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Review: A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
Title: A Perilous Undertaking Author: Deanna Raybourn Genre: mystery, historical Publisher: Berkley Date: January 10, 2017 Veronica Speedwell is back! And I for one, am utterly delighted. But before I get into that, let me give a little backstory. Veronica Speedwell is an intrepid young butterfly hunter. Doesn’t sound too exciting does it? But she is so much more than that. Her past, shrouded in mystery, reveals that she is connected much more deeply and highly than she ever imagined. And that’s where we left her at the end of the last adventure. This time around, she’s being called upon by those highly connected folks to insert herself and her…
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Book Review: Semi-Scripted by Amanda Heger
Semi Scripted by Amanda Heger Genre: Romance Publisher: Diversion Publishing Date November 8, 2016 Marisol Gutierrez is not a fan of big speeches or standing up in front of people. She’s not good in crowds, doesn’t really like to schmooze and hates the idea that she might disappoint someone. And this time, things are absolutely over the top stressful because her family’s entire medical practice in Nicaragua depends on her standing in front of a room full of people and trying to get a grant for the practice. But when she gets to Los Angeles, she decides she’s going to splurge on one thing – she wants to see a…
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Book Review: Lady Ever After
Lady Ever After by Tamara Leigh Genre: romance, historical, Publisher: Tamara Leigh Date: November 23, 2016 Collier Morrow is a highly successful businessman whose life seems to be perfect. He’s got a beautiful fiancé and other than some family tension with his brother, life is pretty good. Except it’s really not. He’s got some issues making real connections with Aryn (the aforementioned fiancé) and he’s always in competition with his brother. It’s not always friendly either. When you factor in the rock climbing accident that gave him a dependency on painkillers, you can easily see how difficult things have been. Through it all, there’s been one constant – and it’s…
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Book Review: Together at the Table
Together at the Table by Hillary Manton Lodge Genre: romance, Publisher: WaterBrook Date: May 3, 2016 Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Fiction Addict Scorecard: A Juliette D’Alisa is having a rough time of things. Her mother passed away and she and her boyfriend called it quits. She’s trying to move ahead and not focus too much on the past, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions about her family and she’s not completely sure about where her future lies. It’s not been the easiest of journeys. Thankfully, she has a family who stands by her – that hasn’t changed. She is in a relationship with the handsome and charismatic…
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Book Review: Larger Than Life Lara
Larger Than Life Lara by Dandi Daley Mackall Genre: YA/kids Publisher: Tyndale House Date: November 1, 2016 “This isn’t about me. This story, I mean. So already you got a reason to hang it up. At least that’s what Mrs. Smith, our English teacher, says.” Laney Grafton is a little girl with a big voice. She’s in elementary school and even though you would think that’s a pretty easy time in life, for Laney, it’s really not. She gets teased a lot at school and when she goes home, she has to navigate a really tough home life. So when Lara Phelps shows up at school, Laney’s pretty happy about…
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Review: Life After Coffee by Virginia Franken
Title: Life After Coffee Author: Virginia Franken Genre: Women’s Fiction Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Date: September 13, 2016 Okay, now I’m gonna admit this flat out. I only snagged this book for review because of the title. I didn’t read the full description and I wasn’t sure what I was getting into, but I have had many mornings that I have felt that nothing existed prior to my coffee kicking in. It doesn’t happen often because I’m pretty caffeine sensitive, but when I do get that buzz, I get a lot of work done. That makes me happy. So coffee makes me happy. I figured this book was something along those…
