The Language of Flowers was recommended to me by a coworker, and I bought it a week before my birthday as a birthday present to myself. This is definitely a present of a book; it leaves a message on your…
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Review: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Tagged with: book review, Elizabeth, Flower, Flower language, Foster care, Victoria, Victorian era
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Review: Blood Upon the Rose by Tim Vicary
This is the difficult part of writing book reviews. Sometimes, you just don’t care for a book. I’m sad to say that this was my experience after finishing The Blood Upon the Rose by Tim Vicary. The story was interesting, and…
Tagged with: Andrew Butler, book review, England, History of Ireland, Ireland, irish independence, Irish Republican Army, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin, tim vicary
Posted in Book review, Didn't like at all
Posted in Book review, Didn't like at all
Review: A Perfect Husband by Douglas Wickard
It took me about a week to read A Perfect Husband by Douglas Wickard. I was sent the novel by the author to review, and I want to thank him for allowing me to read this book and review it. I…
Review: Gone to Green by Judy Christie
I became interested in reading Gone to Green after reading the book’s description: Lois goes from being a corporate journalist at a large paper in the Midwest to the owner of The Green News-Item, a small twice-weekly newspaper in rural North…
Tagged with: book review, Christian, Newspaper, North Louisiana, Small Town
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
Review: Captive Queen by Alison Weir
I wrote in April about my enjoyment of Alison Weir’s novels. I’ve finally finished “Captive Queen: a Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine,” and can finally tell you what I think of it. I’m ashamed to say it didn’t click for…
Tagged with: Alison Weir, book review, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II of England, historical fiction
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Review: Poison by Sara Poole
This past weekend, I finished reading Sara Poole’s Poison: A Novel of the Renaissance. Before this, the only reference I can remember hearing about the Borgias was from the Assassin’s Creed II video game, which my husband enjoys. Here’s the…
Tagged with: book review, Borgia, Catholic Church, Cesare Borgia, historical fiction, Lucrezia Borgia, Poison, Pope Alexander VI, Renaissance, Rome, Sara Poole
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
Book review: Virals by Kathy Reichs
To start this post, I have to tell you about my obsession with the television series Bones. The series is loosely based on the life and writings of novelist and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. I watch it religiously, and I’ve been rewatching the…
Tagged with: book review, books, Kathy Reichs, Reichs, Temperance Brennan, Virals, young adult novel
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
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