The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah FredericksMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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Welcome to my altered journey through life. You never know if I will be into home improvements, knee deep in a good book, on an Alaskan cruise or just being silly. I hope this blog will give you tips, tricks, ideas and books to add to your TBR list. Thanks for stopping by.
Showing posts with label Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fiction. Show all posts
13 August 2022
07 August 2022
25 June 2022
July book pick
For this month, I chose a book that was spectacular, but I have never featured it as a monthly book pick.
This book is based on the true story of Belle da Costa Greene, the first curator of the Morgan Library. Belle's father was the first black student and graduate of Harvard and he championed civil rights. Belle's father and mother split up and the mother raised the children as white. When Belle got hired as the curator of the Morgan Library, she knew that her boss was a racist, but also knew she deserved this job. Belle did a wonderful job in collecting the materials and continued on as the main librarian even after JP Morgan's death.
Marie Benedict always selects strong women for her books and this one is no exception.
14 June 2022
29 May 2022
June Book Pick
Hello to you all! Hope your summer plans are shaping up nicely.
My Summer Reading Guide will drop at 6 pm on June 6, so please come back to the blog for that. I will put the link in this post, once it is active.
For June I picked a high drama historical fiction book set in 1918 Denver, Colorado
Lutie and Helen are sisters that decide to move to Colorado after the death of their parents. Helen secured a job as a nurse before they ever moved and Lutie would find a job in advertising when they arrived. To help with expenses they rent out their basement to a family of three, Ron, Maud, and Dorothy. Ron and Maud have a volatile relationship and Ron leaves. Things are going fine until Dorothy's biological father shows up and Helen murders him. The girls decide to hide the body out in the open....out in the park where people take their family members that have died of the flu. All of this drama happens at the very beginning of the book!!!
I hope you enjoy, please let me know what you think.
22 May 2022
Review: On Gin Lane
On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea FosterMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Everleigh has it all, a big trust fund, loads of friends, and an adoring fiance, Roland. Roland moves Everleigh (Lee) out to the Hamptons for a fun-filled life in a hotel that he had built and named after her. When the hotel catches on fire it shakes up their lives and the lives of their friends. The cops are investigating because the fire was arson. This is a drama-filled book with a long list of suspects and a girl who is tired of the socialite lifestyle.
I received an advanced reader's copy in exchange of my honest review
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14 May 2022
08 May 2022
Review: The Codebreaker's Secret
The Codebreaker's Secret by Sara AckermanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This dual timeline book is set in Hawaii during WWII and the mid-1960s. During the wartime plot, Pearl Harbor was attacked and Walt was killed. We meet Izzy a code breaker who has joined the war to avenge the death of her brother, Walt. She also tries to spend all of her free time doing the Hawaiian things her brother loved so much.
In the 1960s timeline, we meet Lu who has been sent to photograph a fancy hotel opening. She spends her time with the hotel owner and a local photographer. When they discover a body in a cave, it brings back the photographer's past and ties the two timelines together.
I very much enjoyed how the two timelines intertwined throughout the book and the way they gelled near the end of the book was great! This may be my favorite book by Ms. Ackerman.
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16 April 2022
01 April 2022
26 March 2022
April book pick
For some reason, as the winter turns to spring, I just want to read a book with a vacation-like vibe. As soon as I started this one, I wished I had saved it for Spring Break (less work) week. Looking at the cover I expected the general fiction book of romance on a beach or something. What I got was a book about two almost has-been movie stars trying to make another hit movie like they did years before. The male lead, Cole, is full of himself and his ex-wife, Stella On the movie set is a young girl, who is a social media influencer, that wants nothing more than to make a name for herself, at any cost. We also get to meet a producer who doesn't really have patience for any of the actors, because she may have been violated and has no memory of the event. Oh yes, and there is a hurricane coming ashore and a possible murder. The Siren is a great book!
05 March 2022
24 February 2022
March book pick
I have been waiting to share this book with you for a little while now. I can finally say that you will be able to read this on March 8!! Woo hoo!! I admit I have never read "Little Women", but supposedly this book is a retelling of that book by Louisa May Alcott in a more modern sense. All the events take place during World War II and each one of the sisters does something to assist in the war effort. Some girls will be on the front line, while others are holding down the fort. There is romance, grief, and a little plot twist.
I am excited to hear your take on this and see how it compares to the real "Little Women", please drop me a line and let me know.
Don't you just love the cover? Enjoy!!!!
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