Book Review and Giveaway: Once Upon a Wine By Beth Kendrick
ONCE UPON A WINE By: Beth Kendrick Published: July 26, 2016 Publisher: NAL Fiction Beth Kendrick has created a series of books all set in the same Delaware community of Black Dog Bay, where women go to recuperate after jilted relationships, broken marriages, or in this case, to buy a winery. Ginger has decided to…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Two Books from Carole P. Roman
CAN A PRINCESS BE A FIREFIGHTER? By: Carole P. Roman Illustrated by: Mateya Arkova Published: March 25, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Fiction Two sweet girls ask their father if they can still be a princess no matter what else they decide to be. As he looks down at them he reassures them that…
Read More Book Review: Modern Girls By Jennifer S. Brown
MODERN GIRLS A Novel By: Jennifer S. Brown Published: April 5, 2016 Publisher: NAL Historical Fiction/Women’s Fiction I have read many books set during this turbulent time in our history, but nothing that has tackled the delicate subject of unexpected pregnancies in a mother AND a daughter. The setting is 1935, New York City. The…
Read More Book Review: Gracie’s Song By Michelle Schlicher
GRACIE’S SONG By: Michelle Schlicher Published: March 7, 2016 Publisher: Michelle Schlicher Fiction/Women’s Fiction I love finding out about Iowa authors and sharing their books with my readers. Michelle Schlicher lives near Des Moines and has written her second fiction novel which she says fits in the category of Contemporary Romance. I’d have to disagree…
Read More Book Review: Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf
MISSING PIECES By: Heather Gudenkauf Published: February 2, 2016 Publisher: MIRA Fiction/Mystery/Suspense Heather Gudenkauf is an Iowa author and sets her mysteries in small towns across Iowa. In her newest mystery, Sarah and Jack return to Penny Gate, Iowa from their home in Colorado. Jack’s aunt, Julia, has had a fall and is now in…
Read More Book Review: Cascadia By H.W. “Buzz” Bernard
CASCADIA By: H.W. “Buzz” Bernard Published: July 11, 2016 Publisher: Bell Bridge Books Fiction/Suspense Buzz Bernard holds a special spot in my book-loving heart. His first book was one of the first books I read for the purpose of giving a review. You can see my review of EYEWALL, HERE. I was interested in it because…
Read More Book Review: I Let You Go By Clare Mackintosh
I LET YOU GO A Novel By: Clare Mackintosh Published: May 3, 2016 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Mystery/Suspense This is the newest in the list of thrillers with an “unreliable narrator” and a gripping story that will keep you turning the pages to find out what REALLY happened. Jenna Gray is walking home with her son when…
Read More Books that Came My Way in June 2016
Starting this week, I can finally see what I was hoping my Summer would look like. My days are no longer jam-packed with meetings or places I need to be. I started the summer traveling to Canada with our high school band, then after we returned I had a lot to catch up on at…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The Great Carp Escape By Irish Beth Maddock
THE GREAT CARP ESCAPE By: Irish Beth Maddock Illustrated by: Lucent Ouano Published: January 13, 2015 Publisher: Word Alive Press Beth and Paul are siblings that live near a lake. They love spending their summers playing in the sand and swimming in the lake. One day they come across a dead carp on the beach…
Read More Books that Came My Way in May 2016
I wasn’t expecting May to be as busy as it turned out to be. Out of twenty days that we had school, I subbed fourteen of those days, when at the end of April I was only scheduled for five. The end of the school year is also busy with concerts, track meets, banquets, and…
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