Disclaimer: There are affiliate links in this post. I’m still working my way through The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor by Sally Armstrong. It really is amazing how this young girl raised to be a gentlewoman from a wealthy family in England became the first white woman to settle on the Miramichi River. The story … [Read more…]
Disclaimer: There are affiliate links in this post. This week has gone by so quickly. After a long cold winter and spring we’re really enjoying the warm summer weather. It’s so nice to be able to send the children outside to play. I’ve even spent sometime sitting out in our backyard reading. Right now I’m … [Read more…]
Disclaimer: There are affiliate links in this post. So after reading too many sad dystopian stories I read a couple of romance/thriller novels this week by one of my favourite authors – Dee Henderson. Her books are real page-turners, for sure. I enjoy the romances but even more I enjoy the suspense. I like reading … [Read more…]
The library finally had Insurgient for me to read. This is volume two of the “Divergent” series. I have to say that it’s not as good as Divergent and neither of them are as good as “The Hunger Games” series. It just felt like Tris spent most of the book full of angst and doing … [Read more…]
Well, I can now say that I’ve read the entire “Hunger Games” trilogy. This week I read Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Of the three Catching Fire is my favourite. I just found Mockingjay to run from problem to angst to battle to wound from battle to angst to sorrow to angst without any real let-up. … [Read more…]
Disclosure: Affiliate Links Well, I gave in to my daughter’s subtle begging and read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It was a pretty good read. One thing that struck me was that there is no swearing. My daughter and I have been discussing/picking it apart. That is one thing I enjoy about reading the … [Read more…]
This week I went back to one of my favourite authors. When all other books fail to interest me his never do – Philip Oppenheim. This time I read The Great Secret. The girl started out on the “bad guy” side and I didn’t see how she could/would switch so the hero could have the … [Read more…]
