I'm off to Book Expo later this morning but wanted to sneak in one more post before I go. This one is long overdue owing, for the most part, to my lack of technical skills. There is really no excuse but, you see, this is the first time I have successfully installed a Mobi file onto my Kindle. I will not say how long it took.My previous attempts all ended in frustration and wine. This time, ...
Fiction
Blog Tour and Review: That Summer in Puglia by Valeria Vescina
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for That Summer in Puglia by Valeria Vescina. In addition to jet lag, I'm now officially suffering from the dreaded Book Hangover Syndrome. This is my first blog tour as part of the #BTEAM with Bookcollective and I'm thrilled to be sharing my thoughts on this book today. When Tommaso is found by a private investigator thirty years after leaving Pulia, he ...
Blog Tour: My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
"In the secret seethings of my discontented heart, I've searched for a life that is my own. A life not consumed by the questions he left in his wake—riddles I will never solve about our marriage, our family, and the suffering to which he exposed us. I've searched for a meaning to my existence not swallowed up by Hamilton's shadow. By his genius. By his greatness. By his folly." Welcome to my ...
Blog Tour and Giveaway: The House on Harbor Hill
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The House on Harbor Hill! I was immediately drawn to both the cover and the blurb for this book. It's my pleasure to share my thoughts with you today. The Good: Setting - What's not to love about a sprawling, old home overlooking the ocean? Characters - All of the characters in this book are very complex. They all have bear the weight of a past they are ...
Blog Tour and Giveaway: Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris! Though I hadn't read any of the earlier books in this series, I was so drawn in by the cover and the blurb that I couldn't resist. There were a few obvious references to events that happened earlier in the series but I had no trouble reading this one as a stand-alone. Though the book is set in 1800's London (a ...
Throwback Thursday: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday is an awesome opportunity to share old favorites as well as older books in our TBR. I love this idea as I’m often distracted by all of the shiny, new books I see every day and don’t make it back to the ones that have been sitting on my shelves. My pick of the the week is: The Paris Wife by Paula ...
First Chapter/First Paragraph: Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris
First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at I’d Rather Be At The Beach. Each week, participants share a paragraph (or two) from a book they are currently reading or are planning to read soon. Today I'll be sharing the first chapter of Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris. I'll be posting my review as part of the blog tour in April. CHAPTER 1 Clerkenwell, ...
Mini Review: The Storm King by Brendan Duffy
The Good: Cover - It's one of the most beautiful covers I've seen in a long time. Atmosphere - Greystone Lake is the perfect setting for this book. The atmosphere is picturesque and immediately ominous. Writing - I found Brendan Duffy's writing style to be straightforward and easy to read. It was smart without being pretentious and very descriptive without being flowery. Pacing - For ...
Throwback Thursday: Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday is an awesome opportunity to share old favorites as well as older books in our TBR. I love this idea as I’m often distracted by all of the shiny, new books I see every day and don’t make it back to the ones that have been sitting on my shelves. My pick of the the week is: Snowflower and the Secret Fan by ...
Review: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs
The Last Equation of Isaac Severy is a delightfully fresh literary mystery. It was just the thing to get me out of a the little slump I'd been in. I wasn't in the mood for something terribly heavy or terribly morbid. I'm always up for quirky characters. No matter that the quirkiest character was deceased prior to Chapter One. (Of an apparent suicide. In a hot tub. With a string of Christmas ...
