happily Ever After I immediately pegged Sadie as “the Bridget Jones type.” Single and middle-aged, she is sifting her way through life with back-handed humor and an obsession with word counts. The only difference is that Sadie has a head on her shoulders and a little more responsibility. Now picture Bridget in an […]
While I was reading Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter I felt like a foreign Bachelorette was being played in front of me, only with the Queen handing out the roses. It was clear that the bulk of this story would be about Mary’s love life and after being denied young love Queen Elizabeth feels it is her […]
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 […]
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 […]
I could easily slip into both Ali’s realm and it’s cast of characters smoothly and without confusion. In other words, I was able to catch up to speed without too much reiteration. Getting to know Ali’s wing persons was also a snap, B. Simpson, Sister Anselm, as well as Lance’s family were well-developed as was […]
When I began The Secret of Raven Point my first impression was that this is a novel of devotion. How far would you go for someone you love? It sounds a little sappy, like a Nicholas Sparks novel, the difference is that Juliet has grit. That trait is what carries The Secret of Raven Point. While […]
I originally read Road to Reckoning because I thought it would be interesting to read of the birth of the revolver, even if from a fictional standpoint. That portion of the novel was very interesting and caught my eye but it was the characters that drew me in. Even though told as an old man, […]
hydraulic fracturing: the forcing open of fissures in subterranean rocks by introducing liquid at high pressure, esp. to extract oil or gas. Fractures started out with so much potential but never came into fruition. We begin with the main character Frank talking about suicide running in his family and how he had struggled with it. Next […]
Flavia grows up just a little in each novel and in The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches it is evident that she has matured and felt like a parent dropping their child off for the first day of kindergarten. While some of the innocence is lost her skills in deduction have increased. This mystery series is […]