B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / dysfunctional family / First-Person / holiday novella / novella7 Comments
Laughs abound in this bestselling Christmas classic by Barbara Robinson! The Best Christmas Pageant Ever follows the outrageous shenanigans of the Herdman siblings, or “the worst kids in the history of the world.” The siblings take over the annual Christmas pageant in a hilarious yet heartwarming tale involving the Three ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists#ownvoices / arranged-marriage / autistic character / autobiography / bookseller / Canada / Cancer / cartoons / cats / class differences / Contemporary / death / enemies to lovers / England / epistolary / family relationships / First-Person / France / friends-to-lovers / Historical / Humor / immigrant fiction / mathematics / medieval / New York City / non-fiction / pilot / PTSD / servant romance / Vietnam / Wales / War / Military / Womens-Fiction / World War I / World War II9 Comments
This year I didn’t have as many A reads as I did last year but these B+ books are strong ones that almost made it. My list ranges from historical to contemporary, has fiction and non-fiction, and even a picture book of cats. In kinda, sorta chronological order in which ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsaliens / Contemporary / holiday novella / music / Musicians / novella / Sci-fi10 Comments
The aliens have landed! The aliens have landed! But instead of shooting death rays, taking over the planet and carrying off Earthwomen, they’ve just been standing there for months on end, glaring like a disapproving relative. And now it’s nearly Christmas, and the commission assigned to establish communications is at ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / class differences / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Historical / holiday novella / novella / Regency / second chance at love3 Comments
When Viscount Avery comes to see an invalid chair maker, he does not expect to find Min Bradshaw, the woman who rejected him 3 years earlier. Or did she? He wonders if there is more to the story. For 3 years, Min Bradshaw has remembered the handsome guardsman who courted ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbook editor / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / London / nurse / roommates15 Comments
Dear Beth O’Leary, I read your debut contemporary two weeks ago, a book I think many DA readers would like. It’s an epistolary romance called The Flatshare. Tiffy Moore needs to move out of her cheating ex-boyfriend’s apartment, but can’t afford the rent in London. So when she stumbles on ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclassic literature9 Comments
If I recall correctly, I’ve read just two Edith Wharton books: Ethan Frome and The House of Mirth. I recently reread synopses of the plots of these books to refresh my memory, and confirmed that they were both as depressing as I had recalled. Well written and compelling, but very ... more >