Books that Came My Way in July 2016
I’ve been catching up on my reading this month, reading four adult books and five children’s books just this month. Not bad since I also have most of my house under construction and am living in complete disarray. Just when I think I can set aside some time to read, something comes up and my…
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: 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 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…
Read More Book Review: The Widow By Fiona Barton
THE WIDOW: A Novel By: Fiona Baron Published: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Berkley NAL Fiction/Mystery/Suspense Jean Taylor is the widow. She was the wife of Glen Taylor who happened to step off the curb right into a bus and was killed instantly. But that isn’t the story. The story is who Glen Taylor was before…
Read More Book Review: The Newsmakers By Lis Wiehl
THE NEWSMAKERS By: Lis Wiehl with Sebastian Stuart Published: January 19, 2016 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Fiction/Suspense Fans of Fox News know that Lis Wiehl doesn’t shy away from hard-hitting news and isn’t afraid to ask the questions the viewers want to hear the answers to. In THE NEWSMAKERS, she has created a reporter with the…
Read More Book Review: Secret Sisters By Jayne Ann Krentz
SECRET SISTERS By: Jayne Ann Krentz Published: December 8, 2015 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Romance/Mystery Jayne Ann Krentz has written over 50 New York Times Best-Selling novels and this is the first one that I have read. I don’t usually read the romance/suspense genre, but the synopsis intrigued me so I gave it a try. Madeline and…
Read More Books that Came My Way in November
November ended up being even busier than I expected. Of the 18 days school was in session, I subbed 12 of them. Then I also had other commitments on my free days and traveled a couple times as well. I had very little reading time over the last month and it has continually frustrated me.…
Read More Books that Came My Way in September
I have no business accepting all these great books for review. My schedule is beyond crazy and I went a whole week without even turning a page in a book because I subbed every day and had meetings and kids’ activities in the evening as well as a busy weekend. I have fallen behind on…
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