Author: Andrew Dunlop Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Atria Books Published: July 2, 2019 Book Description: Katie Cleary has always known exactly what she wants: to be the best skier in the world. As a teenager, she leaves her home to live and train full time with her two best friends, all-American brothers Luke and Blair,…
Read MoreHands Up – Book Review
Author: Stephen Clark Genre: Urban Fiction Publisher: WiDo Publishing Published: September 28, 2019 Book Description: Officer Ryan Quinn, a rookie raised in a family of cops, is on the fast track to detective until he shoots an unarmed black male. Now, with his career, reputation and freedom on the line, he embarks on a quest…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-up – November 11, 2019
Happy Veteran’s Day to everyone out there in the US, and Remembrance Day in Canada. For everyone that has served in the military thank you for your service. If you follow this blog than you know every Monday, I will give a quick recap of my week in reading. However, before I get started, I…
Read MoreCeline – Book Review
Author: Peter Heller Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Vintage Published: March 7, 2017 Book Description: Celine is not your typical private eye. With prep school pedigree and a pair of opera glasses for stakeouts, her methods are unconventional but extremely successful. Working out of her jewel box of an apartment nestled under the Brooklyn Bridge, Celine…
Read MoreThe Confession Club – Book Review
Author: Elizabeth Berg Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Random House Published: November 19, 2019 Book Description: When a group of friends in Mason, Missouri, decide to start a monthly supper club, they get more than they bargained for. The plan for congenial evenings—talking, laughing, and sharing recipes, homemade food, and wine—abruptly changes course one night when…
Read MoreI Lost My Girlish Laughter – Book Review
Author: Jane Allen Genre: General Fiction Publisher: Vintage Published: November 5, 2019 Book Description: A lost literary gem of Hollywood in the 1930s, I Lost My Girlish Laughter is a thinly veiled send-up of the actors, producers, writers, and directors of the Golden Age of the studio system. Madge Lawrence, fresh from New York City,…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-up – November 4, 2019
Happy Monday All! I hope y’all enjoyed your extra hour for the end of Daylight Savings. This was an eventful week, we unexpectedly have a new kitten, Charley, and we are already in love with her, but I can’t say our other kitties feel the same yet. Also, Saturday was my husband’s birthday. I just…
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