2.5 disco balls
Published: October 26, 2017 by Bookouture
Purchase: Kindle version on Amazon is $2.99
As I have mentioned before, a book cover – like a wine label – can sway me to check a book out. This was the case in my selection of A Cosy Candlelit Christmas by Tilly Tennant. Super cute cover that brings all the holiday feels. Read More »
5 disco balls
Published: August 11, 2017 by Hogarth Press
Category: Historial Fiction, LGBT
Do not let my next statement stop you from reading the rest of this review. Promise? Ok, good. Now that we have an understanding what I say next will not scare you so I am just going to say it: the hardcover is 582 pages. Please do not make that deter you (you promised, remember). This book is glorious. Really, it is. It is my favorite of the year.Read More »
1.5 disco balls
Published: June 2, 2016 by Mulholland Books
The additional .5 disco ball was because I actually finished it
Yikes. Reading this was like going to the dentist: Painful. Just opening my kindle to keep reading was like pulling teeth. I questioned categorizing it as a DNF (do not finish) more than a few times, but since I got it from NetGalley I felt like I needed to try and finish: it took me a week. A week of reading I cannot get back.Read More »
Round II of Fun Fact Friday is here, with a book review spun in there (I tried!):
In real life I work in Human Resources…
and my name is not Linda!
5 disco balls
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Published: February 28, 2017 by Balzer + Bray
Purchase: Amazon or BOTM add on hardcover for $9.99
Goodreads Choice 2017 winner for both Debut Goodreads Author & YA Fiction
2017 National Book Award Longlist, Young People’s Literature
A. MUST. READ. I repeat, A. MUST. READ. You’re welcome.Read More »
If you find yourself on a historical fiction reading kick, try these two books:
5 disco balls, each
Both are set in Paris during WWII and alternate between the viewpoints of the two main characters. One tells the story of two children, a blind French girl and a German boy turned solider, who in alternate times would probably not have crossed paths, but their story intersects at an important juncture. Another is the tale of two sisters who after the German invasion in Paris find themselves fighting the resistance in their own ways at the expense of their relationship. Read More »
First off, author James J. Cudney is super passionate about his fans and their feedback of his book. I happened upon Watching Glass Shatter in my goodreads feed and followed the author on social media – here I found him to be personable, relatable and utterly humble.
Watching Glass Shatter could be the start of a new soap opera: move over General Hospital, Young & the Restless, Days of Our Lives…there is a new game in town. I’m calling it: The Glass House. Matriarch Olivia Glass would certainly give Erica Kane a run for her $$Read More »
Since we are getting to know each other I thought I would share a few fun facts about myself over the next several weeks. Here’s my first:
I am a sucker for sugary sweet romance stories. ❤Read More »
2 disco balls
Published: October 10, 2017 by Simon & Schuster Audio
Purchase: Amazon Audible eligible
BOTM: you can get the hardcover as a $9.99 add on
I listened to the audiobook rather than reading and did not like it at all. If you ask me the story was all over the place and utterly depressing.Read More »
3 disco balls
Published date: May 2, 2017
Purchase: Amazon Audible eligible
BOTM: you can get the hardcover as a $9.99 add on
This is my book club’s December read. I am looking forward to next week’s meeting with my fellow book nerds as I have a lot to discuss! For a sneak peak on my rants/comments, read more!Read More »
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