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Audiobook Reviews: Three Hist..

Posted October 8, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 16 Comments
Audiobook Reviews:  Three Historical Stories by Kate Quinn

Here are my three reviews for these wonderful historical stories by Kate Quinn The Rose Code By Kate Quinn is a wonderful sweeping drama covering a few of the code breakers of World War II set in Bletchly Park.  This dual timeline story covers three highly intelligent women, all stationed at Bletchley Park, and their […]



Book Review: Mad Honey by Jod..

Posted September 29, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 48 Comments
Book Review:  Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult; Jennifer Finney Boylan

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult; Jennifer Finney Boylan is one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and it did not disappoint!  I enjoyed the book very much, from the characters to the courtroom drama to the bees and the twist that took the book in a completely different direction.   Olivia McAfee is a single […]



Book Review: The Thread Collec..

Posted September 12, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 28 Comments
Book Review: The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards; Alyson Richman

The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards; Alyson Richman is a historical novel set in the American Civil War time period and follows two very different couples and how they managed during the war.   Stella is the slave mistress of a rich plantation owner in New Orleans, as the daughter of a slave and a […]



Book Review: Ten Years by Per..

Posted September 5, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 23 Comments
Book Review:  Ten Years by Pernille Hughes #TenYearsReadalong

Ten Years by Pernille Hughes is an emotional story of love and loss and love again.  And the journey is one that I’ll not soon forget.   Becca and Charlie are sworn enemies, but they have one shared love, and that is Ally.  Ally is Becca’s best friend and Charlie’s fiance.  When Ally dies after a […]



Book Review: The MapmakerR..

Posted August 25, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 29 Comments
Book Review:  The Mapmaker’s Daughter by Clare Marchant

The Mapmaker’s Daughter by Clare Marchant is a historical novel with a dual timeline and just a dash of magical realism.  The historical timeline is set in 1569 and the other timeline is in present day.   Present day- after a terrible tragedy seven years ago, Robyn moved home to help her father in his map […]



Book Review: Luck and Last Re..

Posted August 8, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 31 Comments
Book Review:  Luck and Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz

Luck and Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz is the second book in her Love, Lists & Fancy Ships Series but can be read as a stand-alone.  I didn’t read the first book in the series and didn’t feel like it hurt my reading experience for Luck and Last Resorts, however, now I really, want […]



Book Review: Sugar and Salt b..

Posted July 25, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 51 Comments
Book Review:  Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs

Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs is the fourth book in her popular Bella Vista Chronicles but can be read as a stand-alone.  I saw that pretty pink cover with the beautiful cake, read the blurb, and expected a nice summery romance.  I also read the previous book in the series, The Lost and Found […]



Book Review: Suspects by Dani..

Posted June 27, 2022 by WendyW in Book Excerpt, Book Review / 31 Comments
Book Review:  Suspects by Danielle Steel

Suspects by Danielle Steel is an emotional story about a woman who lost her husband and son in a kidnapping gone wrong.  But, one year later and the kidnappers still have not been caught, and she’s in as much danger as she was before.   Theodora Morgan (Theo) lives in Paris and has a wildly successful […]



Book Review: Our Little World..

Posted May 6, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 31 Comments
Book Review:  Our Little World by Karen Winn

Our Little World by Karen Winn is both a nostalgic look back at the mid-80s and a fascinating mystery.  This coming-of-age novel is set in the mid-’80s in a cul de sac in a small town in New Jersey.  The story is about the loss of innocence, sisters, and growing up.  All this is written […]



Book Review: Her Last Affair b..

Posted March 17, 2022 by WendyW in Book Review, bookblogger / 27 Comments
Book Review: Her Last Affair by John Searles

Her Last Affair by John Searls is a psychological thriller that had me guessing until the very end.  This compelling story was a bit confusing at times, but the ending tied up everything in a very satisfactory way.  Skylar’s husband Hollis died about a year ago in a tragic and mysterious accident.  She now resides […]