A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn ~Audiobook Review~

If you are just tuning in, then you will need to know that I have been on quite a historical mystery kick recently. I became completely immersed with Anna Lee Huber's Lady Darby Mystery Series and Sherry Thomas' Lady Sherlock Series. Well, I flew through those books and I have been desperate for more, and …

1-Month Summer Reading List Check-In!

We are officially 1 month into Summer and that means 1 month closer to FALL! Our weather has been hot and muggy. Now my kids are sick, so we have been inside all week long trying to shake this cold. I am glad they are dealing with it now because school starts in just over …

Daughters of Paris by Elisabeth Hobbes ~ARC Review~

"Life is going to get hard, Fleur. Not everyone is strong enough to bear that and war changes people. Some for the worst, and some for the better. I believe you are one of the strong ones."Daughters of Paris Thank you, Elisabeth Hobbes, NetGalley, and HarperCollinsUk for the opportunity to read this book! It will …

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson ~Audiobook Review~

“I hated having to rest my hopes on another white man. But it was not up to me. In this world, the men called Master held all the power.”Yellow Wife Yellow Wife is written by Sadeqa Johnson. Before I get into the review, there are a few trigger warnings: slavery, racism, physical abuse, sexual abuse, …

~Vacation Reads And Life Updates~

I was supposed to have two family vacations this summer but COVID got me in June. BUT at least we will get one vacation this month! School starts in just 3 weeks and this Summer felt like it went so fast. The next few weeks will be all about back-to-school shopping and getting my boys …

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison ~Audiobook Review

“You think because he doesn't love you that you are worthless. You think because he doesn't want you anymore that he is right- that his judgement and opinion of you are correct. If he throws you out, then you are garbage. You think he belongs to you because you want to belong to him. Hagar, …

The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters ~ARC Review~

"Yet, in view of her dislike of war, she found it ironic that it was conflict that had allowed her skills to be appreciated. In peace, women were considered inferior, under siege, they were granted the same status and authority as men."The Swift and the Harrier Thank you, NetGalley, Minette Walters, and Blackstone Publishing for …

Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell ~Review~

“Silence. We like it when an audience is silent, when no one coughs, no one shuffles, no one cracks a nut, or uncorks an ale bottle with a sudden hiss. Silence means the play is working, and we have the audience in our power. To a player, that breathless silence is better than applause, and …

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett ~Audiobook Review~

“When the Roman Empire declined, Britain went backward. As the Roman villas crumbled, the people built one-room wooden dwellings without chimneys. The technology of Roman pottery—important for storing food—was mostly lost. Literacy declined. This period is sometimes called the Dark Ages, and progress was painfully slow for five hundred years. Then, at last, things started …

Until We Meet by Camille Di Maio ~Review~

Thank you, Camille Di Maio and Hachette Books for the opportunity to read this book. It was released on March 1st, 2022. Until We Meet by Camille Di Maio is a World War II novel that highlights six different characters. There is Margaret Beck, she is a "welder woman," trying to do her best to …