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Standing Still by Kelly Simmons
In Standing Still by Kelly Simmons, Claire trades in the life of a journalist for that of a stay-at-home mom. Late one night Claire hears a noise on the roof, goes upstairs and discovers an intruder in her daughters room trying to abduct her. Cla...
The Next Thing On My List by Jill Smolinksi (Come Share Your Life List!)
In The Next Thing On My List by Jill Smolinksi June Parker attends a Weight Watchers meeting that will change her life – but not how you would think. She gives a ride home to Marissa whom she’s only met for the first time that night. ...
Haunting Bombay by Shilpa Agarwal
In Haunting Bombay by Shilpa Agarwal, the home of thirteen-year-old Pinky is full of secrets. Having lost her mother in infancy and given up by her father, Pinky lives with her aunt and uncle and three boy cousins in Bombay, in what used to be a be...
Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas
I have been wanting to read a Sandra Dallas novel for a long time given the fact that a dozen of you have recommended her to me. And now I’ve had a chance to read her newest book, Prayers for Sale and, wow, what a talented author. It’...
A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman
A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman is a story of women, servitude, love and betrayal, desire, class, prejudice, fate, tragedy, the human spirit and how entire families can change course with just one decision. Two stories are told in this book. One...
Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey
I was drawn to Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey for the cover alone. I just love how African it feels. Wife of the Gods is a whodunit murder mystery and in full honesty if the book wasn’t set in Africa w...
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows – Review and Giveaway
I have only heard great things about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows and have been wanting to read it for some time. In all honesty, I must admit that it didn’t grab me right away. It ...
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross Review (And How You Can Be Flown Out to the Movie Premiere!)
I’m really happy that my face-to-face book club chose to read Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross this past month otherwise I’m sure I would have read it later rather than sooner and it’s a book that I’m thrilled to add to my li...
The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale (and Shannon Singing . . . Karaoke?!)
“It’s not what I expected.” That’s the first response I keep hearing from readers of the actor and the housewife. I wondered if the title or jacket was misleading, or the jacket text. Or all. They may be. But as I’ve lis...
The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine
The Blue Notebook, James A. Levine ’s debut novel, is about child prostitution in India. It’s a book that I knew going into would be an emotionally hard and difficult read and I wasn’t wrong. It’s haunting. It’s...
Losing Kei by Suzanne Kamata
Suzanne Kamata, the author of Losing Kei has written a book that I kept forgetting was fiction while I was reading it. A couple of times I had to stop myself and remind myself that I was not reading a memoir. I can’t remember this happening...
The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris
The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris is a different type of reading for me than what I am normally used to. While it takes place in Africa (and I’m all over books sets in Africa), it’s more of a mystery thriller, a genre that I usually avoi...
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker is an amazing debut novel. I was struck immediately with the gorgeous cover. It’s covers like this that make me want to pick up a book immediately. And then I started reading fantastic ...
Down to a Sunless Sea by Mathias B. Freese
Down to a Sunless Sea by Mathias B. Freese is a collection of short stories that has been languishing in my book pile for far too long and I was determined to read it during Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon. I have heard a lot of mixed reviews for...
The Mechanics of Falling and Other Stories by Catherine Brady
The Mechanics of Falling and Other Stories by Catherine Brady is a collection of eleven short stories set mainly in the San Francisco area and are an intimate portrayal of the characters relationships with each other and how those relationships are t...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
Finally! I was so disheartened when I was number 250 something on hold at the library for The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney. At that rate it would be months before my turn. That goes to show you how popular The Diary of a ...
The 13th Reality: The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner
The 13th Reality: The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner is the sequel to The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters. I’ve talked about James a bunch here on my blog when I reviewed The Journal of Curious Letters and interviewed ...
An Ant’s Day Off by Bonny Becker, Illustrated by Nina Laden
Ah, to be an ant. To be an ant who never gets a day off. To be an ant who as never even seen the sun. “Never stop. Never tarry. An ant who wastes time will never marry,” are words that Bart, the sand ant, has heard every day of ...
