This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by RevMelinda. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Best First Book and Inspirational Categories. The summary: Hospitality consultant Andrea Sullivan has one last chance to snag a high-profile client or she'll have to kiss her dreams of promotion good-bye. When she's sent to meet Scottish celebrity chef James MacDonald on the Isle of Skye, she just wants to finish her work as efficiently as … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano→
Saving Mister Banks is a Walt Disney Film about Walt Disney, so if you are expecting a hard-hitting expose, this is not it. It makes Walt look as saintly as possible without actually putting a halo on him. But it’s also a marvelous showcase for perfectly cast actors in the prime of their careers, and a thoughtful look at the roles fiction can play in revealing and healing our emotional wounds. The first part of … Continue reading Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks→
The Sapphires is an Australian movie that's recently been released in the US. Before I left for Australia, my cable provider was promoting it was an On Demand choice for movie night. Elizabeth contacted me about the movie, and about the controversy regarding the US movie poster (at left). I asked her to write a review, and she did. I hope it makes you curious to see the movie. Here is Elizabeth's review: Sarah invited … Continue reading The Sapphires: A Guest Movie Review by Elizabeth→
by Elyse · Aug 10, 2013 at 3:00 am ·
Comments Off on The OverDrive Media Console App
Libraries are awesome. Like a lot of readers, I could talk about libraries and their awesomeness for hours. I could even tell you how a librarian caught the guy who stole my husband’s wallet; in fact, I will at the end of this review because it’s my review and I’mma do what I want. One thing about libraries that is slightly less than awesome is how difficult it can be to check out their e-books. … Continue reading The OverDrive Media Console App→
by SB Sarah · Jul 19, 2013 at 5:00 am ·
Comments Off on RITA Reader Challenge: The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Livvy. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category. The summary: Upon his arrival, Butternut Creek Christian Church's newly-minted minister is met by a welcome committee led by Miss Birdie and her friend Mercedes, a.k.a. “the Widows.” Their first order of business, to educate him on how things should be done, quickly gives way to a campaign to … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek→
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Emily A. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category. The summary: What if you found out you were the ugly friend? Emma Frazier is smart, hardworking, and loves her job as a journalist for a Florida lifestyle magazine. Emma knows she’s no great beauty, but she’s pretty certain she has a shot with her handsome new boss, … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: A Girl Like You by Maria Geraci→
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Alison. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category. The summary: Upon his arrival, Butternut Creek Christian Church's newly-minted minister is met by a welcome committee led by Miss Birdie and her friend Mercedes, a.k.a. “the Widows.” Their first order of business, to educate him on how things should be done, quickly gives way to a campaign to … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek→
Before I discovered romance novels, I cut my teeth on Gothics. My mother had a shelf of books by Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney in our basement, and one summer I devoured them all. Beneath the Shadows by Sara Foster is a modern Gothic with romantic elements, and it reminded me why I enjoyed the genre so much. For those of you unfamiliar with the Gothic storyline, it features a young and often virginal heroine … Continue reading Beneath the Shadows by Sara Foster→
I was loaned an XCOM MiFi unit for use in Australia, in exchange for a review. I know a lot of you travel for work or conferences, sometimes internationally, and we've all groused about the highway robbery that is hotel in-room internet in some locations. I knew the hotel WiFi where I was going to be in Sydney was rather expensive, and wanted to explore other options. After contacting XCOM, I was shipped a MiFi, … Continue reading Review: XCOM WiFi for International Travel→
Friday nights in my house are “Dinner & a Movie” night. We all eat dinner in the living room and watch a movie together- and the movie part can be tricky. I have two boys, ages 6 and 4, and their idea of awesome entertainment often does not match mine. Tonight we watched a movie that was so charming and adorable, I had to share it with you. Miss Minoes is a Dutch film from … Continue reading Movie Review: Miss Minoes→
It's the end of summer, and time for therapeutic movie watching. Either the kids are still out of school and driving you bonkers, or they are back in school and you are madly filling out backpacks full of forms, or you are in your cubicle lamenting the days when you actually had a real summer vacation, or, you are on a yacht with a billionaire playboy pirate sheik, in which case, we all hate you. … Continue reading Prides and Prejudices: A Movie Review Collection by Carrie S.→
