Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It was an uneventful, normal week. I’ve been orginazing family […]
Books Reviewed: The Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus Ross Poldark by Winston Graham Books Read But Not Reviewed: The Stranger by Albert Camus The Ice Queen by Nele Neuhaus Bad Wolf by Nele Neuhaus The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud Strange Things that happened in the books […]
First Impressions Despite The Ice Queen being a prequel or first in the Oliver Bodenstein & Pia Kirchhoff series. I found the two star detectives to be more developed than in Snow White Must Die and Bad Wolf. Previously, they felt like doodles created during study hall. In this installment, Pia and Oliver felt like […]
Review: Sadly, when I hear the name Ross I automatically think of Friends Ross Geller. Poor pathetic Ross who for ten years pines over Rachel. Ross Poldark by Winston Graham could have easily fallen into this mold, pining for Elizabeth for the next ten books. Fortunately we are spared. I am a sucker for melodrama, […]
The Write On review-a-thon is a monthly event created and hosted by Brianna at The Book Vixen. It’s 2 days dedicated to getting reviews done, whether you have one review to write or 30+. This edition of the review-a-thon takes place all day Saturday, July 25th and Sunday, July 26th. Let’s get those reviews done! […]
First Impressions By reading the title Snow White Must Die, one would think it Nele Neuhaus has written a was a Snow White retelling. It is dark like Grimm’s Tale, but the comparison stops there. Impressions While Reading Pia and Oliver were fantastic detective characters. Their star power as a team reminded me of Rob […]
Michelle at The True Book Addict is hosting another of her fabulous read-a-thons, the High Summer Read-a-thon. I’m going to set my eyes on three books this time which I have listed below. Ross Poldark by Winston Graham Demelza by Winston Graham I will also track my progress here: 7/20 Books Read: 0 Pages Read:0 […]
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I got back from an extended 4th of July vacation with […]
The first author for Explore the Classics is Daphne du Maurier with sign ups starting today and will be open until the 29th. The tour will run from August 17 -31, please keep that in mind when selecting date preferences. About Daphne du Maurier and her writing: Daphne was born in 1907, grand-daughter of the […]
It is time to get my read on, Coyer’s Beach Party Read-a-thon starts today. It is another opportunity to knock some books off my tbr, (I’ve managed a pathatic two so far) the only hitch is that they must have a beach settting. Fortunately, I have three books that meet that criteria, they are: The […]