Book Review: Silver In The Blood by Jessica Day George

January 6, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments
Review of: Silver In The Blood by Jessica Day George Genre: Fantasy, YA, Historical Fiction In 1890 Dacia and Lou are girls of high society and their biggest concerns are their European tour and the handsome young men they encounter.  On the occasion of their seventeenth birthdays, they are required…

Reading Goals 2016

January 5, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments
Since the beginning of a new year is such an ideal time to set goals and make plans to be productive, I thought I’d do a short post detailing some of my reading and blogging plans for the New Year.  My posting has been a bit sporadic lately, though not…

Book Review: The Munich Girl by Phyllis E. Ring

December 31, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Review of: The Munich Girl by Phyllis Edgerly Ring Genre: Historical Fiction Book Description (Cover Blurb): Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun.  Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did–that her mother and Hitler’s mistress were friends.  The secret surfaces…

Book Review: The Quantum Door by Jonathan Ballagh

December 26, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Review of: The Quantum Door by Jonathan Ballagh Genre: YA, Sci-fi Brady and Felix have lived outside of a forbidden forest for as long as they can remember, but when a mysterious new neighbor moves in and fences spring up around the forest overnight, their curiosity knows no bounds.  When…

Book Review: Captive

December 17, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Review of: Captive by Aimee Carter (#2 in the Blackcoat Rebellion series) Genre: YA, Dystopian Ever since Kitty Doe was kidnapped and forced to take over the life of the Prime Minister’s niece, her frustration and irritability has been growing.  She hates everything about her new life–her fiancee, her diet,…

Book Review: Stoker’s Manuscript

December 9, 2015 Reading Life 1 Comment
Review of: Stoker’s Manuscript by Royce Prouty Genres: Fantasy, Literary, Mystery Joseph Barkley is a renowned inspector of rare and valuable manuscripts.  With such valuable items, he is used to their wealthy owners having quirks or downright odd demands, so when he is given the task of authenticating and delivering…

Series Review: Molly Murphy Mysteries

December 3, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Review of: The Molly Murphy mysteries by Rhys Bowen Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Today’s post is more about an entire series than just one book.  Partly because it’s a fairly lengthy series, and I feel like a bunch of book reviews about books within a mystery series would end up…

Book Review: Letters to the Lost

November 26, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Review of: Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Jess is running away from her abusive boyfriend on an icy night in February in downtown London. When she comes to an abandoned flat, she has no choice but to break in or freeze to death.  Never…

BOOK REVIEW: The Midwife of St. Petersburg

November 17, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Book Review of: The Midwife of St. Petersburg by Linda Lee Chaikin Genre: Historical Fiction Karena Peshkev wants to be a midwife and attend the medical school in St. Petersburg, like her mother always dreamed of doing.  As the daughter of a farmer though, she can feel that dream slipping…