B Reviewschildren's literature / Fantasy / literature / pirates / redemption8 Comments
“Every child knows how the story ends. The wicked pirate captain is flung overboard, caught in the jaws of the monster crocodile who drags him down to a watery grave. But it was not yet my time to die. It’s my fate to be trapped here forever, in a nightmare ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsarcheology / con-artist / heiress / historical romance / redemption / Regency England / Wild Quartet series7 Comments
Dear Ms. Neville, Last summer, while in the midst of a reading slump, I tried to read The Ruin of a Rogue. I think I got about two and half chapters in before I gave up. Since I don’t usually care for con artist characters and hadn’t yet come to ... more >
D ReviewsContemporary / redemption / Small-Town13 Comments
Dear Ms. Beckett: This book had me smiling up until about Chapter Nine when I started feeling uncomfortable by some serious misogynistic overtones wrapped up in a “I’m so cute” package. It was insidious and likely unintentional but I ended up having rage face for much of the latter half ... more >
C+ ReviewsContemporary / Photographer / redemption / Small-Town / veteran7 Comments
Dear Ms. Novak: I read the first in the Whiskey Creek series. It introduced us to a small town in California and a group of friends who have been connected since high school. They are close friends, up in your business, friends. They have conference calls and phone trees and ... more >
C+ Reviewsfemale friendship / redemption / Scandal10 Comments
Dear Ms. Enoch: I appreciate what the Tantalus Club series is about. In the 19th Century, women held few rights. For many, there were only a few options for a life of independence. Almost all of those choices depended on the use of one’s own person as the form of ... more >
C- ReviewsContemporary / redemption / second chances6 Comments
“Marty Lopez is living with HIV. He is also a recovering cocaine addict and has done time because of his addiction, before developing a second career as a substance abuse counselor. Over his family’s opposition, he moves to Texas from California, looking for a new life in a small town. ... more >