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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.
09 August 2021
31 July 2021
August Book Pick
Alva Vanderbilt wants nothing more than to fit in society, but society says she is "new" money and no one feels that status has any value. The chief society lady who is shunning Alva is Caroline Astor. Caroline runs all social functions, events, and controls who is in and who is out.
There are no murders here, but you will see tons of drama. Picture the mom from the Titanic movie times ten and that is what these characters are like (and remember the characters are based on real women). They are trying to one-up each other and tear each other down, they are complete MEAN GIRLS.
All that being said, I found this a fun, and worthy book pick. It is such a departure from my normal reads as it is set in the last 19th century New York City and features no war.
Renee Rosen always knows how to give us a story that is unique and interesting and she does not fail with this one.
23 July 2021
18 July 2021
Review: The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth
12 July 2021
04 July 2021
03 July 2021
01 July 2021
30 June 2021
July Book Pick
I love a good cozy mystery and this one has a neat vibe. It is set in a family restaurant that has fallen on hard times. The restaurant needs updating, but at the end of the month when the bills are paid, there is just no money left to do the updates.
Lila has just experienced a bad breakup and has come home from the city to help her family save the restaurant (and maybe modernize). Things are going well until one of Lila's ex-boyfriends dies right there in the restaurant. This event will set the reader on a who-dun-it adventure where our Lila will get into many things that she really needs to stay out of (but this makes the book fun :) ). I just adore these kinds of books!!! This one is perfect for a day at the park, a stormy afternoon, or to read while your toes are in the sand.
20 June 2021
17 June 2021
16 June 2021
14 June 2021
10 June 2021
June Bonus Book Pick
I don't normally pick two books in one month, but this one was so good, and most of you have extra time to read in June, I added a second one. I 100% admit that I picked this book because I love the paper flowers on the cover. I thought they were beautiful.
Then, once I started reading I realized I was loving the book.
Flora and Jullian have been married for 20 years..... Which is a great feat in normal circumstances, but given that they are both actors it is a miracle. They have one daughter, Ruby, who is just about to graduate high school. Attending the graduation will be Flora's best friend Margot, who is an actress in a famous medical drama, and her real-life doctor husband, David. Everyone is like a tight family until a wedding band is found in an envelope in the garage and changes everything. I will tell you no more so it won't spoil a thing. I finished this one fast. Enjoy!
02 June 2021
29 May 2021
June Book Pick
The second I started reading this book I had visions of Baby and Johnny dancing in the big hall to "Time of my life" and I knew in that second I wanted everyone to read this one. This book will require no thinking, no sleuthing, no stressing...this book is just a book to sit down and enjoy!
What we have here is a hotel in the Catskills that used to be the hot spot where all the celebs visited, the rooms were booked years in advance and everyone knew everyone. What exists now is a hotel that while still nice, needs upgrades, to connect with the young folks and frankly some guests. The hotel was founded by Benny Goldman and Amos Weingold. Benny has passed and Amos can't keep up anymore, so his son Brian is running the place. The book starts with Brian receiving a call from a big casino operation, saying that they want to buy the hotel. Brian calls all the families up to the hotel to vote on do they sell or do they upgrade? Things can't be that simple so here is where family drama, romance, selfies, and lots of social media posts, enter the picture giving us a fun-filled book. A perfect book for the beach, the car/plane ride, or an afternoon on the deck.
28 May 2021
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