First You Try Everything by Jane McCafferty Published by: Harper Published on: January 17, 2012 Page Count: 288 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook My Review When offered the opportunity to review First You Try Everything, there was just something about the [...]
The Marriage Plot Readalong ~ Week 2
15 Nov By 4 Comments
Week 2 is finally here. I’ve heard from a couple participants that while it was relatively easy to put the book down after the first section, it’s not as easy after finishing this week’s sections. I hope that everyone is feeling that way at least a little bit. It’s a sign you’re enjoying the book. [...]
#133 ~ The Sister
2 Jan By 5 Comments
The Sister by Poppy Adams, read by Juliet Mills Virginia Stone, a 70 year old spinster, lives alone with her moths at Bulburrow Court, her family’s mansion. She is an eccentric old woman who grew up during WWII and its aftermath. She is peculiar, most especially about time and tea. To say she is set [...]
#98 ~ The Last Queen
4 Sep By 18 Comments
The Last Queen: A Novel by C.W. Gortner I am pleased to publish this review as one of the stops on C.W. Gortner’s Virtual Book Tour! The Last Queen tells the story of middle child of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, Juana. She watched her parents take back the country of Spain from the Moors [...]
#93 ~ Surviving Ben’s Suicide
7 Aug By 13 Comments
Surviving Ben’s Suicide: A Woman’s Journey of Self-Discovery by C. Comfort Shields When Comfort Shields was a freshman at Sarah Lawrence she met and fell in love with Ben, a former Navy recruit who joined the college as a second year freshman. Their relationship would impact Shields’ life on many levels. While he initially helped [...]
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