Fiction
Until Our Time Comes – Nicole M. Miller
Put a horse on a book cover, and you immediately have my attention. Sometimes, this does not work in my favor. Until Our Time Comes by Nicole M. Miller did. I read Elizabeth Letts’ The […]
Genre: Historical
Fiction
Born of Gilded Mountains – Amanda Dykes
I would be the first to admit, I have waited far too long to write this review. I eagerly opened Born of Gilded Mountains by Amanda Dykes, and it embraced me like a warm hug. […]
Fiction
Night Falls on Predicament Avenue – Jaime Jo Wright
What is it about Jaime Jo Wright’s books that are so entrancing? Is it the characters? The paranormal? The danger and the crime? All of the above, I tell you. Night Falls on Predicament Avenue […]
Fiction
The British Booksellers – Kristy Cambron
The one place I have always wanted to go is the National WWII Museum in New Orleans…and promptly spend a week inside its walls. My father instilled in me a love of history from a […]
Fiction
The Woman with No Name – Audrey Blake
I stumbled on Audrey Blake quite by chance; Blake’s first novel came up as a suggested read on Amazon. Yes, I know “Audrey Blake” is technically two authors, but it’s easier to write the review […]
Academic
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun – JRR Tolkien (ed. Verlyn Flieger)
Before Tolkien was the Master of Middle-Earth, he was a humble academic specializing in medieval English literature and philology. The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun comes from this non-Middle-Earth academic side of Tolkien merging with […]
Fiction
While the City Sleeps – Elizabeth Camden
Elizabeth Camden. When I see her name, I know I’m going to read the book. Topic doesn’t matter. Time period, I couldn’t care less. Elizabeth Camden has my attention from the first word, and she […]
Fiction
The Women – Kristin Hannah
When someone tells me they want to start reading historical fiction, I always direct them to two authors: Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah. For historical fiction, Kristin Hannah is easily one of the most talented […]
Fiction
The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater – Jaime Jo Wright
I’ve long been a fan of Jaime Jo Wright. Her early novels were good—when your debut novel wins a Christy Award, that much is obvious—and her craft evolved from there. Some of them are better […]
Fiction
The Girl from the Papers – Jennifer L. Wright
I have always been fascinated by crime and investigations. When I was younger, I’d watch shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigations…even when I wasn’t supposed to. My parents didn’t want me to see the bodies, […]