[simpleazon-link asin="0345528786" locale="us"]Nightingale Way: An Eternity Springs Novel[/simpleazon-link] By Emily March My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nightingale Way is a book about hope, redemption, and reconciliation. It is romantic, optimistic, and enjoyable to read. It was a bit sappy at times, and it certainly would not appeal to most men. However, I read it through in … [Read more...] about Book Review and Giveaway: Nightingale Way by Emily March
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Book Review: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="B007CFL4WO" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31%2BebolDTnL._SL160_.jpg" width="112"]The Reader by Bernhard Schlink My rating: 4 of 5 stars Usually I prefer books where I can connect with at least one character, but I believe, in the case of this book, that the disconnect was intentional. The philosophical … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth (Bk 1 of Trilogy)
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0062024035" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51iwEL3A4VL._SL160_.jpg" width="107"][simpleazon-link asin="0062024035" locale="us"]Divergent[/simpleazon-link] by Veronica Roth My rating: 5 of 5 starts Fascinating concept for a dystopian society - dividing people into factions based on their strongest … [Read more...] about Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth (Bk 1 of Trilogy)
Spotlight on: the Amish
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
Book Review: Red Dawn Rising by Sue Duffy
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0825442664" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516%2BgFljG2L._SL160_.jpg" width="104"] [simpleazon-link asin="0825442664" locale="us"]Red Dawn Rising: A Novel (Red Returning Trilogy)[/simpleazon-link] by Sue Duffy My rating: 4 of 5 stars The tight prose and white-knuckle action make this a must-read for … [Read more...] about Book Review: Red Dawn Rising by Sue Duffy