My first though when constructing this review was that I read two books back to back that have almost identical covers. (See Exile for Dreamers by Kathleen Baldwin) I think I have a type. I would probably believe that more if I picked books for my TBR list based off of their covers, but I do … Continue reading A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain
Alright, so I read the first book in this series way back before I started this blog, and I LOVED it! So much so that I specifically requested that my local library buy the second and third books in the series since they only had the first. Well, lo and behold, a couple of days … Continue reading Exile for Dreamers by Kathleen Baldwin
Well, this was definitely an interesting read for me. This book came up in my RBTW book club for the month of May. And while it was an interesting read, I really struggled with this book for two reasons: (1) I have a hard time following stream-of-consciousness writing, especially when it doesn't follow logical thought, … Continue reading Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
Okay, so I've mentioned before how I'll just purchase anything that's $3.00 or less (based off of those Goodreads Deals e-mails that I get) on the Kindle as long as the synopsis sounds fairly interesting. The problem with the inexpensive books is they tend to not be that great story-wise. The only real exception to … Continue reading Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
I love stories that transport you in to the world of the characters; this being one of them. Nymia (Nym for short) is an extremely likable, relatable character, aside from the fact of course that she is a slave who has been sold to numerous owners and she can make it storm using her mind/body. … Continue reading Storm Siren by Mary Weber
How do you rate a book that is someone's memoir? And what does your rating say? Well, I'm not sure how you guys do it, but for me, I base my rating solely on how engaged I was with the author's story. If I give it a low rating, does that mean that I think … Continue reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Wow, I really loved this book. Melanie Gideon does an excellent job of capturing the real struggles of, not just a marriage with children involved, but marriage in and of itself. Alice Buckle, our main character, was totally relatable, at least to me, other than the fact that she is a creative person as sadly, … Continue reading Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
I have to say, I couldn't really get in to this story. I don't know if that is because it's marketed as YA and I'm nearing 30 (shhh), or if it was just lackluster storytelling. I really liked the premise of this story, you know, people that are born at exactly midnight have the ability … Continue reading The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
Four star rating for this one! Wow, this story had me engaged from the beginning all the way until the end. There is nothing I love more than a strong female lead, and Anne Frasier certainly delivered. The story starts with Jude Fontaine escaping from her captor after being held for three years. But it's not … Continue reading The Body Reader by Anne Frasier
For my first review I decided on this one because it came up in my regular book club that I do with my friends, Reading Between the Wines (RBW). I will admit that this type of story is not my usual cup of tea (anything having to do with religion tends to scare me off … Continue reading The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
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