Review: The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus

The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus continues the adventure that left us hanging in One Thousand White Women. Historical fiction meets mystic lore in this engrossing continuation about the women we loved in book one. If you haven’t read One Thousand White Women, I highly suggest it because you get May’s point of view…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

New Beginnings – looking backward and forward

Every year I’m excited for New Beginnings that the New Year brings. I like to look backward to reflect, then forward with great excitement. This year I’m a bit melancholy, so although I still have my zestful ambition, my frustration over all I had wanted to do, and didn’t do, is bugging me. What you…

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REVIEW: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus is an enthralling piece of fiction that will make you swear it really happened. I loved the characters and the journey they took me on. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? This book was read for Wendy the Super Librarian’s “Kicking it…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2017, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

Merry Christmas + a Safe and Happy New Year!

May you and yours have a blessed, merry Christmas + a safe and happy New Year! Blessings come in all shapes and sizes. At this time of year, it’s more evident in my heart and soul how lucky I am to be surrounded by family and friends who mean the world to me. To those…

Category: Latest News, Life through the Lens

REVIEW: ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas by Olivia Miles

‘Twas the Week Before Christmas by Olivia Miles has plenty of holiday festivities inside its pages, setting the mood for Christmas with cozy traditions. I finished reading ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas during that exact week this year, urging me to stop procrastinating with my own decorating. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? I…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2017, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

REVIEW: Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper

SWEET TEA AND SYMPATHY by Molly Harper is exactly the type of zany small-town contemporary I’ve craved and never found. I was thoroughly entertained by Harper’s wacky characters. If you love backwoods country as much as I do, you’re going love this hilarious family with hearts of gold. Margot Cary loses her job as a…

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REVIEW: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd contains several elements I enjoy in women’s fiction. Stepping back into the 1960s was both a joy and a disturbing reminder of how far we’ve come, and yet, how far we still need to go regarding racism. In the end, it’s an uplifting story about family,…

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REVIEW: Alone on the Shield by Kirk Landers

ALONE ON THE SHIELD by Kirk Landers is a high-tension, Canadian wilderness adventure novel with the added bonus of some romance. I love living vicariously through others as they take risks in their travel ventures. The main character is off the hinge and ready to do something he may regret, which gave the novel an…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

Late Summer Farm Share offers corn and fruit a plenty

Late Summer Farm Share offers corn and fruit a plenty this year. I love fruit, so I’m not complaining about the variety or volume of it. Farm fresh fruit is nothing like what we get in the stores. If you haven’t tried fresh-picked fruit, I highly suggest you make it a fall project. We also…

Category: Food, What's for Dinner?

REVIEW: If the Creek Don’t Rise by Leah Weiss

The journey into fictional Appalachian Baines Creek is twisty, eerie, funny, and charismatic, with lyrical writing that engages while it haunts. I loved IF THE CREEK DON’T RISE by Leah Weiss and I can’t wait for more from this talented author. Normally I’m not fond of multiple points of view, but I found this book…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

Review: The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus

New Beginnings – looking backward and forward

REVIEW: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

Merry Christmas + a Safe and Happy New Year!

REVIEW: ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas by Olivia Miles

REVIEW: Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper

REVIEW: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

REVIEW: Alone on the Shield by Kirk Landers

Late Summer Farm Share offers corn and fruit a plenty

REVIEW: If the Creek Don’t Rise by Leah Weiss

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