The House of Mirth
“She was so evidently the victim of the civilization which had produced her, that the links of her bracelet seemed like manacles chaining...
Jan 27, 2017
Behind Her Eyes
"The thought is a knife in my suddenly bitter and black heart." - Sarah Pinborough, Behind Her Eyes 4.5**** When a book comes with the...
Jan 22, 2017
The Gift
“A heart is not just an organ. The heart stores secrets and lies. Hopes and dreams. It's more than a muscle. I know it is. The heart...
Jan 13, 2017
9 Great Book Club Reads
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will...
Jan 12, 2017
Happy New Year and Reading 2017
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings...
Jan 6, 2017
Salt to the Sea
“I became good at pretending. I became so good that after a while the lines blurred between my truth and fiction. And sometimes, when I...
Dec 29, 2016
End of Year Survey
(Books to the ceiling, I guess you could say I was excited;-) This End of Year Survey is hosted by Jamie of The Perpetual Page Turner....
Dec 22, 2016
It's Publication Day!
It's that time of year, publication day for the second Lady Evelyn Mystery! This has been a while coming, and it takes Lady Evelyn on her...
Dec 14, 2016
Dark, Hopeful or Different?
This is the trio of books I read the past week. It took me a shamefully long time to discover my local library, but now that I have, they...
Dec 10, 2016
Born a Crime
“I could champion racial justice in our home, or I could enjoy granny’s cookies. I went with the cookies. —” ― Trevor Noah, Born a...
Nov 27, 2016
