Jul 18
The lazy days of summer mingled with lingering pandemic social distancing means I have more time available for reading, and I’ve been taking advantage of it. This last week I finished two stories, both page turners, but only one left me hankering for more. Click on the images below to read each review, and find …
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Oct 10
REBEL by Beverly Jenkins grabs you from the first page and doesn’t let you go until the last … I understand why Ms. Jenkins–better known as Ms. Bev–is considered one of the best Romance authors in the industry. She layers in history and family, and friendship and romance, with the grace, richness, delicacy, and devotion, …
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Jul 03
I read Kate Quinn’s, The Alice Network, and loved it. I wish I could offer up the same delight for her latest, The Huntress. A time and POV weaving story, The Huntress features three protagonists and their separate lives/histories that collide in dramatic and near-fatal fashion. Ian Graham seeks justice. Nina Markova seeks revenge. Jordan …
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May 01
“… fast-paced and for the most-part, light-hearted and fun. But also touching and heartfelt. I enjoyed it so much, I immediately pre-ordered… “
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Apr 17
One of the things that draws me to Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander novels—besides the story—is story length. To put it plainly, the longer, the better. For me. Provided it’s a good story. By Gaslight, by Steven Price, is a good story. But not for everyone. I enjoyed it. Enjoyed the opaque Victorian atmosphere. The unusual quotes-free …
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Apr 10
I always enjoy Lee Child’s Reacher novels. Hubs and I often listen to them while on the road. Eight hours of driving flies by when you’re fighting your way across the USA, or in the case of The Hard Way, the USA and England. I particularly enjoyed the theme of this story, and the way …
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Mar 20
“The story started strong – childbirth is always exciting at any time, but in the midst of a war and in extreme poverty and on the sofa in the middle of…”
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Jun 01
I’m a die-hard in-the-pulp book reader. Not that I haven’t downloaded books to the Kindle app on my tablet to read. I have. And sadly, have yet to read any of them, as a scroll through my purchases/downloads informs me. I logged on to Amazon to leave a review of the book I read this …
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