This review was written by Andrea . This story was nominated in the Best Inspirational Romance categories. The summary: Secrets told in the church ladies' room are supposed to stay in the ladies' room. But that doesn't mean that what Trudy overhears there during her great-aunt Gertrude's funeral won't change the rest of her life. Trudy has a daughter in the middle of a major rebellion; a two-timing husband who has been cheating for … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Ladies’ Room by Carolyn Brown →
This review was written by Lindlee. I'm including it as Lindlee compared I'm Not Her to this earlier book, which deals with similar themes. Since her review was compelling, I wanted to share it with you. This book was published in 1994, and obviously is not nominated for a 2011 RITA. Here's the summary of the book: It's a good thing Andi and I are best friends. I mean, if she's not making us late to school, … Continue reading Now That Andi’s Gone by Karle Dickerson - A Guest Review by Lindlee →
Sometimes when I squee about a book, I want to jump up and down and yell and breathlessly tell you how amazing I thought something was. This is the same level of appreciation, but the opposite reaction: this book (and the accompanying film) knocked my heart out of my chest, made me tear up, and made me want to grab anyone who doesn’t understand how avid readers feel about books and make them watch it … Continue reading The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce →
Once Upon a Time, there was no urban fantasy. Then, there was Emma Bull and her novel War For The Oaks. Take note, Bitches, this is how to popularize (and, in fact, she’s widely credited as having invented) a genre. If you like urban fantasy, urban paranormal romance, and pretty much anything else that involves supernatural creatures in a city, you owe a big thank you to Emma Bull. Lord knows, I personally owe a … Continue reading War for the Oaks by Emma Bull: A Guest Review by Carrie S →
RedHeadedGirl is back, this time with a book she absolutely loved, lest you think she only reads books she hates. Lest you all think I hate everything, this is a Praise to Balance the Snark. I described this one to Sarah as “a soothing avocado mask of a book.” A Regency with a plot that is both logical and entertaining! Dialogue that feels like real people would say it! Characters that are both likeable and … Continue reading What a Rogue Desires by Caroline Linden - a Guest Review by RedHeadedGirl →
Submitted by: Brandyllyn Of the most banned books of the nineties, none stood out to me with such a force as Martin Hanford’s Where’s Waldo? series. Indeed, while I was stunned to find several of my childhood favorites present, it took me quite some time to come to terms with the fact that this was not a typo. What did this bespectacled, befuddled, behatted man do to earn the ire of some proportion of the … Continue reading Where’s Waldo by Martin Handford →
Submitted by Goblin Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is the story of two men living in desperate times, but it’s also a story about the necessity of hope. Most characters in the book cling to some (often heartbreakingly pathetic) hope of a better life while they struggle through the brutal realities of the Great Depression. The story focuses on George and Lennie, two migrant workers. Lennie is physically powerful but mentally sub-normal. George … Continue reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck →
