This middle grade book was both a Agatha and an Edgar nominee managed to (mostly) keep me guessing until the end. A mix of mystery, magic and supernatural thriller the story delivered confusion and thrills in equal parts and I hope I can sit down and read the next in the series soon! SYNOPSIS Orphan... Continue Reading →

WWW Wednesday is the post I look forward to every week! Thanks, as always to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and this wonderful WWW post to keep me going. If you want to join me, just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to... Continue Reading →

Last month was the first time I tried this and, honestly, it worked for me. I'm not sure that this type of plan would have worked last year but I will take all the grounding I can here in 2020. Every year I have spent October reading Frighteningly Good Reads and this October will be... Continue Reading →

Since I have never done a monthly reading plan I've also never done a monthly wrap-up but I am finding that 2020 has been excellent for me trying new things. This month I had fifteen books on my TBR. You can see them all in my original post here. I felt like I read all... Continue Reading →

WWW Wednesday is the post I look forward to every week! Thanks, as always to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and this wonderful WWW post to keep me going. If you want to join me, just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to... Continue Reading →

This memoir may be about WWII codes but instead of code breakers, this one features code makers. One of the original Navajo code talkers shares his experiences growing up Navajo and how his life, his culture, and his language helped the United States succesffuly fight in WWII. SYNOPSIS Although more than 400 Navajos served in... Continue Reading →

I started looking forward to The Switch when I finished Beth O'Leary's first book, The Flatshare. This second book was just as lovely and nuanced as her first! SYNOPSIS Eileen is sick of being 79.Leena's tired of life in her twenties.Maybe it's time they swapped places...When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month... Continue Reading →

#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @Local Bee Hunter’s Nook (me!) and you can learn more about it here or in the post announcing it. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. This week's post is Autumn Books! Oh how I love the fall... I already wrote in my September Reading Plan that fall,... Continue Reading →

I've never done one of these before. In the years I have been blogging I have always clung to the idea that I am a mood reader and I go where the mood may take me. But, since taking stock of my life since COVID has changed everything I have come to the conclusion that... Continue Reading →

The history of this book captured my attention. This story gave me a snippet of American History and a reminder that all children, regardless of when or where they are born, are more similar than they are different. SYNOPSIS The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty... Continue Reading →