TBR Challenge: The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson

The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson is very creative. I enjoyed reading the author’s postscript where he describes how this story began with an observation in a museum. The small page count encourages anyone to step outside their comfort zone and try something different. This is my TBR Challenge book from September. I read the…

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REVIEW: Echoes of Family by Barbara Claypole White

I was reminded of two of my favorite books while reading this story. ECHOES OF FAMILY by Barbara Claypole White weaves a hint of tempestuous saga, as in THE THORN BIRDS by Colleen McCullough but with a plausible happy ending. It also illuminates the country quirkiness of rural English life, which reminds me of James…

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TBR Challenge Review – Frontier Woman by Joan Johnston

FRONTIER WOMAN by Joan Johnston captured my reader’s soul with enthralling characters full of life, crushed it with the reality of history, and mended it with the sweetness of love that endures it all. I forgot how much I missed western historical romance written in the 1980s, until Wendy’s TBR Challenge 2016 for “Kicking it…

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REVIEW: Magnate by Joanna Shupe

I purchased a print copy of MAGNATE by Joanna Shupe for a buddy read at Goodreads. Thanks to Andrea, Ash, Bubu, Christina, Jill, Linda, Luli, Lyuda, Nefise and Oana for introducing me to this author and for the great discussion. I was intrigued with the heroine who starts her own brokerage firm when women were…

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REVIEW: Must Love Wieners by Casey Griffin

MUST LOVE WIENERS by Casey Griffin features a quirky, soon-to-be veterinarian heroine whose variety of part-time jobs get her into more doo-doo than a box full of puppies. Her love interest is a wealthy CEO who shakes the heroine’s hand so much that even I began to wonder if he’d ever get brave enough to…

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REVIEW: The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine

Reminiscent of the Gothics of the 1970s, THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES by Sarah Maine takes the reader on a stimulating stroll through two time periods, igniting the senses with a classic mysterious aura. The moodiness of the location easily placed my mind on holiday in the past while unraveling the mystery in the present. It…

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Review of The Guardian by Margaret Mallory

TBR Challenge Review – The Guardian by Margaret Mallory

For this month’s TBR Challenge, I chose THE GUARDIAN by Margaret Mallory because it’s a series I’ve been collecting to read. Our theme this month in Wendy the Super Librarian’s TBR Challenge 2016 is an award winner or nominee. THE GUARDIAN was an OKRWA National Readers’ Choice award winner for Historical in 2011, and since…

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REVIEW: The Choices We Make by Karma Brown

THE CHOICES WE MAKE by Karma Brown is a story full of love, but it’s not in the typical romance novel format. I think it’s better described as women’s fiction with family development at a crossroads. There are two couples in love, but this book is more about friendship as well as how life swirls…

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REVIEW: Under the Desert Sky by Sara Luck

UNDER THE DESERT SKY by Sara Luck portrays an unusual combination of a South African hero traveling to the Arizona Territory in the 1900s. Raising ostriches for their plumes isn’t something I ever heard about from our history, so I find that part of this novel appealing within a western historical romance. Due to a…

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REVIEW: The Girls by Emma Cline

THE GIRLS by Emma Cline makes me question the world around us. I didn’t like the characters or even empathize with them, yet they drew me into their bizarre world, making me wonder what would happen next. Credit to the author for making me curious enough beyond what made me very uncomfortable. Our fascination with…