Book Review: The Life List By Lori Nelson Spielman
THE LIFE LIST By: Lori Nelson Spielman Published: July 2, 2013 Publisher: Bantam Fiction When I was 39 I created a “bucket list” of forty items that I wanted to complete by the time I turned forty. The things I wanted to accomplish at forty are much different than the things I would have dreamed…
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PAPERBOY By: Vince Vawter Published: May 14, 2013 Publisher: Delacorte Books Fiction – Middle Grade/YA I was drawn to this story because it tells of a young boy and his struggles with stuttering. Both of our teenage boys stutter. The author himself stuttered as a child and wrote this story from his childhood experiences growing…
Read More Book Review: Raspberries and Vinegar By Valerie Comer
RASPBERRIES AND VINEGAR A Farm Fresh Romance #1 By: Valerie Comer Published: August 1, 2013/ July 29, 2014 2nd edition Publisher: GreenWords Media Fiction/Christian/Romance After reading and reviewing the book GROUNDED by Angela Correll, the author approached me to read her book based on similar settings. See my review of GROUNDED, HERE. RASPBERRIES AND VINEGAR,…
Read More Book Review: Three Good Things By Wendy Francis
THREE GOOD THINGS: A Novel By: Wendy Francis Published: January 1, 2013 Publisher: Simon and Schuster Fiction This book has all the pieces that I love in a story: sisters, a bakery, great quotes, and a bit of romance. Ellen raised her younger sister, Lanie, after their mom died. They are now adults and as…
Read More Book Review: Little Mercies By Heather Gudenkauf
LITTLE MERCIES By: Heather Gudenkauf Published: July 1, 2014 Publisher: Harlequin MIRA Fiction In Gudenkauf’s latest novel, moms everywhere won’t be able to forget this story, ripped right from today’s headlines. Gudenkauf, I’m sure, had no idea how timely her novel would be. Gudenkauf is an Iowan and sets her books around the people and…
Read More Book Review: The Fever Tree By Jennifer McVeigh
THE FEVER TREE: A Novel By: Jennifer McVeigh Published: April 4, 2013 February 4, 2014 reprint Publisher: Berkley Trade Paperback/Penguin Group Fiction Debut author, Jennifer McVeigh has traveled across Africa, free-camping in desolate, as well as, beautiful areas of the country. Her love for Africa shows through in her story of Frances Irvine, the small…
Read More Book Spotlight: Flight of the Sparrow By Amy Belding Brown
FLIGHT OF THE SPARROW A Novel of Early America By: Amy Belding Brown Published: July 1, 2014 Publisher: NAL Trade – Penguin Group Fiction/Historical Fiction Sadly, I can’t get to every single book I want to read. But, there are some books that sound so intriguing that I want to tell you about them right…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The Crew Goes Coconuts By Carole P Roman
THE CREW GOES COCONUTS A Captain No Beard Story Volume 6 By: Carole P Roman Published: May 15, 2014 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform This is my first Captain No Beard story and I am “Hooked”. These are highly engaging, funny, and well-written stories featuring a wonderful child’s imagination. Each story has a message and…
Read More Book Review: Don’t Go By Lisa Scottoline
DON’T GO By: Lisa Scottoline Published: April 1, 2013 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Fiction Dr. Mike Scanlon, an orthopedist, is overseas serving his country in Afghanistan. Back home his wife, Chloe, and seven-month-old daughter, Emily, are trying to survive without him. In just a month, his tour will be over and he will be home…
Read More Book Review: Grand Central – Original Stories of Post War Love and Reunion
GRAND CENTRAL Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion By: Melanie Benjamin, Jenna Blum, Amanda Hodgkinson, Pam Jenoff, Sarah Jio, Sarah McCoy, Kristina McMorris, Alyson Richman, Erika Robuck, and Karen White Published: July 1, 2014 Publisher: Berkley Trade – Penguin Group Fiction/Short Stories/Historical Fiction Last year Grand Central Station turned 100 years old. This drew…
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