Top 5 Tuesday: Sequels I need to get to

Happy Tuesday! I had so much fun doing Top 5 Tuesday last week that I decided to try it again. This weekly book blogging "meme" is hosted by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm. This week's theme is all about sequels I want to read. I'm not a huge series reader, but I enjoy a good …

WRITER’S CORNER: A grandma like no other

"I thought all grandmas were like mine." Grandma Spees at age 16 in 1944, the year she married Grandpa This is what I told my mom one day not long after my Grandma Spees had been diagnosed with vascular dementia. For the past 14 years, Grandma and I struggled to understand one another, but our …

Top 5 Tuesday: Mind-blowing mystery/thrillers

It's been a loooong time since I've participated in any weekly book blogging "memes." This one struck my fancy and I just had to join in. Top 5 Tuesday is hosted by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm. This week's theme is mind-blowing mystery/thrillers. Here is my list, in no particular order: 1. "The Weight of …

REVIEW: “It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way” by Lysa TerKeurst

"It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered" by Lysa TerKeurst Hardcover, 256 pages Published Nov. 13, 2018, by Thomas Nelson ISBN: 0718039858 My review "What do you do when God's timing seems questionable, His lack of intervention hurtful, and His promises doubtful?" Haven't all believers wondered something …

REVIEW: “Heart Land” by Kimberly Stuart

"Heart Land" by Kimberly Stuart 311 pages Published July 17, 2018, by Howard Books ISBN: 1501180568  My review Can you really go home again? That's what Grace Kleren is hoping after her fashion career in New York goes bust and she is forced to move back in with her grandmother in Iowa. It's been a …

WRITER’S CORNER: Sugar Creek

BLOGGER'S NOTE: This is the first in what will hopefully become a series of personal writings from yours truly on That Book Lady Blog. Recent events have pushed me to return to one of my first loves, creative writing/journaling. These will be early drafts, so please be gentle with me. I have creek water running …

REVIEW: “The Wolf Wants In” by Laura McHugh

"The Wolf Wants In" by Laura McHugh 272 pages Slated for publication Aug. 6, 2019, by Spiegel and Grau ISBN: 0399590285 My synopsis In the small rural town of Blackwater, Kan., a young man is found dead in his home, supposedly of natural causes -- but Shane Keller's sister Sadie is convinced that investigators need …

Book festival reflections

Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is enjoying this slightly warmer weather. I enjoyed it a bit too much last week as it may have contributed to the illness I'm now fighting. I went to the doctor yesterday and she put me on prednisone to help me cope with a viral sinus infection. 'Tis the season! …