NASA, a hot-button topic in a contentious presidential election, has made the discovery of a lifetime in the Arctic Circle. The organization calls in civilian scientists to confirm the validity of their findings. The President is ready to announce the discovery and virtually assure his victory in the election. But then questions arise and the Continue Reading…
Character Connection: Calpurnia Tate
I apologize for not posting last week. I got busy with a lot of things. I will make a point in the future to at least have Mr. Linky scheduled to post every week. Now. Calpurnia Virginia Tate. Calpurnia, or Callie Vee, is a girl ahead of her time. It is 1899 in The Evolution Continue Reading…
Birthday Loot!
So my birthday was last week. (Great big 33, if you must know. The 30’s are starting to seem a little…real) Of course that means I have to dish about what I got! My big gift was a new bike. My old one was more of a mountain bike and it was heavy and clunky Continue Reading…
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams In English by Natasha Solomons: Book Review
Jack Rosenblum and his young family were some of the fortunate Jews who escaped Berlin before WWII started. When they disembarked in Great Britain, they were given a pamphlet entitled While you are in England: Helpful Information and Friendly Guidance for every Refugee. Mr. Rosenblum becomes obsessed with the idea of living his life according Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. We did go out of town for my birthday, so I was AWOL last week. And I really do mean last week. I only got one post up! Let’s call it my summer vacation, even though I was just gone for a Continue Reading…
A couple of books I “Did Not Finish”
I will usually finish any book I start, but I am slowly learning that sometimes it’s better to cut my losses and move on. Here are two that I’ve given up on recently. The Phantom of Pemberley by Regina Jeffers Synopsis from GoodReads: Newlyweds Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet knew their first year of married Continue Reading…
Sabriel by Garth Nix: Book Review
Sabriel has just graduated from her boarding school in Ancelstierre when she receives a message from her father letting her know that he’s in trouble and needs help. The problem? Her father, Abhorsen, is a talented necromancer whose job is making sure that the dead stay dead. Sabriel has some magic training, but she’s going Continue Reading…
Character Connection: Matthew Cuthbert
Anne of Green Gables was my favorite book as a child. The first time I read it, I hate to say, I thought it was boring and gave up. I tried again later and fell in love. I’ve read all the books in the series (and all of L. M. Montgomery’s books) countless times since Continue Reading…
Twice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris: Book Review
Marigold and Christian are living out their happily ever after, but they aren’t perfectly happy. Little spats and hurt feelings have started creeping in. Could Olympia’s evil be influencing their lives? And what about the rumors of a woman who washed up in a village downstream not too long after their wedding? It can’t be Continue Reading…
The Gunslinger Born by Stephen King: Book Review
Peter David and company retell the story found in Book Four of The Dark Tower Series, Wizard and Glass. I didn’t realize this was basically a re-telling of Wizard and Glass, I just assumed it was some sort of “Further Adventures of the Gunslinger” kind of thing set when Roland was young. I had a Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I didn’t post last week because of the holiday, so over the past two weeks I’ve Reviewed: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott, read by Denis O’Hare Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette by Sena Jeter Continue Reading…