A quick post before my departure to Wisconsin. I’m going on another week long trip to our lake house. I checked the weather and Illinois is experiencing a heatwave compared to upper Wisconsin! Sadly we have heard that compared to past years there is very little wildlife due to the lack of food and cold […]
Above has been compared to Emma Donoghue’s Room and based on the subject matter I can see why. One could say what is original about that, its been done before. No it has not. Above is as fresh as the air that is above, but it is the darkness below that draws you in. Blythe’s […]
While reading The Grip of God I felt a nagging feeling in the back of my head, Sofia and her story reminds me of someone, but who? Last night it came to me, Cynthia Ann Parker. Strange I know but bear with me, (and yes I know Cynthia Ann was a real person) both were abducted […]
While I never announced it, I was away on another family vacation and returned on Friday. We drove to Jacksonville, Florida to visit my brother and his wife – always a good time, with great food, weather and awesome company how can you do wrong? My parents and I then headed on to Savanna with […]
Currently Reading: The Grip of God by Rebecca Hazell Reviewed: The Riddle of Sphinx Island by R.T. Raichev Road to Reckoning by Robert Lautner Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen When She Woke by Hillary Jordan The Secret of Raven Point by Jennifer Vanderbes Stuart Little by E.B. White Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Eclipse by […]
Drawing on years of research, Horan weaves little-known facts into a compelling narrative, vividly portraying the conflicts and struggles of a woman forced to choose between the roles of mother, wife, lover, and intellectual. Horan’s Mamah is a woman seeking to find her own place, her own creative calling in the world. Mamah’s is an […]
I could easily slip into both Ali’s realm and it’s cast of characters smoothly and without confusion. In other words, I was able to catch up to speed without too much reiteration. Getting to know Ali’s wing persons was also a snap, B. Simpson, Sister Anselm, as well as Lance’s family were well-developed as was […]
I so looked forward to reading the concluding book of the Twilight series and was disappointed. The storyline didn’t seem as developed as the first three and became tedious. I thought that Stephenie Meyer rushed though some of the plot {especially towards the end} to get it published quickly. In the end Bella really doesn’t […]
Almost as soon as I finished Twilight, I was at Barnes and Noble yet again, to buy the next two installments of the vampire saga. I think I read New Moon in like a day and a half, although this was my least favorite of the three. Like most trilogies the second book was mostly […]
I read Charlotte’s Web to pieces when I was growing up. I loved the camaraderie between the spider and “Some Pig”. Now as a twenty-something I was still enchanted by Fern, Charlotte, Wilbur and even Templeton, only this time I was a little less with Wilbur. The whining and squealing was more than I could […]