The Island of Missing Trees
byThe Island of Missing Trees was an eye-opening book for me. Before I read it, I had no idea there was a brutal conflict…
Historical Fiction
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books of 2022
byTop Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of…
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
byThis book has been on my TBR for the longest time – mainly because it seems to be universally loved, maybe that very intriguing…
Journeying Through Time and Space with Cloud Cuckoo Land
byI loved Anthony Doerr’s All the Light we cannot see, so when I heard Cloud Cuckoo Land, I was excited to get to it….
Coffee Book Challenge
byBooks and coffee are two of my favorite things. So, when I saw this challenge on Reviews from the Stacks, I just had to…
Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet: A Poignant Tale of Love, Loss, and Shakespeare
byI have been postponing Hamnet for months years because I knew it would be sad. Then late this spring, I felt so optimistic and…
Top Ten Tuesday – Books I wish had a sequel
byTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books that coincide with…
The Mirror and the Light
byI have been waiting years for the final book in Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy. I loved the previous books – Wolf Hall and Bring up…
The Four Winds
byI read The Four Winds almost back to back after Firefly Lane, and these two books couldn’t be more different in terms of writing…
The last letter from your lover: Book vs Movie
byI picked up The last letter from your lover from the library mainly because I saw the movie featured on Netflix’s new movie list…