This was a good, quiet Contemporary Fiction about a woman who suffers a great loss and must come to turns with what she wants to do with her life.
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This was a fantastic second book in this YAFantasy series. This book definitely does not suffer from the notorious “second book slump” and there is little to no “filler” that is typically stuffed into second books.
Continue reading “The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2) by Roshani Chokshi”
This is an entertaining, funny romp through the apocalypse with S.T., a fowl-mouthed crow, and his owner’s trusty dim-witted dog, Dennis.
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This is a satisfying ending to an exciting fantasy series.
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This is an entertaining historical fiction that imagines the events between Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in the years before they married.
Continue reading “Before the Crown by Flora Harding”
This was an interesting collection of essays about things a “woman of a certain age” has to deal with every day. Often discarded by society and invisible to anyone over 25, women over 50 are often times lumped together as “old ladies” that are irrelevant and who can no longer contribute to society. Being one of these “old ladies”, I found a lot of truths in several of the author’s essays, whether I want to admit it or not.
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This is another wonderful book by one of my favorite authors. Backman carefully crafts a story that at first seems random, but slowly the people and events weave together into one beautiful tapestry.
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I loved the first book and was very excited when the sequel came out, but this one was not as captivating. It’s well-written but it didn’t grab my attention as much as the first book and I didn’t like the story as much.
Continue reading “A Beautifully Foolish Endeaver (The Carls #2) by Hank Green”
I absolutely loved this book! It is so sweet and life affirming-I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend you read it.
Eudora Honeysett is 85 years old and is done with life. She wants to leave on her own terms and sets a plan in motion to do just that. Of course, when we make plans, God laughs… Enter 10 year-old Rose Trewidney.
Continue reading “The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons”
