I don’t consider myself a mystery reader, but every time I pick one up I end up enjoying it. Such was the case with The Affliction, which hovers in the cozy mystery category, although I’m not sure it really fits that mold. Maggie finds herself, in the course of helping a failing private school, […]
Category: fiction
Goodnight From London by Jennifer Robson
Without romanticizing the horrors of war, Goodnight From London painted a compelling picture of what it meant to make your home in a country at war as well as describing how the blitz impacted the day to day lives of everyone in England. When Ruby arrives in the UK, America is not a part of […]
The Spice Box Letters By Eve Makis
When I heard that The Spice Box Letters had a plot involving the Armenian Genocide, I had to read it immediately. My great grandfather was a witness to the genocide and his involvement in relief efforts has always been a part of my family’s collective history. The Spice Box Letters really took me inside […]
Blog Tour: Reliquary
Welcome to my stop in the blog tour for Reliquary by Sarah Fine. After you’ve read my thoughts, don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a finished copy and check out the other stops on the tour! As every urban fantasy story begins, we have Mattie, who is understandably in love with […]
Maybe In Another Life By Taylor Jenkins Reid
The idea of fate is so fascinating to me and Maybe In Another Life really prods at the thought that I think everyone has, the thought of what if? Do small decisions impact the big things in our own life? Hannah is kind of a mess and still hasn’t quite found her place in the […]
We Never Asked For Wings By Vanessa Diffenbaugh
I have been waiting forever, it seems, for a second book from Vanessa Diffenbaugh. The Language of Flowers sticks in my mind to this day, so I was eager to start reading We Never Asked For Wings. Once again, Vanessa Diffenbaugh has created a family that is flawed and struggling, and I was captivated by […]
The Thunder of Giants By Joel Fishbane
I love books that combine historical facts with fiction, and The Thunder of Giants was such an unusual story, that I couldn’t pass it up. In alternating stores, we read about two “giants” Anna and Andorra, both over seven feet tall, who lived in different centuries. Their lives had many similarities, however. I think I […]
Hotel Moscow By Talia Carner
Based loosely on the author’s own experiences, Hotel Moscow paints a very interesting, but somewhat terrifying, portrait of a country undergoing violent and profound change. Right away, Brooke learns that being an American will not protect her in a country that seems to be without laws or governance. The dangerous experiences continue as she faces […]
Mist Of Midnight By Sandra Byrd
With a Gothic style mystery, a handsome Hussar, and a mysterious imposter, Mist of Midnight was a book I was very interested in reading. Rebecca returned form India reluctantly after the tragic death of her family and feels very much like a fish out of water. Like many repatriated citizens, the manners and social rules […]
The Bookseller By Cynthia Swanson
The Bookseller is being compared to Sliding Doors, and it definitely had that feel to it. In one life, Kitty owns a small, barely successful book store with her best friend. Both ladies are unmarried and happy in their quiet lives. When Kitty sleeps, she enters a very real dream world where she is […]