I’m having trouble starting new books, ones not in a series I already know, sometimes particularly ebooks. So I was worried because I just fall asleep at night when I do this kind of reading right away even if I want to read them. Happily, I was able to engage with A Curse of Beasts […]
At the end of life, hindsight really is 20/20. That’s the central premise of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Train. Wilbur has lived what looks like a successful life, but as he boards the Midnight Train in his eighties, he’s forced to confront a harder question. Did he live a full life?“ “Life can only be […]
After adoring her previous romantic comedy Modern Jane series retelling of Persuasion, I was geeked to dive right into Ruth Mitchell’s Tolerable, a contemporary Pride & Prejudice retelling. And, squee, Darcy is an almond grower from my home town of Sacto! Lettie, an event planner (and a few other hats including writer to […]
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Sunday, I slept well and had a fair start on […]
I love these standalone sorts of life stories Nora Roberts is writing. They feature strong women who face hardships or decisions and build cozy lives for themselves with their own tastes and needs. Once they have their own happiness, friends and place, they end up falling in love. Arden is a writer. In the beginning, […]
Surprisingly the job description for a demon and a junior employee at a start up firm have a lot in common. They both try to make cold calls and talk people out of something they might not want give up for the promise of something better. They both have demanding bosses and quotas to meet. […]
The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). I bought the box set of Flashpoint series from Rachel Grant. Since then, I have gotten the first 2 books in the series for free. These are in the romantic suspense genre. I enjoy the African settings, some […]
When a murder happens at the restaurant’s opening among the old French Resistance group, a malevolent psychic message given to her “messieurs” takes on a whole new ominous meaning for ex-pat, Tabitha Knight. Colleen Cambridge’s historical cozy mystery series set in post-WWII France featuring Cordon Bleu chef Julia Child as a detecting assistant continues to […]
I have not always been a fan of time travel but this author has two series where it is an element and I love them. A Rip Through Time series is where a modern day police detective ends up 150 years earlier. So the story is primarily set historically. I would read this story in order […]
Our Lady of Blades is a brutal, surprising new novel set in the world of Sébastien de Castell’s acclaimed Greatcoats series. Although it is technically the second book in the Court of Shadows series, it works perfectly as a standalone. Each installment explores different corners of the power vacuum left in Rijou after the king’s […]