REVIEW: “The Spies of Shilling Lane” by Jennifer Ryan

"The Spies of Shilling Lane" by Jennifer Ryan Kindle edition, 368 pages Published June 4, 2019, by Crown ASIN: B07K62LGW8 My review Great Britain is deeply entrenched in World War II, and it's against this dismal backdrop that the haughty Mrs. Braithwaite receives divorce papers from her cheating husband. Because of the stigma surrounding divorced …

BLOG TOUR: “The Missing Years” by Lexie Elliott (Review)

I'm so excited to be part of the blog tour, hosted by Random Things Tours, for "The Missing Years" by Lexie Elliott. It is an excellent read that was just released on June 6 in the UK by Corvus. Berkley released it here in the U.S. on April 23. My review Ailsa Calder has just …

REVIEW: “The Body Lies” by Jo Baker

"The Body Lies" by Jo Baker Hardcover, 288 pages Set for publication June 18, 2019, by Knopf Publishing Group ISBN: 0525656111 My review Trigger warnings: Assault, rape, drug use "He wants her to read what he has written. He wants to watch her face as the words slip inside her head and wash his colours …

READING NOTES: #MiserablesMay group read, Vol. 5 (with spoilers)

A weight has been lifted from my shoulders, because I. am. FINISHED. With. Les. Misérables! I completed my reading of The Brick just after midnight on Tuesday. I had finished Volume 4 just hours before and written some scant thoughts on it (which you can see here; there's also posts on Volumes 1, 2 and …

Top 5 Tuesday: All-time favorite books

Another Tuesday is upon us! This week, I'm busy reconnecting with my brother and his family, who came back to our hometown for a few days. This week's Top 5 Tuesday (hosted by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm) is actually a top 10 list, but I decided to stick with just five. "Little Women" by …

READING NOTES: #MiserablesMay group read, Vol. 4

Yes, yes. I know. We're now 1/3 of the way into June, and here I am just finishing up Volume 4 of Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" for a May group read. Emma at the Terror of Knowing and Liz at Travel in Retrospect, who hosted #MiserablesMay, have been nothing but understanding about the fact that …

BLOG TOUR: “Ungentlemanly Warfare” by Howard Linskey (Review)

Many thanks to Random Things Tours for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour, featuring the World War II-era espionage thriller "Ungentlemanly Warfare" by Howard Linskey. This book from No Exit Press was just released today! Synopsis A soldier and a spy, an officer but not quite a gentleman... Captain Harry Walsh is SOE’s …

Top 5 Tuesday: Debut novels

Hello, friends! Happy Tuesday once again! I don't know if anyone has noticed, but my blog has been a bit sparse again recently. My mom was in town last week and I continue struggling through "Les Miserables" for a #MiserablesMay group read. It is now June; WHAT AM I DOING?! Ugh. Oh, well. At least …