Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer My review: 4 of 5 stars Into the Wild is a gripping and heartbreaking story told with a journalist's attention to fact but with an attempt to understand and explain what seems unfathomable. I didn't want to put it down even though I already knew the outcome. As an avid outdoors-man and adventurer, Krakauer was the perfect man to tell the … [Read more...] about Book Review: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
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Book Blast and $50 Giveaway: Jack Templar and the Last Battle by Jeff Gunhus
Jack Templar and the Last Battle by Jeff Gunhus In the last book of the Jack Templar series, Jack and his friends race to stop Ren Lucre before he launches this Creach army against humankind. But the Lord of the Lesser Creach and the Lord of the Zombies hold the last two Jerusalem Stones Jack needs to have any chance of success. To make matters worse, the … [Read more...] about Book Blast and $50 Giveaway: Jack Templar and the Last Battle by Jeff Gunhus
Book Review: In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson My review: 4 of 5 stars Bill Bryson is my favorite travel writer and an excellent storyteller. In a Sunburned Country starts with uncommonly known facts and arrests the reader with tidbits of knowledge and Bryson's characteristically droll observations. Bryson goes out of his way to discover the essence of the people and the places of … [Read more...] about Book Review: In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Book Review: Leaf & the Rushing Waters by Jo Marshall
Leaf and the Rushing Waters (Twig Stories Book 1) by Jo Marshall My Review: 4 of 5 stars This Twig story grabs the reader immediately with impending danger for animals in peril on a glacier. The mischievous impish characters appeal to young readers because of their adventurous ways and mischievousness. Middle grade vocabulary and themes are appropriate and educational. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Leaf & the Rushing Waters by Jo Marshall
Outlander Obsession
The Outlander series may have been started by Diana Gabaldon over twenty years ago, but my obsession began just over a year ago. It all started innocently enough as I browsed my local Books-A-Million. On the shelf in all its red, leatherette, embossed glory was the 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition of Outlander. As an avid reader, librarian, and collector, I knew of the … [Read more...] about Outlander Obsession