Sinner’s Creed is the first book in Kim Jones’ series of the same name. Ms. Jones brings true life experiences to her writing, making Sinner’s Creed one of the most authentic glimpses into MC life I have ever managed to get. Before I continue, I feel compelled to let readers know that this book does…
I read that Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand was set in a small village in England, and I didn’t read any further before getting the book. I’m a huge fan of Cranford and Grantchester and so many lovely small-village stories that the BBC is so good at producing. And Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand does not disappoint….
I have read a number of Ms. Kearsley’s books and always enjoyed them. While I did ultimately enjoy this book, the pacing and defiance of a firm categorization kept this one from my keeper shelf. It was SLOW going for the first third of the book. Celia Sands/Sullivan is the child of a famous theater…
In a rural Latin American village called Sabana, Trinidad Torralvo and her sister Ines grew up alongside a young man named Victor, who is kidnapped by guerrillas. Fast forward a few years through Ines’s love story (just a few pages at the hectic pace of this book), and Ines’s daughter Clara is born and grows…
Mahatma Gandhi said, “It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never able to know ourselves fully as we are.” In this book we learn the story of Karom Seth not just through his eyes but the eyes of all those who are affected by him –…
For those who don’t know, the HarperCollins Austen Project is reimagining the Jane Austen novels under the auspices of “six bestselling contemporary authors”. (As opposed to, like, the thousands who do it on FanFiction or who aren’t bestselling contemporary authors.) First up is Joanna Trollope taking on the Dashwoods in modern Devon and London, and…
The Bookman’s Tale is the sort of book I have trouble resisting. Hopping back and forth through time periods to solve some literary mystery? You can pretty much always sign me up. But though I basically enjoyed it, I didn’t love it quite so much as I thought I would. It’s fun, but I’m not…
Tragedy is indiscriminate. It may strike anyone at any age and completely change one’s life and outlook. This novel about a boy and girl on the cusp of adulthood contains a real and emotional description of loss and grief and the bonds they create between people. Josh Bennett has known a lot of loss in…
I have found the growing trend of literary spin-offs to be a mixed bag; some are kind of fun, and others just seem like creatively bankrupt attempts to cash in. The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen is a book within a book, featuring a modern heroine who finds a previously undiscovered Austen book. The entirety…
The buzz around this book has been insane, so I didn’t know what to expect going into the book. Something about magic, a romance certainly, and judging by the flowery cover and even more flowery synopsis, a complete lack of humor. Turns out I was right on all counts. Is that bad? Certainly not, and…