World Without End by Ken Follett My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to Ken Follett‘s World Without End. One of my favorite books of all time… I was just mesmerized by the characters and everything they went thru. It is a MUST read. It’s a long read, andContinue Reading

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 stars to Christina Baker Kline‘s Orphan Train. It is a beautiful book – everything from the story to the imagery. Story Two parallel stories being told about what happens to a young girl when her family lifeContinue Reading

The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport My rating: 4 of 5 stars Quick read. Informative. Learned a lot! I picked it up to see what their story was all about. And I was surprised at the amount of impact wasContinue Reading

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed the premise and theme of the book. Pullman created well thought out and memorable characters. It was a little too technical for me in regard to the depths of fantasy, i.e. I had to go backContinue Reading

Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke My rating: 3 of 5 stars The cozy continues… I can’t get enough of these type of books. They transport me out of regular life and drop me in the reality I sometimes want to be my own. But I can also escapeContinue Reading

Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 stars! Typical cozy, good first start; i’ll give book 2 a chance. Characters are interesting. Location is cute. Curious about the town more. View all my reviewsContinue Reading

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m all for the “survival of the fittest when tragedy strikes” novels. I normally like the hardcore kind. Given this was a young adult novel, I didn’t expect it to be graphic, violent or trulyContinue Reading

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars to Kate Morton‘s The Forgotten Garden. The plot is mesmerizing and the story-telling of the grandmother and the granddaughter is unparalleled. Morton jumps from time period to time period, country to country, character to character inContinue Reading

The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fitting end to a good series. I will miss reading more of Goldy’s antics! Perhaps it will come back again… 🙁 View all my reviewsContinue Reading

Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay My rating: 4 of 5 stars After a good start with book 1 in the series, I was excited to see how the story set off… it’s a fun series, and I will continue to read it. View all my reviewsContinue Reading