May To Be Read

To finish

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

Finding Ever After: four fairy-tale novellas by Pepper D. Basham

TBR

TBR Jar pick: Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt De La Pena

A Stamp in Passport reading challenge: France: Spectacle by Jodie Lynn Zdrok

Classic: The Three Musketeers by Alexndre Dumas

Library: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

Kindle Pick: The Reckless by Marylu Tyndall

Nonfiction: American Spirit by Taya Kyle

Sherwood by Meagan Spooner

Sweet on you by Becky Wade

Romanov by Nadine Brandies

Between Two Shores by Jocelyn Green

Review books

Joyful Surrender:7 Disciplines  for the Believer’s life by Elisabeth Elliot

The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions by Emily P Freeman

The Refuge by Ann H Gabhart

April Wrap Up

I started the month with (30) unread books. Got my owlcrate book and brought (3) which brought my total to (33). Read (1) owned book. Got 2 books for review  So I am ending the month at 35 TBR books.

I read a total of (24) Books this month.

Smoke Gets in your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (audio-book)

American Duchess by Karen Harper

Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien (e-book)

No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree baker (e-book)

The Liberty Bride by Marylu Tyndall

As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee Huber (e-book)

The celebrity Cat Caper by Gertrude Chandler Warner (audio-book)

The Mystery of the Stolen Dinosaur Bones by Gertrude Chandler Warner (audio-book)

Castle on the Rise by Kristy Cambron

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (e-book owned)

Death Waits in the Dark by Julia Buckley (e-boo)

Zachary and the Great Potato by Julia Wonders (e-book owned)

The Doughnut Whodunit by Gertrude Chandler Warner (audio-book)

One, Potato, Two Potato Dead by Lynn Cahoon (e-book)

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (e-book)

Lost Amusement Parks of Kentuckiana by Carrie Cooke Ketterman

Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige

Pride by Ibi Zoboi (owned)

Garfield Complete works Vol 2 190-1981 by Jim Davis

A Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber (e-book)

An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber (e-book)

The Election Day Dilemma by Gertrude Chandler Warner (audio)

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton

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April TBR

To finish

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

TBR

Pride by Ibi Zoboi (TBR Jar pick)

Sherwood by Meagan Spooner (owned)

Castle on the Rise by Kristy Cambron (Stamp in passport Challenge)

Finding Ever After by Pepper D. Basham (Entanglements, Between Stairs and Stardust, Once Bitten, Twice Upon a Time,) (e-book)

Rekindled by Tamera Alexander (Audio) DNF’d the audio couldn’t stand the narrator

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (Classic) (read along)

The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson

Review of Say You'll Remember me

Title: Say You’ll Remember me

Author:   Katie McGarry

Pg: 452

Genre: Teen Contemporary

Rating:  4 stars

     Say You’ll Remember Me is Katie’s first standalone novel. That was a nice change of pace from all the series of hers. It was nice to read a story that wrapped up with one book. Though this was the first one of hers that made me cry.

     Drix is part of a second chance program after being convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. It’s the governor’s pet project. Elle is the governor’s daughter who wants to follow her own path not the path that her father has laid out for her. She wants a life outside of politics. In any other setting these two would have never meet. But they do and they end up falling for each other. But they come from two different worlds.

     I enjoy the fact that Katie writes teen books about issues that real teens face in real life. She doesn’t sugar coat anything, she real. I kinda sad that I didn’t’ have an author like her writing books like this when I was a teen.

Review of My Life Among the Underdogs

Title: My Life Among the Underdogs

Author:   Tia Torres

Pg: 228

Series: 

Genre: Memoir

Rating:  4.5 stars

     Most people probably know Tia Torres from the Animal Planet show Pit Bulls and Parolees. Which is where I first heard of her. Me and my mom used to watch the show together. The show was what got my mom wanting to get a pitbull someday. Unfortunately, my mom passed away before that could happen.  I plan on someday getting one in her memory because I want to rescue one of these precious and misunderstand dogs.

     Tia’s show shows that both dogs and people can be change. But this book is so much more than that. It goes beyond the show and gives background information on her life and that of her kids. Each chapter focuses on a dog that played an important part in her live as well as her kids.

     This book is a book that is worth the read but I most warn you, you will need tissues. This one is a tear jerker.

Reading this week

I read a total of 719 pages this week.

Finished

 Garfield Complete Works Vol 2 1980-1981 by Jim Davis

A Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber

Reading

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

Finding Ever After by Pepper D Basham

The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton

An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber

Non-fiction reading

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

Classic

Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery

Audio on the Way to Work

Getting ready to read

Sherwood by Meagan Spooner

American Spirit: Profiles in Resilience, Courage and Faith by Taya Kyle

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

The Reckless by Marylu Tyndall

Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard

Book reading for bookclub at work

The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

Reviewing

The Next Right thing: A S Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions by Emily P Freeman

Devotional reading

Did not Finish

Reviews Posted this week

Review of Escaping from Houdini

Title: Escaping from Houdini

Author:  Kerri Maniscalco  

Pg: 416

Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper book 3

Genre: Teen historical, Teen steampunk, teen mystery

Rating:  4 stars

Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco is the third book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series. While it was a good read it wasn’t my favorite of the three.  Audrey set the majority of the book getting on my nerves.  Mainly for the way she kept treating Thomas there were times I wanted to smack her.

     However as always Thomas Cresswell was some of the best parts of the book. I still enjoyed the themes of the book and the series. Got a love a young woman who wants to be involved in the world of forensics and I love the steampunk feel to the series. The cliff hanger ending of this book has me looking forward to the fourth and final book. That I believe will be my favorite is the story is actually what I think it’s based on the true story of America’s first documented serial killer.  And hopefully the fourth book wraps up the series nicely.

Review of Who I am with you

Title: Who I am with you

Author:   Robin Lee Hatcher

Pg: 320

Series: Legacy of Faith book 1

Genre: Christian fiction

Rating:  3 stars

 Who I am with you by Robin Lee Hatcher is the first book in a new series. The Legacy of Faith series. I love that many of her newer titles are also the same as song titles.  Which may bring in a new audience.

Jessica Mason doesn’t want to find love. She’s dealing with the loss of her daughter and husband in a car crash as well as a Pregnancy she wasn’t expecting. Ridley Chesterfield is looking for a place to hide from mistakes that were made. 

These two won’t planning on falling in love least of all with each other.

This was a fairly quick sweet read. But then I do tend to enjoy Robin’s books this one wasn’t my favorite but it was still good.  I look forward to the next one in this series. As well as any new books by Robin.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.