BLOG TOUR: “The Last Chance Matinee (Hudson Sisters #1) by Mariah Stewart – Review

I am delighted to be participating in a blog tour for the very first time. This blog tour is hosted by Simon and Schuster's Gallery Books, the publisher of "The Last Chance Matinee (Hudson Sisters #1)" by Mariah Stewart. Many thanks to Melissa Gramstad, publicity manager for Simon & Schuster/Gallery, for inviting me to participate! …

Review: “The Roanoke Girls” by Amy Engel

"The Roanoke Girls" by Amy Engel 276 pages, Crown Published March 7, 2017 ISBN: 1101906669 "I had trouble with roots. Still do. Always trying to stay one step ahead of my past, my granddad, Roanoke. "Look how well that turned out." When 15-year-old Lane Roanoke's mother commits suicide, she's shipped from New York City to the …

Review: “In the Shadow of Lakecrest” by Elizabeth Blackwell

"In the Shadow of Lakecrest" by Elizabeth Blackwell 282 pages, Lake Union Publishing Published Feb. 1, 2017 ISBN: 1503941841 Looking to escape from a life of poverty and hardship, Kate Moore hastily marries wealthy medical company heir Matthew Lemont on the threshold of the Great Depression. When he brings her home to meet his ice …

Review: “Blink” by K.L. Slater

"Blink" by K.L. Slater 295 pages, Bookouture (Kindle only) Published Feb. 16, 2017 ISBN13: 9781786811288 "If only they had a machine that could translate the anxious thoughts that fill my brain. I could tell them how Evie was taken from me, beg them to help me find her before it's too late. Every day I …

Author Mindy Mejia demonstrates new dance move, discusses “grip-lit”

Yesterday afternoon, I traveled with three fellow Book Swap pals to Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City, where we attended a reading and signing by "Everything You Want Me to Be" author Mindy Mejia. First off, I wanna say that Mindy is hilarious. She told us how, while making breakfast for her two young children …

Review: “The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress” by Ariel Lawhon

"The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress" by Ariel Lawhon 304 pages, Doubleday Published Jan. 14, 2014 ISBN: 038553762X "Everything in this city is based on favors. In one way or another." So says Stella Crater, wife of New York Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater, in "The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress." On Aug. 6, …

Review: “The Lost Woman (Louise Rick, #6)” by Sara Blaedel

"The Lost Woman (Louise Rick, #6)" by Sara Blaedel 304 pages, Hatchette Published Feb. 7, 2017 (first published Nov. 7, 2014, in Denmark) ISBN: 1455541079 Inspector Louise Rick, head of the elite Special Search Agency in Denmark's National Police Department, finds herself entangled in a case that becomes rather personal in "The Lost Woman." Her colleague …

Winter Bookish Bingo update

BINGO! As you can see, I've gotten two bingos since the last time I posted about WBB (which has been far too long ago!). Not YA: "Everything You Want Me to Be" by Mindy Mejia White Cover: "Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk" by Kathleen Rooney FREE SPACE Science Fiction: "Three Years with the Rat" by …

January wrap-up

My goodness! Where did January go? In terms of reading during the first month of 2017, I was incredibly busy – 12 books! I'm slacking a bit with my blog and my reviews lately ... still need to review two of the books I finished in January. In my defense, there's been a lot of …

Review: “The Book of Mirrors”

"The Book of Mirrors" by E.O. Chirovici 288 pages, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Expected publication date: Feb. 21, 2017 (first published Jan. 26, 2017, by Century) ISBN: 1501141546 "The Book of Mirrors" is the story of a partial book manuscript and the truths and lies it uncovers about a brutal murder. That's my nutshell synopsis. The rest …