Category: Paperback
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: In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton
ABOUT THE BOOK: After her father’s death, Ruth Robb and her family transplant themselves in the summer of 1958 from New York City to Atlanta—the land of debutantes, sweet tea, and the Ku Klux Klan. In her new hometown, Ruth quickly figures out she can be Jewish or she can be popular, but she…
The Ripped Bodice Delivers Love (in More Ways than One!)
The Ripped Bodice Delivers Love (in More Ways than One)! We always hear how important it is to take care of ourselves, but it has really come into play as we determine our new normals in light of Covid-19. Puzzles, games, books–the arts have done their part to keep us entertained. The Ripped Bodice is…
Late to the Party – Madeline Miller’s the Song of Achilles
Late to the Party – Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. Achilles, “best of all the…
It’s Monday, What are you Reading?
It’s Monday, What are you Reading? It’s that time of the week again, where we talk about what we’re reading (This is a ‘meme’ hosted by the Book Date. And I’m partaking in it yet again. Yay! I’m reading a few library books (isn’t the library amazing through all of this craziness) like: And then…