Sunrise on the Reaping
I was so excited for this prequel to the Hunger Games, which takes place after Collins’s most recent prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. This one focuses on young…
The Last Thing He Told Me
If you like mysteries then Laura Dave is the author for you. I would classify this as a beach read. A great mystery that you can read within a day.…
The Night We Lost Him
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave is a thrilling mystery. Liam Noone owns property on the top of the cliffs in California. They find his body at the…
The Earthsea Cycle (6 book series)
I am really surprised at how late this suggested read has come into my life. Ursula Le Guin was a trailblazing writer of her time. The Earthsea Cycle series is…
Witch King (The Rising World Book 1)
This book was an unexpected surprise. I had just finished The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells and really appreciated her writing style. So I picked up Witch King, a totally…
Hotel Kitsch
This book had a recent mention in a New York Times article about, of all things, the sale of heart-shaped bathtubs at the Cove Haven/Poconos Palace resort. No, I’ve never…
Roctogenarians
Laura Ingalls Wilder began publishing her Little House books when she was 65 years old. Frank Lloyd Wright’s final design for New York City’s Guggenheim Museum was approved when he…
T-Shirt Swim Club
The brother-sister team of Ian and Alisa Kramer offer both the dramedy and clinical perspectives about how difficult it is for overweight people to find acceptance, identity, and success in…
Murderbot Diaries (the complete series of 7 books)
This is my first time reading Martha Wells. I am pleasantly surprised by this series. I found myself liking Murderbot more and more as I read through the stories. What…
Swan Song
After reading other Robert McCammon books, I decided to take a chance in reading another to see if it matched his outstanding writing in the Hyperion Cantos. Swan Song was…