What makes Long Way Back a great summer read: It's a good one to hit the open road for an adventure, whether it is something to read while you are on a road trip or traveling with the characters here on their experience. Either way, it will be one thrilling adventure What is going on… Continue reading Summer Reading: Long Way Back by Nicole Baart
Thrill for the Week: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
When The Push was released, I wanted to stand in a bookstore and hand it to everyone who came in and tell them they had to read it. It was a huge-selling book that needed no push to read. I feel the same about The Whispers, which releases on June 6, and I suspect it… Continue reading Thrill for the Week: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
What is going on between the covers During the war, American Josie Anderson and Frenchwoman Arlette LaRue became known as The Golden Doves by working as spies who gathered information on Nazi communications to send to Allied forces in London. They were caught and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Seven years after the war… Continue reading The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
Spring/Summer Reading: The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
What is going on between the covers Hiding from a past she doesn't understand, and trying to escape the pain from a tragedy, Irene finds herself at the beautiful but decaying hotel La Llorona. A place where a person can start off fresh, or anyone who wants to escape their life will find no better… Continue reading Spring/Summer Reading: The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
Spring/Summer Reading: Purely Escapist Books to Shake off the Winter Chill
Spring has finally arrived!! However, we have gone right into some hot summer weather. Yippee! But only for a short time. It will still be inviting weather to read outdoors. As always, I have a paper list of books, and I am going spring right into my list for summer reading to shake off that… Continue reading Spring/Summer Reading: Purely Escapist Books to Shake off the Winter Chill
Thrill for the week: Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah
In Kia Abdullah's latest, Those People Next Door, she gives something slightly different from her other books. She still has written a thought-provoking psychological thriller and courtroom drama with her trademark twist, but she adds more drama to the story while exploring class, race, aggression, community dynamics, and neighbors misbehaving, and the underbelly of a… Continue reading Thrill for the week: Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah