Guest Review: Fifty Shades of Grey

***Note from Books for Her: With the renewed popularity of the Fifty Shades series following the recently-released movie trailer (see below), we felt remiss not providing our followers with a review. The only problem? Neither of us had read it! And after questioning friends and browsing reviews, the overall takeaway was readers beware: It’s obviously one of those love it or hate it books. Here’s … Continue reading Guest Review: Fifty Shades of Grey

Harper Lee To Publish A Second Novel

Originally posted on 101 Books:
Hold me. That’s all I can say. I’m absolutely giddy about this. Here’s a quick summary from the Associated Press: “To Kill a Mockingbird” will not be Harper Lee’s only published book after all. Publisher Harper announced Tuesday that “Go Set a Watchman,” a novel the Pulitzer Prize-winning author completed in the 1950s and put aside, will be released July 14.… Continue reading Harper Lee To Publish A Second Novel

Best Books for Gifts: Books for Her’s Top Books of 2014

The holidays are approaching and the perfect gift for friends, family and others is a good book. We’ve been reading all year and collected an amazing list of the best 4-star and 5-star books – and its quite a list! Here’s the top reads from Books for Her reviewers: Secrets of a Lighthouse by Santa Montefiore: The epitome of a summer read, Secrets of the Lighthouse is … Continue reading Best Books for Gifts: Books for Her’s Top Books of 2014

If you like Outlander TV Series, you’ll like …

Sign up here to get more Outlander-ish types of shows and movies emailed to you from Books for Her. Outlander Starz TV Series has hit midseason with flying colors.  And now we’ve got six months until the next round of Jamie-Claire amazingness vs. evil Jack Randall. Here’s the list of our top historical tv dramas to get you by for a bit longer.  If you liked Outlander, … Continue reading If you like Outlander TV Series, you’ll like …

The top ten books that have made a lasting impression on my life

I was challenged to list the top 10 books that made a lasting impression on my life. Here’s my list: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner:  The first assigned reading I stayed up all night reading.  Wallace Stegner is the voice of the American West.  And I am still half in love with Oliver Ward. (And Jamie Fraser.) Peace like a River by Leif Enger: The … Continue reading The top ten books that have made a lasting impression on my life

More books for kids: Pete the Cat

Do you know about Pete the Cat?  If you don’t, you should.  He’s an unruffled cool cat and he sings groovy songs.  You can even sing along! He’s got magic sunglasses, four groovy buttons, white shoes, and he rocks in them.  Check him out!   And if that’s not enough, you can learn to read with him too:   Continue reading More books for kids: Pete the Cat