pickI‘m not normally a fan of sappy books… I loved the Empyrean series so I thought I would give this a try. However, this one brought me in. Great character development. Good wholesome story. Several teary moments. I predicted the ending about half way through, but I was still caught off guard! I was able to relate to the characters in the story, being a military member myself!
pickGold vs. Silver
Mousy vs. Vivacious
Floating vs. Making waves
Pride vs. Humility
Several lessons in this new-to-me #SeriesLove2026 @Susanita @TheEllieMo #LitsyAtoZ LetterT @Texreader
My July pick for #12BooksOf2025
I love a Pat Conroy on audio at the beach and this is just as good as his more famous books. His characters and settings are fantastic.
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pick(1996) A battle-hardened crew is assigned security for settlers of a new colony world. What looks like a milk run turns into an endurance trial when the world turns out to be full of flora, fauna, and enemy combatants that want them dead, colonists and soldiers and all. The ending felt abrupt, but overall it's a very good example of the kind of thing that David Drake does very well. Not usually my sort of thing but I enjoyed this one.
pickThe weirdest weapon in my opinion is the sticky bomb on page 306
pickI‘ve had this book sitting on my shelf for a while, and I kept putting it off because I knew it was going to rip my heart out. And it did… just not in the way I expected. My chest literally aches, and I cannot stop crying. Trigger warning: military grief, child loss, and an overwhelming amount of pain and suffering. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book #92 in 2025
pickThis was interesting.
so-soUgh. I hated that I liked this book. So sappy and sad. But satisfying. lol.
I was hoping that the weather would be less hellish by now before getting this in the mail but alas… I will be dropping off my #AllHallowsReadSwap #AHRS package either tonight or early tomorrow. So it should arrive Thursday sometime. Yes I went a little overboard but I do what I want. 👻 🍫
Correction: it‘s due to arrive on Friday.
