Vicar General Thomas Cromwell is sending his man, Matthew Shardlake, to investigate a brutal murder. As he brings Reformation to England, Cromwell is trying to subtly force monasteries to “voluntarily” dissolve, and the man he sent to the monastery in Scarnsea has been killed. Shardlake needs to find the killer–and try to convince the abbot Continue Reading…
Aibileen Clark, from The Help by Kathrynn Stockett, is a patient woman. She has raised white women’s children in Mississippi in the 50’s and 60’s. She has loved them when they were small and then been hurt as they grew up, learned the values of the culture around them, and shunned her. That’s the way Continue Reading…
Ludelphia Bennett is worried about her mom. After several miscarriages, Mama finally seems to be carrying a baby to term. But she is coughing a lot and looking weaker every day. When the baby comes early, Ludelphia doesn’t know what to do. She asks their neighbor, Etta Mae, for help. But Etta Mae has a Continue Reading…
Thomas suddenly awakes in a box as a group of other teenage boys looks down at him, calling him unfathomable names like “shank” and “greenie.” He has no idea how he got there or where he came from. All he remembers from his past is his name. He eventually learns that this group of 50-60 Continue Reading…
What I knew about Marie Antoinette before reading this book (spoilers ahead if you don’t know anything at all about her): She was married to Louis XVI, she said “Let them eat cake,” she was queen during the French Revolution, and (possible spoiler here)————————-she was beheaded. That was it. Three out of four isn’t bad. Continue Reading…
Mrs. Murphy is a tiger cat who co-habits with “Harry” Harristeen (a woman) and Tee Tucker, a Welsh corgi. They live in the tiny town of Crozet, Virginia. For such a tiny place, Crozet has an awful lot of murders. Luckily for everyone, Mrs. Murphy is on the case in this series of books written Continue Reading…
Seabiscuit. An American Legend. I think the only reason I even know the horse’s name is because of the movie they filmed a few years ago. I’m obviously not a horse-racing fan, right? I don’t even remember why I grabbed this at a library book sale. A friend here on GR must have given it Continue Reading…
Josh and Sophie Newman have settled into a summer in San Francisco, living with their elderly aunt as their parents work an archaeological dig, and working summer jobs to save up for a car. But one day, a very sinister man pays a visit to the bookshop where Josh is working. The man appears to Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Over the past week I’ve Reviewed: Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar Read: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Currently Reading: The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Innocents Continue Reading…
Heather and Morag are two punkish thistle fairies on the run from Scotland. Unfortunately, in a drunken stupor, they seem to have stumbled onto a jet bound for New York. Heather and Morag try to acclimate to the huge city, along with the help of their friend Kerry and the ever-reluctant Dinny. Heather and Morag Continue Reading…
Lucía Álvarez is the main character from The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez. Through Lucía’s eyes, we experience the terror of the Cuban Revolution and the uncertainty of making a new home in a new country away from your parents. Lucía is the perfect protagonist for this story because there is something in her Continue Reading…