Read for my Daughters of the American Revolution book club, I found this book very interesting. I think what really appealed to me was how the book didn’t read like non-fiction, it almost felt like fiction. I didn’t know a lot of what I read in this book about the relationship between the Native Americans and the Settlers during the American Revolution, and I never even thought about Kentucky being involved in the Revolution either. The author did a decent job trying to tell a balanced story.
This book was very unique, and I loved it. I’m a sucker for intergenerational relationships, and for books about books. This book had both, and multiple points of view, where none of the book felt like retreading things stated in the other POVs. The only thing I wished was for more. It wasn’t long enough!
Apparently, I’m a sucker for robots. This novella was so good. I enjoyed everything about it. It was a beautiful story of friendship and discovery.
A sweet romance book, the only problem I had was it being advertized as a marriage of convenience trope, when it wasn’t. The romance was really sweet, and I loved the sisters. I will definitely read more of this series.
More cute robot, more friendship, I enjoyed this novella more than the first. Again, the story was written beautifully, and I loved the commentary of how society could be, and it was lovely.
My most ambitious read of the year, David Copperfield, was absolutely worth every second of the thirty-eight hours it took to listen to it. While there were times you could really tell Dickens was being paid by the word when he published this as a serial, one could look past that and see the beauty in the story. I was engaged the whole time. There were a lot of characters, but each one was fleshed out, and unique. I was really impressed with this book, and really happy I read it.
Read for my science fiction and fantasy book club, this book is one that just didn’t vibe with me. I didn’t know what was going on for most of the book. Were Hiro Protagonist and Y.T.’s stories told linearly? Who even knows, I sure don’t. Add in the casual racism and sexism, and the disgusting sex scene thrown in at the end, this book was a no for me. The three stars are for the storyline of the dog, and some of the linguistic history the book tried to tell.
This was an ARC I read, you can find the review here.
With the CW’s Nancy Drew show coming back this week, I decided to check out the comic runs from a couple years ago. This run revolved around Joe and Frank being accused of murdering their dad. Nancy, of course, steps in and saves the day. This was a quick, fun read, and of course I loved it, it’s Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.
The second run of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys comics I read surrounded the death of Nancy. Joe couldn’t accept her death was an accident, and his investigation leads to uncovering many secrets in River Heights. I also enjoyed this run (I read it as six separate comics, reviewing them all together). My only complaint is the story doesn’t feel complete, and I hope there is another run.
Read over the course of several months for my Catholic mom’s group, I did not like this book. The “ideal” woman according to the author is something that feels archaic. She puts down feminism several times, and I found myself growing angry at some of her advice. The only thing I liked about this book was learning about the female saints.
I love this series. This one was just as good as the other two. Eamon and Carla had some great chemistry. I laughed, I cried. I want to re-read the whole series.
Holy suspense, Batman. I listened to this very quickly, because I just had to know what was happening. A Hollywood starlet and her entourage go on safari for her honeymoon in the 1960s. They are kidnapped, and everything goes wrong. What follows is a tense story with a lot of graphic violence. not everyone comes home alive. Everyone needs to read this book, and then talk to me about it. Easily my favorite read of the month.
Stephanie Caffrey, Author 