Publication Date: 3/24/2020 Rating: 4 / 5 I received a complimentary advanced listener copy of TIGERS, NOT DAUGHTERS by Samantha Mabry for an honest review. Thank you to Libro FM, Recorded Books and Algonquin Young Readers for the chance to read and review! TIGERS, NOT DAUGHTERS begins with a tragedy for the Torres family. The… Continue reading TIGERS NOT DAUGHTERS by Samantha Mabry (Out Today!)
Month: March 2020
THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Rating: 4 / 5 THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett was March's pick for the #classicsbuddyread hosted by @freefallinreader. I am sure I read this at some point as a kid, but really didn't remember anything about it before picking it up again. It was a nice, mostly light story perfect to balance some… Continue reading THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Monday Reading Check In
Thank you to St. Martin's Press / Minotaur Books and Netgalley for the complimentary eARC of LITTLE SECRETS by Jennifer Hillier! Hello book friends! I hope that you are all hanging in there whether you be home with the joys of social isolation or whether you're still out there on the front lines keeping essential… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? by Lucy Vine
Rating: 3 / 5 ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? by Lucy Vine arrived in a recent Unplugged Book Box. When I pulled a book involving social media out of my Jar of TBR, I picked this one up. I didn't know much about this one, but the main character is writing a blog, the posts… Continue reading ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? by Lucy Vine
UNDER THE DOME by Stephen King
Rating: 4 / 5 The King Buddy Reads book for March was UNDER THE DOME. This book is massive! When I picked it up from the library and realized how heavy it was, I have to say I was intimidated with the idea of getting through it this month. And then I binged the audiobook… Continue reading UNDER THE DOME by Stephen King
ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb
Rating: 3.5 / 5 ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb is book one of THE FARSEER TRILOGY and the first book in the #elderlingalong which is scheduled to read through a couple of Robin Hobb's trilogies over the next year or so. I have found myself gravitating toward more fantasy of late so decided to join… Continue reading ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb
AMERICAN SHERLOCK: Murder, Forensics and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson
Thank you to Putnam Books for the free/gifted book. Rating: 3.5 / 5 I received a complimentary copy of AMERICAN SHERLOCK by Kate Winkler Dawson from the publisher, Putnam Books, for an honest review. AMERICAN SHERLOCK is the nonfiction account of the life and career of Edward Oscar Heinrich, a pioneer in the field of… Continue reading AMERICAN SHERLOCK: Murder, Forensics and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson
SAVE YOURSELF By Cameron Esposito (Out 3/24/2020)
Publication Date: 3/24/2020 Rating: 4 / 5 I received a complimentary advanced listener copy of SAVE YOURSELF by Cameron Esposito for an honest review. Thank you to Libro FM, Hachette Audio, Grand Central Publishing and the author for the chance to read and review! SAVE YOURSELF is a memoir by stand up comic Cameron Esposito.… Continue reading SAVE YOURSELF By Cameron Esposito (Out 3/24/2020)
LYING IN WAIT by Liz Nugent
Rating: 4.5 / 5 Happy St. Patrick's Day! I of course scheduled this post well before things went sideways with coronavirus and shut downs and the like. Even now, the night before St. Patrick's day while I'm going over my post schedule for the week, I don't know what tomorrow will hold aside from the… Continue reading LYING IN WAIT by Liz Nugent
Monday Reading Check In
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the complimentary copy of THE NEW HUSBAND by D.J. Palmer! Hello book friends! I hope that you are all well and staying healthy and safe. I'm at work today, but things are definitely far from normal. The weekend was filled with lots of distractions, some good (buddy reads… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In