Do you have a book sitting on your kindle or on your bookshelf that’s been hanging out for awhile waiting to be read? You know the one; the one you tell yourself you will read next and then another fabulous book comes along and you skip right by it. I have several of them and …
The Pecan Man (pronounced Pee-can) is a beautifully written Southern Fiction novel. But who is the Pecan Man? Children are afraid of him, parents call their children inside when he is around. This man is seen riding around town on a rickety, rusty old bike and a bag of pecans tied to the handlebars. Eldred …
Have you read it? If not, you absolutely need to read this book. I just finished The Husband’s Secret and loved, loved, loved it! The quote on the opening page reads, “To err is human: to forgive, divine” ~ Alexander Pope The quote applies to this book in more ways than you can imagine. The …
Prayers for Sale is a beautifully written story that takes place in a small Colorado mining town, Middle Swan. The town is based on the author’s hometown of Breckenridge, Colorado. The story follows two incredibly strong women. Hennie Comfort who is in the later years of life and Nit Spindle, a very young and newly …
The title of the book caught my eye. The book sounded interesting with a bit of intrigue, so I add it to my personal reading list. Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore was another one I tackled over the holidays. The book is written by Robin Sloan and it is his first novel. The book is …
To start the New Year off with a bang, the book club choice for January was Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. A few friends loved it and raved about the book. Anxious to dig in, I jumped on to download the book to my kindle. Glancing briefly at the star ratings on the book, …
Happy New Year a few weeks late. Hope you all had a beautiful holiday season. After finishing the Goldfinch and book club being off for December, I was so excited to jump into a couple of books off my personal reading list. Topping that list was A Girl in the Dumpster by Jack Apfel. This …
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy Hanukkah! I love the Christmas season. Once October starts and fall is in the air, I get excited for the holiday season. This time of year is so busy and there is so much to do. I went out to do a little Christmas shopping in a quaint area …
The Goldfinch is a whopping 775 pages and the most painful book I have read in a long time. The first question that popped into my head when this book was announced was, “can I finish it a month?” I am not one who has unlimited time to read and I can’t seem to read …
Reviewing and writing about biographies or memoirs is a bit hard for me. They are such personal stories and I feel like I am being critical of the author and their story. Crazy for the Storm unfolds in the 1970’s. The author tells his own personal story of a tragic plane crash in the mountains of Southern California. …
