Category: Books
Read Beverly Jenkins
Read Beverly Jenkins I hadn’t heard of Beverly Jenkins until just around Covid times. And yes, I’m sure I saw them at the bookstore. I’m even sure that I clocked them at the library. But around Covid times, I wasn’t really a romance reader. I’d check out things occasionally, but I preferred other genres. My…
::Review:: Elphie by Gregory Maguire
::Review:: Elphie by Gregory Maguire What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West—setting the stage for the blockbuster international phenomenon that…
Spotlight: Green Valley Heroes series
Spotlight: Green Valley Heroes I have told people that I enjoy Smartypants Romance books a lot before, usually in social media in response to questions about fun books to read with compelling characters, or during meetings of the romance book club I’m in. Smartypants Romance is an imprint created by Penny Reid to publish books…
::Review:: The Marquis who Musn’t by Courtney Milan
One good fraud deserves another… Miss Naomi Kwan has spent years wanting to take ambulance classes so that she can save lives. But when she tries to register, she’s told she needs permission from the man in charge of her. It would be incredibly wrong to claim that the tall, taciturn Chinese nobleman she just…
It’s Monday, What are you Reading? Happy April
Hi! I’m participating in It’s Monday, What are YOU Reading? Hosted by the Book Date. It’s been quite a while since I participated in this, and I really missed it! As I’ve been busy with some home stuff, and haven’t had too much time to update. Which is sad. BUT we’re almost done cleaning out…