I was excited for the chance to read S.E. Clancy’s novella, Mercy, because Ruth is one of my favorite books of the Bible. I’ve always admired Ruth’s devotion to her mother-in-law and was anxious to see what a contemporary retelling of this story might look like. Mercy took me back to my days of waiting…
Tag: 3.5 stars
Sweet Thing & Sweet Little Thing- Reviews
BLURB: “You have to teach your heart and mind how to sing together… then you’ll hear the sound of your soul.” Mia Kelly thinks she has it all figured out. She’s an Ivy League graduate, a classically trained pianist, and the beloved daughter of a sensible mother and offbeat father. Yet Mia has been stalling…
After the Rain – Review
“When we’re young, we want so badly to connect with others that we end up reflecting them, losing ourselves in the process.” I continued my Renee Carlino marathon with After the Rain, and like every book of Renee’s, I devoured this in no time. In many of her books, Renee dives deep into the grief…
The Summer Garden – Review
NOTE: If you plan on reading this series, you may want to skip this review! Spoilers are likely, with this being the third and final book in the series. The Bronze Horseman – Review Tatiana & Alexander – Review BLURB: Through years of war and devastation, Tatiana and Alexander suffered the worst the twentieth century…
29 Seconds – Review
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press & Netgalley for the chance to read this novel. T.M. Logan’s sophomore release was a tense, rage-inducing read! I didn’t know much about this book going into it (just how I like my Thrillers), except for what the blurb said. I thought based on the information readers are given,…
You’d Be Mine – Review
Many thanks to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. BLURB: Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music legacy full of all the things her Gran warned her about. Superstar Clay Coolidge is most definitely going to end up one of those things. But unfortunately for Clay,…
How to Stop Time – Review
How to Stop Time was one of my most anticipated reads of 2018, and like most highly anticipated books, I was slightly let down after building my own hype around this novel. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is my favorite movie (the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald is also quite good, though I wish it was…
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer – Review
I have wanted to read The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer for SIX years, people. Before I found Goodreads, before book blogging, before I owned a smartphone, and gasp…even before I knew what the letters TBR stood for. This length of time feels like an eternity in the book world. But alas, I have finally crossed this one…
The Other Girl – Review
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for the chance to review The Other Girl! Erica Spindler can spin one heck of a story (pun intended)! This was a gripping page-turner I couldn’t put down. Miranda Radar is a detective for her local police department investigating an ugly crime of passion against a revered college…
Ashes Books & Bobs 