May was a tough month. It was, personally, one of the worst months of my life. And it was a rugged reading month over all. I struggled in a number of ways. A week in, the reading plan changed drastically. And I still had problems […]
Yes, it’s true. My May reading plan has taken on water, capsized, and sunk. Circumstances led to water gushing in. And the spoiler sank it. I am now in a life boat with too many alternate choices and paddling hard for shore. Will I complete […]
Yesterday I posted my review of ‘The Disappearing Bloodline.’ It is the second book in the YA time travel fantasy adventure Lavender and Time series from Avis M. Adams. It follows ‘The Disappearing Names.’ I have given it five stars. If you want to check […]
‘The Disappearing Bloodline’ is the second book in the YA time travel fantasy adventure Lavender and Time series from Avis M. Adams. It follows ‘The Disappearing Names.’ I have given it five stars. This book focuses on the same two teen girl characters as ‘The […]
‘Half Sick of Shadows’ is an Arthurian retelling from the point of view of Elaine, Lady of Shalott. This is a fantasy version. Avalon is home to the fey. Albion is home to Camelot. Elaine, Arthur, Lancelot (who is half fey), Morgana, and Guinevere are […]
‘Crossfire’ is a women’s fiction novel about Moirin Garrett, on track to be CEO of her family’s energy company. She’s been a workaholic and has helped the company go international. But now the Board is starting a vetting process to avoid nepotism. What should be […]
I read nineteen books in February. Eleven of those were on my TBR and I discussed them in my last post. Given I read so many, I am covering the rest in this part two post. The first two bonus books focused on Agatha Christie. […]
‘The Byzantine Cross’ is a historical thriller by Dena Weigel. It takes place in about 1950, in the wake of WWII in the early days of the cold war. The heroine is a former spy who is recruited again by the CIA for one last […]
‘You Only Live Nine Times’ is a cozy mystery by Gwen Cooper. It’s a follow-on to Cooper’s hugely successful memoir, ‘Homer’s Odyssey,’ about her blind cat, Homer. Homer is noted for saving Gwen’s life and for surviving 9-11 in Manhattan close to Ground Zero. That […]
At the beginning of the month I decided on 7 titles to read, shown below. The only one I didn’t read was Whispers at Midnight, the latest FBI thriller by DD Black, because the release date changed from January 6 to January 31, so there’s […]