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My review for Champagne for Breakfast by Maggie Christensen
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Turn Of the Key – Ruth Ware – 3.5***
My niece loves Ware’s thrillers, so I thought I’d give the author a go. Written in an epistolary style, the book opens with the main character in prison and her desperate letter to a solicitor asking for help. Her letter continues outlining all that happened – how she stumbled upon the job opening and began the position. And how quickly things began going wrong. There are twists and turns and unexplained happenings. In no time at all, Rowan is a sleep-deprived mess. I will say this for Ware, she kept me turning pages and second-guessing, even if I didn’t quite empathize with Rowan. As a suspense thriller it was better than most. I can certainly see why my niece is such a fan.
My full review HERE
Christine - I really enjoyed Her Husband’s Secret. Have you also read Big Little Lies?
I recently read Summer of '69 By Elin HiderbrandNext I read The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben
Finally I read Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Now I am about to begin In the Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear which is the 13th book in the Maisie Dobbs series,
Nancy from NJ I’m glad that enjoyed that book called The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty and Nancy from NJ I never read that book called Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and Nancy from NJ I’m dying to read that book called The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben and Sharon I read that book called A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
The Children’s Blizzard – David Laskin – 4****
On January 12, 1888 a massive cold front brought plummeting temperatures, gale-force winds, and blinding snow to the northern plains. The blizzard caught the people on the prairies totally unaware and unprepared. Children left for school on a bright, sunny, mild day and found themselves either trapped in their school houses or struggling to find their way home in the blinding snow and plummeting temperatures. Hundreds of them died. It’s a gripping tale and told masterfully.
My full review HERE
Change of Books. I suddenly realized that to read the Maisie Dobbs series in order( I am a stickler for reading in order ) I needed to read two books before In This Grave Hour. So, I am going to begin Leaving Everything Most Loved this morning.
Nancy from NJ I sometimes change books too so your not the only one
Today I finished
Up from Slavery By:Booker T. Washington 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Currently reading
Ethan Frome By:Edith WhartonI adored
The Age of Innocence By:Edith WhartonAlso reading a guilty pleasure
Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen By:Serena Valentino
Indianapolis – Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic – 5*****
The subtitle is all the synopsis anyone needs: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man. The authors did extensive research, including interviews with survivors and their families. The result is a detailed, thorough and still intimately personal story.
My full review HERE
I just finished reading
.This was a lovely read. Pascale Frey, a French journalist loves reading classics. She wrote a condense of 20 french classics and sent them to Soledad Bravi, an artist who writes comic books, and doesn't really like classics. The artist used the condense of each story to put it in 16 pictures (some like Gone with the wind had 32 pictures or Les Miserables 48 pictures). She keeps to the scenario of the novel in her pictures, but the contemporary words she puts in the mouth of the characters are hilarious.
A very nice way to spend a couple of hours smiling during COVID-19 confinement...
My full review in French is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paris By the Book – Liam Callanan – 3***
I wanted to love this book. The author is from my home town, the beginning of the book is set in Milwaukee, and then the action moves to a city I love, Paris France. Plus, it’s a book about books. But … While the book has a great premise, some marvelously atmospheric scenes highlighting Paris, and includes MANY book references, it didn’t live up to my expectations.
My full review HERE
A Good Yarn – Debbie Macomber – 3***
This is book two in the Blossom Street series, featuring Lydia Hoffman and the people who come to her Seattle yarn store for knitting classes. The reader follows the ensemble cast through ups and downs, financial hardship, and business success, failed marriages and new love. Enjoyable, mind-candy comfort reads.
My full review HERE
A True Cowboy Christmas – Caitlin Crews – 3***
I was surprised by how entertaining I found this, despite some totally ridiculous dialogue. I thought the miscommunication between Abby and Gray was belabored. Would have liked to see a more gradual coming-to-agreement, meeting-of-the-minds story arc rather than the abrupt “Come to Jesus (i.e. Christmas)” turnaround. But hey, it’s a cowboy Christmas romance, so it’s okay. And I did like looking at that cover ….
My full review HERE
News Of the World – Paulette Jiles – 4****
I loved this tale of an elderly widower who agrees to transport a 10-year-old girl who’s been held captive by a Kiowa tribe for about 5 years back to her relatives. The ways they support one another when facing various dangers and come to simply enjoy one another when things are going smoothly, paint a picture of love. There are some scenes that are quite comical, many that are tender, and quite a few that had me on the edge of my seat.
My full review HERE
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It was a wonderful book. I laughed and cried while reading and I did not want to finish it, I wanted to hang on to it.
My (long) review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...