"Books may well be the only true magic." -Alice Hoffman
Synopsis "'Love is often hard, ignored, or hilarious (eventually),' writes Anne Lamott in Somehow. 'Love looks like you - to me and to a few others. And this is the hardest thing to believe.' In her twentieth book, Lamott explores the power of love in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront … Continue reading Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott
Hello everyone, I hope you all had a great April and start to spring. This month I read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen for the Rory Gilmore Book Club. It was also on my list for the Classics Club. I was very overdue for reading this classic and decided this was the year I … Continue reading A Pride and Prejudice Appreciation Post
Synopsis "A pretty, popular teenager never returned from her secret tryst in Skeleton Canyon. Perhaps it was youthful rage or savage passion that ripped the life from a child of privilege and abandoned her broken body to the cold Arizona night. Or maybe she stumbled onto something terrible, something too dangerous to know. Now dark … Continue reading Skeleton Canyon (Joanna Brady #5) by J.A. Jance
Photo by Jess Bailey Designs on Pexels.com Hello everyone! I can't believe it's already April. The spring holidays continue to fly by and the warmer temperatures we've been having in Arizona are reminding me that unfortunately (ha) summer is inching ever closer. I recently read a couple Harlequin Intrigue books for the first time and … Continue reading Harlequin Intrigue Mini Reviews
Synopsis "Clare Kendry is living on the edge. Light-skinned, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a racist white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past after deciding to "pass" as a white woman. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within … Continue reading Passing by Nella Larsen
Synopsis “One brilliant June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her. The Scarlet Letter was written almost two hundred years earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia's mother, Ivy, and their life inside the Community an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts … Continue reading The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is my first spin pick for The Classics Club being hosted by The Classics Club Blog. My first post about this reading challenge can be found here. It is also my pick for this month's Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge, being hosted by Jules at The Literary Lifestyle, the … Continue reading Classics Club: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Synopsis “A woman is cruelly cut down in a remote corner of Arizona, killed on her nineteenth wedding anniversary by a drunk motorist. A year later, the driver himself dies badly, and all suspicions point to the slain woman's still-grieving husband as his murderer. But the truth is rarely black and white in the long … Continue reading Dead to Rights (Joanna Brady #4) by J.A. Jance
Synopsis “When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek. In Bookshops & Bonedust, a prequel to Legends & Lattes, New York Times bestselling author Travis Baldree takes us on a journey of high fantasy, first loves, and second-hand books. … Continue reading Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Synopsis “Genetic genealogist Rowan Healy has made a name for herself by working with investigators to trace the family trees of violent criminals who have eluded justice for years. But the pressure of police cases left her burned-out, and she's shifted her focus to helping adoptees find their biological parents. Austin detective Jack Bruner has … Continue reading The Last Close Call by Laura Griffin
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