Lynn’s Review: The Book of Speculation is dual narrative, part of the story taking place today, and part of the story taking place in the late 18th Century. The two stories are bound together by a book of family history. The current story line concerns Simon, a librarian who has received an odd book. […]
Lynn’s Review: Vengeance Road is not your average western genre romance. It’s an actual capital “w” Western. With a girl as the lead character. We meet Kate Thompson in a saloon. She’s on a literal vengeance road, searching for the murderous gang who killed her pa. But, the thing is, she’s disguised herself as […]
Lynn’s Review: I picked up The Ring and the Crown as a free audio download from Audio Sync over the summer. And I really didn’t read the description first. Or if I did, I didn’t remember reading it when I decided to start listening to the audio book. And I had some serious misconceptions […]
Julie’s Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Out of the Easy. I loved the way it was written and the overall tone of the book. It was so well researched and I felt like I was really there in 1950s Nawlins hanging out in the Quarter and seeing all the goings on. I really enjoyed the way […]
Lynn’s Review: There have been numerous books (both fiction and non-fiction) and movies about Queen Elizabeth I. The Tournament takes a unique perspective by positing a story from Bess’s little known youth. In The Tournament, Bess, her tutor Roger Ascham and his colleague Gilbert Giles travel to Constantinople to the Sweet 16 of chess […]
Lynn’s Review: It really shouldn’t take reading through 60% of a book for something, anything, to happen. With the plot. Or the characters. And 90% of the book for me to actually care what is happening. I think this book is a good example of why most readers do not enjoy the romance genre, […]
Julie’s Review: I’m not really sure what to make of All The Truth That’s In Me. I definitely did not find it “riveting” as the audiobook cover quote says, and based on the other reviews I see on Goodreads, it might just be me. The narrator did a good job, and the writing was very […]
Rose’s Review: So hopefully this is the last time I have to blame my pos Samsung Galaxy S4 for being the absolutely worst phone on the face of the planet!!!! I mean, in a review at least….for a while… But yes, sadly, I made several notes for my review and after listening for 55 plus […]
Julie’s Review A White Room is a Gothic historical story that touches on topics of depression and mental illness as well assisted suicide and abortion. It starts out with an arranged marriage requested by our girl Emeline to help her Mother and sisters out after her father’s death. Upon their marriage, John […]
Julie’s Review Grave Mercy was a really great concept to me. I mean, it starts out with the main character Ismae is mistreated by her “father” because her true father is Death (St. Mortain). Ismae is forced into a marriage and her new husband shows signs that he will abuse her, […]