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
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THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS by Isabel Allende
Rating: 3.5 / 5 One of the bonus prompts in this year's Reading Women Challenge was to read a book by Isabel Allende. When reviewing her backlist THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS was her highest rated title so I added it to my TBR for February. THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS is a family saga… Continue reading THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS by Isabel Allende
BELOVED by Toni Morrison
Rating: 5 / 5 BELOVED by Toni Morrison was February's pick for the #classicsbuddyread hosted by @freefallinreader. I read this one way back in high school (a lot of years ago) when I had Toni Morrison as my chosen author to do a deep dive into her novels for an English project for a year.… Continue reading BELOVED by Toni Morrison
WHEN WE WERE VIKINGS by Andrew David MacDonald
Rating: 4 / 5 WHEN WE WERE VIKINGS by Andrew David MacDonald was one of my Book of the Month picks for January and one I wanted to read right away. Even with my packed TBR last month, I managed to just barely squeeze this one in before the month ended. I received the audio… Continue reading WHEN WE WERE VIKINGS by Andrew David MacDonald
ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy
Rating: 3.5 / 5 ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy was January's pick for the #classicsbuddyread hosted by @freefallinreader. I had received this gorgeous copy of the book in a Coffee and a Classic subscription box some months back so was very pleased to have the chance to cross this one off my TBR, even if… Continue reading ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith
Rating: 4.5 / 5 A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN was December's pick for the #classicsbuddyread hosted by @freefallinreader. This is a book that I've seen receive a lot of love and it is one I've had on my TBR for quite some time. A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN centers on Francie Nolan and her family… Continue reading A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith
A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
Rating: 5 / 5 I don't think there are many among us who don't know the story of A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens in some form or another. It is a story that has been retold time and again! Still, I don't think I had ever actually read it! Getting this edition of Charles… Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
THE WIVES by Tarryn Fisher
Rating: 4 / 5 THE WIVES by Tarryn Fisher was one of my Book of the Month picks for December and I was eager to pick it up this past weekend. I was in the mood for a fast paced, quick read and this was the perfect pick! THE WIVES is told from the perspective… Continue reading THE WIVES by Tarryn Fisher
DON’T BREATHE A WORD by Jennifer McMahon
Rating: 4 / 5 I found a copy of DON'T BREATHE A WORD by Jennifer McMahon on a used book store trip earlier this year. When I saw it was available on audio book from the library last week I decided to download it. I wound up reading a bit in print, but mostly used… Continue reading DON’T BREATHE A WORD by Jennifer McMahon
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein
Rating: 4 / 5 I stumbled across a copy of THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein at my local used book store a long time back and I knew it was a book about which I had heard good reviews. I knew there was a movie coming out and so I… Continue reading THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein