Available Oct 14: Big Nate: The Crowd Goes Wild! **** 4/5 stars Big Nate is a popular book series for boys – and The Crowd Goes Wild! is right up there with all the others. Recommended readers: 8-10 year olds 0r grades 2-4 Boys usually who like to read Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and other boy stuff Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for … Continue reading Children’s Review: Big Nate: The Crowd Goes Wild
Available September 30: Christmas Brides ****4/5 stars Christmas Brides is a perfect collection of short historical romances ideal for getting us ready for our favorite time of year. Recommended readers: If you don’t want to commit to a novel, this collection has the perfect collection of 1-hour reads If you enjoy Christmas Hallmark movies If you’re a fan of historical romances or any of these authors: Suzanne Enoch, … Continue reading Review: Christmas Brides Collection
Available this week: The Prince Who Loved Me (The Oxenburg Princes) ****4/5 stars Pride and Prejudice meets Cinderella, The Prince Who Loved Me is a fun and touching historical romance. Recommended readers: If you enjoy a book-reading heroine If you enjoy historical romances Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 4/5 overall 2/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Is there anything better than an under-appreciated, … Continue reading Review: The Prince Who Loved Me
I was challenged to list the top 10 books that I felt like had an impact on my life. Apologies in advance to those expecting to see a list of classics and literature. I’m an unabashed escapist reader – and most of my books reflect that. Here’s my list: Gone with the Wind. An unhappy ending? Those didn’t exist until I read this. Not to … Continue reading Top 10 Books That Influenced Me
Available September 23: Never Marry a Viscount (Scandal at the House of Russell Book 3) ****4/5 stars One of my favorite storylines in historical romance is nicely written in this Anne Stuart Regency Romance. Recommended readers: If you like a saucy, independent heroine… if you like a Regency historical romance, with a good plot and great dialogue… Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for … Continue reading Review: Never Marry a Viscount
Available now: Blood on the Water: A William Monk Novel ****3/5 stars Blood on the Water is another good historical mystery a from bestselling author Anne Perry. Recommended readers: If you liked any of the previous William Monk-Anne Perry novels. if you like a good, clean mystery with a look into historical British politics and power Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS … Continue reading Review: Blood on the Water by Anne Perry
Available Now: Geronimo Stilton Spacemice #2: You’re Mine, Captain! *** 3/5 stars Geronimo Stilton Space Mice #2 Recommended readers: 8-10 year olds 0r grades 2-4 Boys usually who like to read Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and other boy stuff Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM RYDER: Ryder is 8 years old and starting 3rd grade. He … Continue reading Children’s Review: Geronimo Stilton SpaceMice #2
School’s back! And our kids will start getting into the reading spirit. For those with toddlers and preschoolers … or even those with infants and babies on the way: Below are my son Ryder’s favorite books as a toddler and during his preschool years (ages 2-5). These may be a little boy-centric … and reading is such a personal thing even for little ones that yours … Continue reading Top 10 Books for Toddlers/Preschoolers
Available August 26: Her Last Whisper: A Novel (Dr. Charlotte Stone) ****3.5/5 stars CSI meets Sixth Sense in this mystery-thriller-romance. Recommended readers: If you like mystery-suspense with some supernatural. If you like an 80-20 mix of crime-drama to supernatural. Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall Note: 2/5 some steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Another great suspense-thriller, Karen Robards delivers an … Continue reading Her Last Whisper Review: Karen Robards
Available for the first time in the US and Canada (Aug 26): Private Down Under with James Patterson and Michael White ****3/5 stars You can go wrong with James Patterson and Private Down Under – especially if you’re looking for a good story. Recommended readers: James Patterson and all mystery-suspense readers Here’s my Rankings: 2/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3/5 overall Note: 2/5 some disturbing … Continue reading James Patterson: Private Down Under
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