My rating: 3 of 5 stars Courting Cate is a charming story that I read in one sitting because I was keen to reach the inevitable happy ending. The writer attempts to marry Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew with an Amish romance. While it is a clever idea, it doesn't quite work. I liked this Cate all along, and I never saw her as an unlovable shrew. She erroneously saw herself … [Read more...] about Spotlight on: the Amish
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Book Review: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0812982940" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5146tCtUipL._SL160_.jpg" width="104"][simpleazon-link asin="0812982940" locale="us"]The Age of Miracles: A Novel[/simpleazon-link] by Karen Thompson Walker My rating: 5 of 5 stars WOW!! What a thought-provoking book! The premise was unique and well-executed. … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
Book Review: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0143119680" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ihfQEXy0L._SL160_.jpg" width="104"][simpleazon-link asin="0143119680" locale="us"]A Discovery of Witches: A Novel (All Souls Trilogy)[/simpleazon-link] by Deborah Harkness My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Discovery of Witches is a paranormal romance for the … [Read more...] about Book Review: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Book Review: The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="B00AKQJL2C" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RUu6Dc1wL._SL160_.jpg" width="106"][simpleazon-link asin="B00AKQJL2C" locale="us"]The Flight of Gemma Hardy: A Novel[/simpleazon-link] by Margot Livesey My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was so excited to read this book because it is a somewhat modern (set in the … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
Book Review: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes My rating: 5 of 5 stars It is a very good thing that I picked up this book on Memorial Day weekend because I barely slept or ate in order to read it through. It's cliche to say, but I literally could not put it down. Not only is it a love story like no other I've ever read, but it tackles the very controversial issue of the Right to Die and looks … [Read more...] about Book Review: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes