Kate Quinn’s body of work is filled with amazing portrayals of women and how they triumphed in unlikely circumstances. Her writing style blends human interest and history in a way that makes it so easy to connect with the characters. The Briar Club departs from the World War 2 era subjects I was used, and […]
Branching out from her smart new adult romances, Ali Hazelwood’s book, Bride is a paranormal romance that harks back to the vampire/werewolf craze of the 2000’s. As a huge fan of Vampires (sorry Were lovers), I was excited to read a fresh take on the subject. Misery Lark lives between worlds. Although she is a […]
My library reading queue is currently filled with holiday related stories. I’d like to think it was the universe knowing I needed a little Christmas in July, but it is probably just search algorithms trying to up the circulation of seasonal titles. Regardless of how it got there, I found myself reading One Last Gift […]
Ali Hazelwood is a genius when it comes to the Smart Romance genre. She doesn’t simply pay lip service to her subject, such as with a bio-physicist heroine that never actually does anything bio-physicist-y (yup, that is a word). The science she writes about is always an integral part of the story and the characters […]
When I pick up a stand-alone thriller/suspense novel, to some extent, I understand how the plot will unfold. I realize the ‘thrill’ part of thriller is in not knowing what is going to happen, however, if you read enough of them, they tend to unfold in a particular way. Regardless, I still enjoy the character […]
I think my most anticipated book every year is latest installment of the Veronica Speedwell series. I don’t hesitate to use my Audible credits to pre-order them, and spend the entire month before the release re-listening to the earlier installments. A Grave Robbery is book number nine in this fun, well-written series. I can hardly […]
I’m not entirely sure why I started reading A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. It is pretty far out of my preferred genre of books. It might have been after a discussion of books that use non-binary pronouns (they/them), but for whatever reason, I picked up A Psalm for the Wild Built, […]
I recently started backpacking after being away from the sport for almost 30 years. I did my first section of the Appalachian Trail last summer. I received a lot of advice and opinions on gear, routes, hiking strategies, etc. However, I can’t count the number of times I was asked if I’d read Wild. I […]
I love reading series that are already finished, so I don’t have to wait for new releases. I am sure many of you understand that rationale. When I accidently stumble upon a book that I later learn is the beginning of a new series, my solution is to buy subsequent releases and just save them […]
A Sinister Revenge is the eighth book in the Veronica Speedwell Mystery series by Deanna Raybourn, and begins about six months after the conclusion of the last installment. Stoker is off sulking in foreign lands when his brother, Tiberius, again approaches Veronica with an opportunity she can’t refuse. As it turns out, Tiberius has suspicions […]