My February reading deviated from the plan (shocking, I know). No Maeve Binchy book, but I had the privilege of reading an advance review copy of Krissy Baccaro’s latest book, Lies That Bind. The other books in her Ella Perri Mysteries Series were fantastic so I was thrilled to get this one in my hands. …

January didn’t turn out like I thought I always start off the year with an ambitious reading plan. 2023 is no different. And equally true, I don’t get everything read that I planned. Sometimes, I run across other things that I want to read. That’s what happened in January. The plan for January was to…

I spoke too soon about finishing up all of Reese’s Book Club 2022 book recommendations. Her December pick is The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell and I couldn’t do it. Historical fiction in December did not call to me. I read the sample pages of the book to get interested and that didn’t work either.…

It was a busy month of reading for me. I got mostly caught up on Reese’s Book Club book. I’ll go into details below, but suffice it to say I should be finishing up all of Reese’s recommendations for 2022 in 2022. I consider that a major achievement. On to the books: On the Rooftop,…

Time travel here I come! Reese’s Book Club picked an amazing book this month. Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister is a crime story told in reverse. For me, being a parent of teenagers made the book even more suspenseful. No parent wants to see a child in trouble and mothers especially will do…

The Bad Book Streak (if you call two a streak) has ended! Reese’s Book Club redeemed itself with Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola. While I’m not the ideal audience for the book (it is set in a university and deals with young adult issues), I enjoyed it and got a lot out of the…

I jinxed myself last month when I said Reese’s Book Club continues to pick great books. I read two this month and didn’t enjoy either. The first one was June 2022 pick and the second one was on the YA list for Winter 2022. It could be that the books weren’t my taste. Maybe I’m in…

Reese’s Book Club continues to pick some great books. The May book, The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams got me thinking about how far women have come. There have been hardships and struggles along the way to gain freedoms and rights. Things have changed and then again, they haven’t changed at all.  Description…

This month, I read an oldie, but a goodie: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. I’m in the process of reading the May recommendation from Reese’s Book Club, The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. I thought I could get both books read, but it took me longer to get through Brontë’s work than I…

This month, I’m catching up with Reese’s Book Club.  As you recall, the March book was The Club by Ellery Lloyd, but I got sidetracked by six other books. I did make it through The Club AND have read Reese’s April book, True Biz by Sara Nović.  You’ll find my thoughts on these two books,…