The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. A fearless fortune teller in 1920s Paris must use her powers to divine who she can trust—and even more importantly, learn […]
The Girls in the Dark Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I stare at the security footage, heart pounding in my chest. I know who broke into my home—she has a face […]
March hit us with some weird weather—we got snow, rain, days in the 40s and days in the 70s, most recently back to back. I am glad to see some of the plants and trees start to bloom, although I will miss the cold weather. I really love […]
The Road Back The sequel to the masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front, The Road Back is a classic novel of the slow return of peace to Europe in the years following World War I. After four grueling years, the Great War has finally ended. Now Ernst and the […]
I finished February with 25 ARCs left to be read. Spring is springing! The weather is still a bit up and down, but the temps are warming up and I don’t have to bundle up to go outside anymore, which makes me really happy. We got more snow […]
Sons The second installment in Pearl S. Buck’s acclaimed Good Earth the powerful story of three brothers whose greed will bring their family to the brink of ruin Sons begins where The Good Earth ends. Revolution is sweeping through China. Wang Lung is on his deathbed in the house of his […]
The Good Earth This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider […]
The Anniversary Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From the bestselling author of Parents Weekend, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year. Every Year He Comes For Them. On one fateful […]
Stakeouts and Strollers Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Amateur private investigator and new dad Charlie Shaw gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to track down a young girl’s […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “According to most of the planet, the second […]
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