City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita – 304 pages ARC from Netgalley and Berkley for an honest review Book Blurb: When a local teenager discovers a severed hand and foot washed up on the shore of the small town of Point Mettier, Alaska, Cara Kennedy is on the case. A...
The Apprentice of Buchenwald by Oren Schneider – 195 pages ARC from Amsterdam Publishing for an honest review Book Blurb: Alexander Rosenberg was a smart and curious teenager who spoke many languages, collected stamps, played the violin, and lived a pampered life...
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell – Audio ARC from PRH audio and Knopf for an honest review Book Blurb: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the...
Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne – Audio ARC from PRH audio and Berkley for an honest review Book Blurb: Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne: Liza B.–the only DJ who gives a jam–wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer...
The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant – 352 pages ARC from Berkley and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant: Kate Jenkins doesn’t believe in fate. She believes in a clear vision,...
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams – 402 pages Book Blurb: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams: Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the “Scriptorium,” a garden shed in...
Winterland by Rae Meadows – 448 pages ARC from Henry Holt and Co. for an honest review Book Blurb: Winterland by Rae Meadows: In the Soviet Union in 1973, there is perhaps no greater honor for a young girl than to be chosen to be part of the famed USSR gymnastics...
When We Had Wings by Susan Meissner, Kristina McMorris, Ariel Lawhon – 432 pages ARC from Harper Muse and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: When We Had Wings: The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and...
The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev – 316 pages ARC from Mindy’s Book Studio for an honest review Book Blurb: The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev: When sixty-five-year-old Bindu Desai inherits a million dollars, she’s astounded―and horrified. The windfall threatens to expose...
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro – Audio Book Blurb: From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street...
Review:The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is a moving and powerful novel about community, our differences, and having each other ‘s back. I listened to this on audio which was narrated amazingly well by Dominic Hoffman.Although James McBride is probably most well-known for his first book, The Color of Water, which I adored, this too will make a mark on readers everywhere. Although I thought this would be a plot driven book based on the very first scenes, I could not have been more wrong. This story is driven solely on these perfectly flawed and nuanced characters. I adored Shona and Moshe, Nate and Addi and of course, Dodo, who the town is trying to save from the “school” he’s been sent too.I don’t want to give spoilers but know that the heart of this book is about humanity and connectivity to one another no matter your religion, color or ethnicity. @jamesmcbrideauthor @riverheadbooks @prhaudio 📘: When is last time you wrote a letter? #bookrecs#newbookreview#igbookreview#igbookreviews #TBR #addtoTBR #historicalfiction#histfic #jamesmcbride #readersmatter #booksmaatter#goodbookfairybookreviews #goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less
Reading cookbooks is one of my favorite ways to relax. As an empty nester, I don't cook as much as I'd like to, but I still love to read new recipes. I made these amazing Mashed Potato, Kale and Feta cheese pancakes. It was easy, delicious and I cut the recipe in half!Copy and paste this link to purchase: amzn.to/48L0xxR{affiliate purchase}📘: What's your favorite thing to cook? (besides re#cookbookreader##cookbooke#cookbookreadersc#NewRecipese#cookinge#recipeso#goodbookfairy #goodbookfairy ... See MoreSee Less