pickIt‘s difficult to explain why this book is so engaging, not gratuitous or emotionally manipulative. But quiet, reflective, and yes, at times, funny. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
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pickIt‘s difficult to explain why this book is so engaging, not gratuitous or emotionally manipulative. But quiet, reflective, and yes, at times, funny. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
pickI love these older Harlequins. They're often quite dated of course, with their arrogant, demanding, bossy heroes, but they're also often quaint and charming. The only wrong note this one hit for me was when the hero talked down to a waitress: "Bring along a few nuts and olives too, will you, like a good girl." I hadn't read Dorothy Cork before, but a quick look at my TBR shows I have four more of her books, so I'm quite looking forward to them.
pickI loved the character of Jessica Vye, a young girl of 12/14 growing up in 1940 in a North Eastern town. With a brilliantly drawn of characters around her, she floats through her life at school , home, and a community facing bombing from the sky with humour and emotion. At our irl group Christmas book swap this was a hit all round. It's definitely a book I wouldn't have found otherwise, so a perfect book group read.
pickI‘ve been working my way through Wells‘ backlist—she most well-known, of course, for Murderbot (❤️🤖) but she also writes fantasy. This book is a collected edition of two stories set in the same world. I enjoyed the first one more than the second but both were good. The world is well-developed & has an interesting magic system. As expected from Wells, the characters are also well flawed & interesting. Wells definitely knows how to tell a story.
pickI read this every Christmas. It‘s heavy on sarcasm and dark humor which I appreciate especially this time of year!
pickA reread for me, but just as entertaining as the first time. A lot of the story hit differently since I‘m a mom now. So much of the story is about the sacrifices and grief that you face as a parent in different stages. Also the challenges and comforts of marriage. This was the 1st Moriaty book I read and after that I was hooked.
