Tag: book review
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Book Review: The Strange Courtship of Kathleen O’Dwyer by Robert Temple
It’s been so long since I’ve read a western that I’d forgotten how exciting they can be. Even though I haven’t read a bunch of books in this genre, I’ve never read one with a female protagonist. For this reason, I was particularly curious…
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Book Review: Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
I was super excited about this one. The synopsis drew me in, the cover is gorgeous, the setting is fantastic, the premise is promising… but I found myself utterly bored and impatient to finish…
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Book Review: Other Worlds Were Possible by Joss Sheldon
I love thought-provoking works of literary fiction, especially when it pulls me out of my comfort zone. Eloquently written, Other Worlds Were Possible poses many questions about society as we know it today…
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Book Review: The Christmas Star by Robert Tate Miller
Though this book wasn’t entirely what I had anticipated it to be, it was a touching, emotional, and inspiring Christmas read…
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Book Review: Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
Romances are such a hit-or-miss for me. I’m very happy to say that this one was a hit! A hit, and a fantastic way to kick off my Christmas reading…
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Book Review: End of Days by James L. Swanson
I didn’t intentionally read this book so close to the anniversary of JFK’s assassination, but in doing so, the story hit deeper given the way it’s written…
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Book Review: A Christmas Puzzle by Jessica Baker
What a lovely Christmas surprise this was! Picking up after Book 3, we follow Thea and her family at Christmastime… but it isn’t all merriment for Thea…
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Book Review: The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood
There are a lot of appealing subjects in this book for me: WWII, Paris, and a bookshop. Needless to say, I was instantly drawn in by the cover and title…
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Book Review: We Are the Light by Matthew Quick
I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this. I loved the notion of a book that included the presence of guardian angels, so I took the chance…
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Book Review: The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood
Of all of the Greek mythology retellings, The Shadow of Perseus has been my favorite. I am inexplicably drawn to these stories even though they make me realize how little I actually know of their origins…