It’s that time of year when I go through my notebook and gather my favorite reads of the year. When I did a quick skim, there were so many fantastic reads that I knew that once again, I would have to break my favorite reads into genres and multiple days. So this will be a… Continue reading Favorite Reads 2021- Part 1: Literary, Historical Fiction, and More
Tag: Women’s Fiction
Blog Tour- Sisters Behaving Badly, Maddie Please
Sisters Behaving BadlyMaddie Please Publishes: November 16, 2021 About the Book Sisters Kitty and Jenny haven’t spoken since a very disappointing Carvery lunch. Kitty, sixty-two, thinks Jenny is turning grey. Jenny, sixty-six, thinks Kitty needs to grow up! So when both sisters inherit a farmhouse in rural France, it gives them the perfect chance to… Continue reading Blog Tour- Sisters Behaving Badly, Maddie Please
Blog Tour Spotlight: Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop, Rebecca Raisin
Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop Rebecca Raisin Publishing Date: October 28, 2021Women's Ficion About the Book ‘Tis the season for mulled wine, mince pies, and magic under the mistletoe… Flora loves Christmas more than anything else in the world, so she’s gutted when her Scrooge-alike boss fires her from Deck the Halls Christmas emporium. But now she… Continue reading Blog Tour Spotlight: Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop, Rebecca Raisin
The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, Colleen Oakley
The fishing village of Frick Island is cut off from the world. The islanders are proud. Piper Parrish has made it her home for most of her life, and she loves everything about living there. But when her husband Tom doesn’t return from a fishing trip, she doesn’t handle his loss. So much so that… Continue reading The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, Colleen Oakley
Aria’s Travelling Book Shop, Rebecca Raisin
I hadn't read book one before reading this, but I found you didn't need to because Raisin has made this series work flawlessly by making the books work alone and together. Aria has been a widow for three years. Not a day goes by that she doesn't think about TJ and what they shared. But… Continue reading Aria’s Travelling Book Shop, Rebecca Raisin
Write My Name Across the Sky, Barbara O’Neal
Sam and Willow are complete opposites. Sam is analytical and designs video games for a living. Willow is a musician, taking after their very famous mother, who was a singer. At the center of their lives is Gloria, their aunt who raised them after their mother died. Each sister is facing personal issues. For me,… Continue reading Write My Name Across the Sky, Barbara O’Neal
A Cup of Silver Linings, Karen Hawkins
We’re back in Dove Pond, a book I have waiting for since reading an ARC of The Book Charmer in 2019. This book focuses on both Ava and Sarah as Ava works to set up her tearoom. But also includes chapters from Kristen and her grandmother Ellen. We left book 1 in a precarious place… Continue reading A Cup of Silver Linings, Karen Hawkins
Shoulder Season, Christina Clancy
Shoulder Season follows the very naïve Sherri Taylor as she goes from caretaker for her mother to a Playboy bunny. Clancy explores some real-world issues that are still relevant today. Some of the text made me cringe, and that was clearly Clancy’s intent. “She wanted to convince Gwen that she wasn’t racist without coming across… Continue reading Shoulder Season, Christina Clancy
10 Books to Look Forward to in May
I'm back with my list of 10 book releases coming soon. Some months it can be really hard narrowing down which books to add. I have a feeling I'm going to blow my book budget out of the water in May. Let's get to it! The Block, Ben OliverYA/DystopianReleases May 4th About the Book:In the… Continue reading 10 Books to Look Forward to in May
A Million Reasons Why, Jessica Strawser
I like the idea of finding DNA relatives you don’t know you have. I found a cousin I didn’t know I had, and it was pretty exciting. But reading this was a slow climb in, combined with long-winded, go nowhere chapters that didn’t work for me. There were a lot of things that didn’t contribute… Continue reading A Million Reasons Why, Jessica Strawser
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