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by Susan Roberts
'Sometimes, it takes a stranger to show you what should be obvious, how far you’ve drifted from who you want to be, from what’s right for you.’
'No one gives in without giving something up, and nothing is given up without cost.'
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January 18, 2019
Girl Who Reads is 8!
by Donna Huber
This week Girl Who Reads marked its 8th anniversary. I'm not exactly sure what I thought Girl Who Reads would turn into when I started this experiment in 2011. But I have enjoyed every minute of it.
This week Girl Who Reads marked its 8th anniversary. I'm not exactly sure what I thought Girl Who Reads would turn into when I started this experiment in 2011. But I have enjoyed every minute of it.
January 17, 2019
Brunch at Bittersweet Café by Carla Laureano ~ a Review
by Susan Roberts
"Once upon a time, Melody Johansson had believed in happily ever afters.
To be truthful, she still believed in them, but with her thirtieth birthday in the rear-view mirror, the fairy tale ending had turned away from meeting a handsome prince to owning a little patisserie in Paris. Even if sometimes, as she toiled away in her own version of Cinderella's attic, both fantasies seemed equally far-fetched."
"Once upon a time, Melody Johansson had believed in happily ever afters.
To be truthful, she still believed in them, but with her thirtieth birthday in the rear-view mirror, the fairy tale ending had turned away from meeting a handsome prince to owning a little patisserie in Paris. Even if sometimes, as she toiled away in her own version of Cinderella's attic, both fantasies seemed equally far-fetched."
January 16, 2019
Fool's Errand by Jenna Zark ~ a Review
by MK French
On Monday, I reviewed the first book in Jenna Zark's Beat Street series. Today, I'm sharing my thoughts on the second book - Fool's Errand.
On Monday, I reviewed the first book in Jenna Zark's Beat Street series. Today, I'm sharing my thoughts on the second book - Fool's Errand.
January 15, 2019
The Light Over London by Julia Kelly ~ a Review
by Donna Huber
It's been a while since I read a WWII story, but I couldn't pass up A Light Over London when I saw it at Netgalley. It is a wonderful story told in two timelines.
It's been a while since I read a WWII story, but I couldn't pass up A Light Over London when I saw it at Netgalley. It is a wonderful story told in two timelines.
January 14, 2019
The Beat on Ruby's Street by Jenna Zark ~ a #KidLit Review #MondayBlogs
by MK French
In the summer of 1958, Ruby Tabeata is proud of being a Beat and not like the "average" eleven-year-old. She lives in New York City with her Beat parents and older brother, writes poetry, hopes to attend a Jack Kerouac reading and make her way through Greenwich Village. When she's accused of stealing fruit, it starts a cascade of events that sends her a children's home and shows her the power of art and protest.
In the summer of 1958, Ruby Tabeata is proud of being a Beat and not like the "average" eleven-year-old. She lives in New York City with her Beat parents and older brother, writes poetry, hopes to attend a Jack Kerouac reading and make her way through Greenwich Village. When she's accused of stealing fruit, it starts a cascade of events that sends her a children's home and shows her the power of art and protest.
January 13, 2019
A Great American Author: Pat Conroy
by Susan Roberts
None of Pat Conroy's book turned up on the Great America Read book list. If it had been the 'Susan Great American book list', his books would own the first three spots and the rest would be in the top 20. Pat Conroy was my first real introduction to the genre of modern Southern Fiction. He had a mastery of the language that pulled you into his stories so that you felt like you knew the characters and you could smell the salty air as you read.
None of Pat Conroy's book turned up on the Great America Read book list. If it had been the 'Susan Great American book list', his books would own the first three spots and the rest would be in the top 20. Pat Conroy was my first real introduction to the genre of modern Southern Fiction. He had a mastery of the language that pulled you into his stories so that you felt like you knew the characters and you could smell the salty air as you read.
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