Tag: reading
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Book Review: The Secret Pianist by Andie Newton
I read A Child for the Reich last year and I appreciate this author’s use of lesser-discussed nuances of the WWII time period. In The Secret Pianist, the use of carrier pigeons is one of the main focuses in correlation to Resistance work which I found intriguing…
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Book Review: After the Worst Thing Happens by Audrey Vernick
After losing her beloved dog, Maybe, Army isn’t sure how to go on in this ‘new normal’. What makes everything worse is that she knows the accident could have been avoided and that she only has herself to blame…
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Book Review: The Echo from Dealey Plaza by Abraham Bolden
I’ve heard Abraham Bolden mentioned in a couple of books I’ve read about JFK (one of them even recommended this book which is where I learned of the title). Now that I’ve finally read it, I wonder even more why this man isn’t widely discussed (aside from certain reasons that can be assumed by many)…
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Book Review: California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
One glance at this book and I was sold on the summer vibes. The vibes delivered. As for the story itself, I was left with mixed feelings…
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Book Review: The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict
I’m always excited to see which female in history Marie Benedict decides to write about. This time around, she’s writing about a group of women, namely Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh, and Emma Orczy…
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Book Review: The Mythmakers by John Hendrix
I’m more familiar with C.S. Lewis than Tolkien but I never realized that the two of them were friends until I saw this book. I was immediately intrigued…
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Book Review: Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
It’s been a while since a prologue gripped me as much as the beginning of Husbands & Lovers. 10/10 hook for sure. Had this book solely followed the modern storyline I think this could have been a five-star read…
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Book Review: Only if You’re Lucky by Stacey Willingham
Stacey Willingham is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Normally I struggle to connect with characters this age and in this setting, but I was absolutely absorbed into this story…
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Book Review: The Well-Read Life by Marcie Stokman & Colleen Hutt
When life gets busy, reading tends to be one of the first things people give up. ‘Well-Read Mom’ founders Marcie Stokman and Colleen Hutt discuss the importance of reading and why it should be among our top priorities. What’s more, they discuss the impact of taking the time to read a good book (namely literature)…
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Book Review: The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho & Deb JJ Lee
Yunho and Myunghee are kids living in North Korea. Every day is a fight for survival, be it avoiding soldiers, bartering and scavenging for food, etc. They know their only hope for their futures is to sneak across the border to China, but even there they run the risk of being captured…