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Special Feature: When A Stranger Comes to Town by Michael Koryta
Where are my murderionos at? Are you obsessed with mysteries? I know I sure am! I love a classic whodunnit and while I love full length novels, there is something enticing about an anthology of short stories. Anthologies or short stories always seen to have one or two really good stories and then a few that just aren’t as great which always makes me a little wary when it comes to reading them, however, I really liked the idea of shorter mysteries for one reason—they reminded me of a tv show set up. When I was pregnant with my son, I had terrible nausea all day. I spent 6 weeks…
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Special Feature: Good Trouble: Stories by Joseph O’Neill
I haven’t read anything by this author before but the cover of this book made me want to know more about it! I love the sweet duck on the cover so needless to say I am a sucker for cute animals on things like books. So that fact alone would make me stop and read the summary. This author sounds like he has a lot of notoriety and he really aims to capture stories of every day life in the modern world which is something I think our society really needs. While I can’t fit it into my review schedule for May, I am hoping to breeze through it this…
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Special Feature: Becoming Mrs Smith by Tanya E Williams
Becoming Mrs. Smith by Tanya E. Williams Publication Date: October 10, 2017 Rippling Effects Writing & Photography eBook, Paperback & Audio; 100 Pages Genre: Historical Fiction/Novella Not all of war’s destruction takes place on the battlefield. Violet’s heart flutters from the scarlet fever she survived as a child, and it beats faster at the sight of John Smith, the man she plans to marry. America is entrenched in WWII, and when John enlists, Violet is certain she won’t ever forgive him for dashing their dreams. As the realities of war slowly overtake her life, Violet’s days are filled with uncertainty and grief. She struggles to maintain her faith…
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Review: Beauty and the Beast: Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World by Maria Tatar
Be our guest this weekend with the live action Disney, Beauty and the Beast, hitting theaters! The animated Disney film was one of my most favorite movies growing up and even now, I still find myself singing along to all the songs when I hear them! Not to mention, my 7 month only baby LOVES animated Disney and the music, though The Little Mermaid is his all time favorite, Beauty and the Beast is a close second so needless to say I watch the animated Beauty and the Beast about once a week. I am also currently streaming Disney on my Pandora station which is full of Beauty and the Beast…
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Review: Romancing the Inventor (Supernatural Society #1) by Gail Carriger
In the Parasol Protectorate books, one of my most favorite characters was the unconventional Genevieve Lefoux. So when a short story was presented about the inventor I was totally on board. I am a huge fan of Gail Carriger’s books and even though I don’t read a lot of short stories nor have I read any LBGTQ literature, I couldn’t help but want to read about the fascinating character that is Madam Lefoux.
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Special Feature: DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE by Barkpost
Who doesn’t love dogs? Sure I might have started off as a cat person when I was younger but when I got my first dog the first year I was married…..I was in love. A suddenly became a dog person! Now I have two dogs and can’t imagine life without them! They just add so much love to my life! So when I saw this super cute dog book come across my desk, I couldn’t pass up doing a special feature to highlight how wonderful dogs really are. This is a collection of community-sourced and never-before-told anecdotes, stories, photos, and intimate insights, DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE captures the depth, spirit, and power…
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Review: 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
This book came across my desk for review a couple of months ago and initially I passed on it for review and agreed to do a special feature instead. I wasn’t sure that I could fit it into my review schedule and I wasn’t sure it was something that I really wanted to read. However when I did the special feature, I completely rethought my decision! After reading the discussion questions of the feature, I was intrigued. This book sounded like it was going to be raw, honest, and dark but yet poignant and meaningful. This book was all of these things and more! This book is set up with…
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Announcement: Winner THERE ONCE LIVED A MOTHER WHO LOVED HER CHILDREN by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
And the winner of the giveaway for There Once Lived a Mother Who Loved Her Children… by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya is….. Carl S (commented on post) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
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Giveaway: THERE ONCE LIVED A MOTHER WHO LOVED HER CHILDREN by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
This weeks giveaway has a lengthy title: There Once Lived a Mother Who Loved Her Children, Until They Moved Back In: Three Novellas About Family by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya. The masterly novellas that established Ludmilla Petrushevskaya as one of the greatest living Russian writers “Love them, they’ll torture you; don’t love them, they’ll leave you anyway.” After her work was suppressed for many years, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya won wide recognition for capturing the experiences of everyday Russians with profound pathos and mordant wit. Among her most famous and controversial works, these three novellas—The Time Is Night,Chocolates with Liqueur, and Among Friends—are modern classics that breathe new life into Tolstoy’s famous dictum, “All happy families…
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Review: There Once Lived a Mother Who Loved Her Children, Until They Moved Back In: Three Novellas About Family by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
Leo Tolstoy said it best: All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Don’t we all have that one crazy family member who tells grossly inappropriate jokes and stories at the dinner table? Or that one sibling that we are insanely jealous of? Or what about your bratty niece or nephew that you just wish you could trip as they run by screaming? I think the best thing about family is that it’s a classic….just like Tolstoy. Most people can relate to family and that’s what makes Ludmilla Petrushevskaya latest novel such a captivating read.