Last week I reviewed a very female-centric book, so it seems only fair that this week I highlight a very male-centric one. Peter Heller‘s The River is an adventure story that exudes a vibrant masculine energy. Our two strong, young heroes who are on a kayaking trip in a remote area are forced to flee…
It was when I reached this passage in Alix E. Harrow‘s book, The Ten Thousand Doors of January that I knew I was dealing with a master: Miss Adelaide Lee Larson was born in 1866 The world had just begun to whisper the word modern to itself, along with words like order and unfettered free…
I’m away this week, escaping the craziness of the world with my man, inhaling the ocean air and all the peace and beauty that comes with it. So my book recommendation will have to wait until next Friday but be sure to come back then because the novel I’m going to suggest is genuinely Ah-mazing….
There are things I want to tell you about this book. Juicy moments of spine tingling fun. But I don’t want to spoil it. Suffice to say, if you’re a fan of my Sophie books, you’ll enjoy Elly Griffiths‘ The Stranger Diaries. Griffiths begins with an excerpt from a short story by gothic writer R….
Last week I wrote about a book that was designed to give you a much needed escape from reality. A book that’s intended to entertain rather than change your world view. Yale professor, Greg Grandin‘s The End of Myth is the opposite of that. Grandin takes his readers through the history of American expansionism to…
So last Friday I was in the middle of moving from one house to another and I’m afraid I missed posting a book review. But I’m back and while still in the midst of moving chaos and seeing Delta cases surging all over the place, I thought it might be nice to review a little…