You may have missed my blog posts? #reading #writing Click To Tweet Maybe you didn’t notice but I’ve been offline for a little while. What have I been doing? Reading and writing. I am working on revisions on my work-in-progress and I’ve been reading. Recently I finished two very different books but both worth a […]
#MyBookReview Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
I am often skeptical of books that have thousands of reviews and still have over four stars. So, this book languished on my e-reader for months. I finally read the sample, and I was hooked. The story is riveting and quite disturbing #mybookreview @LisaWingate Click To Tweet Taking her cue from history, Lisa Wingate tells […]
#MyBookReview Patron Saints of Liars by Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett fans have probably already read this amazing book. It was Ms. Patchett’s first novel. I can’t believe that because it is so polished and well-done. I am not a full-fledged Ann Patchett fan because I found Commonwealth tedious at best and I only modestly enjoyed State of Wonder. But I loved Bel Canto […]
What She Ate #MyBookReview 5 Stars for this Winner
What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women. The Food Tells Their Stories by Laura Sapiro is a biographical account of six woman and what they did or did not eat. The author contends that most biography is more interested in what a woman does in the bedroom versus what she does in the kitchen. Yet, most […]
OMG! What a Book. #MyReview Lilac Girls #MustRead
Okay, so I know I’ve given a number of books 5 stars, and I don’t really do that lightly. But, Lilac Girls should get 10! I haven’t read as good a book in a very long time. IMO it deserves the #Pulitzer @marthahallkelly #MustRead #amreading Click To Tweet It was much better than All the Light […]
#MyBookReview–Britt-Marie Was Here 5 Stars!
After I read A Man Called Ove, I decided to find another book by Fredrik Backman @Backmanland #mybookreview Click To Tweet Reading the reviews of his latest works, I selected Britt-Marie Was Here with trepidation. Some of the reviewers complained that it didn’t match Ove; Others liked it even more. Being a savvy buyer, I decided […]
#MyReview The German Girl by Aramdo Lucas Correa
If you enjoy books written about World War II and the persecution of the Jews, you will devour this book #myreview Click To Tweet It’s based on an historical fact that should embarrass us all. The ship, St. Louis, sailed from Germany in 1939 full of German/Jewish families looking for sanctuary from the tyranny at […]
#MyBookReview A Gentleman in Moscow–5 Stars
By the author of Rules of Civility comes A Gentleman in Moscow. Once again Amor Towles (@AmorTowles) writes with wit and skill to produce a book very much worth reading. If you loved Rules of Civility, you’ll gobble up A Gentleman in Moscow. It’s the story of a Count, (Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov) who returns […]
#MyBookReview 5 Stars!!! A Man Called Ove
Every once in a while you read a book that really floors you #amreading Click To Tweet It evokes every emotion, laughter, anger, frustration and tears. The story may not grab you like a thriller, but the book is one you’ll tell all your friends about. It’s one you’ll think about and never want to […]
My Favorite Books of 2016
This year I read a number of books that are worth mentioning #amreading #2016 Click To Tweet Readers love to learn what other readers enjoy. Recommendations about books are the best ways to find new reading material. I not only spend a good bit of my time writing, but I also spend time reading. I […]
