Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson review

 Title:  Run, Rose, Run

Author:  Dolly Parton and James Patterson

Ch: 96

Length:  10:26:15

Genre:  fiction hint of mystery

Rating: 4.5 stars

 

I have to say that I would read anything that Dolly writes. We technically I listened to the audiobook which is narrated by Dolly and a full cast. I love full cast audiobooks every main character gets its own narrator which adds to the story. And even though it's also written by James Patterson it doesn't read like a James Patterson it reads like what I think a fiction book written by Dolly would read like.  Annielee was my favorite character though Ruthanna Ryder was a close second as the retired Country queen,  Ruthanna's character reminded me so much of Dolly and I can't help but wonder if Dolly did that for a reason.  And of course any good country story like any good country love song needs a hero, enter Ethan Blake the Army Captain turned songwriter.  The book does start out a little on the slow side but quickly picks up.  

 

Run, Rose, Run has been optioned for a movie and that's something I'm looking forward to, and to me there's only one person who could play Ruthanna Ryder and that's Dolly herself. 

 

 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.

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner review

 Title:  Crying in H Mart

Author:  Michelle Zauner

Ch: 20

Length:  07:27:0

Genre:  memoir

Rating: 5 stars

Publisher: Knopf publishing group

 

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner came out in 2021 and I put it on my list to read because of the title, but when it was talked about on the podcast  What should I read next with Anne Bogel I knew that the subject matter wasn't something I was ready for at the time.   I thought I was ready for the subject matter when I started listening to audio earlier this year.  But it was still an emotional read as any book about losing one's mother would be an emotional read.  I listened to the audiobook read by the author herself which adds to the emotion to me the audio book enhanced my experience.    The reason the title drew me in last year was because I could relate to the title not the H mart part but the crying part like the author herself there have been times I found myself crying in a store since losing my mom.  Though it's only happened in the grocery store once.  The time that stands out the most to me was the just before the mother's day the year after we lost her I was standing in the card section of the store in front of the mother's day cards bawling like a baby.  And like Michelle says in Crying in H mart grief comes in waves. 

 

There were two quotes that stood out to me the most from this book because I relate to them both so much, the first being “It felt like the world had divided into two different types of people, those who had felt pain and those who had yet to.” ― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart.  And “For the rest of my life there would be a splinter in my being, stinging from the moment my mother died until it was buried with me.”― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart. Because that quote summed up how I also feel about losing my mom.   

 

Crying in H Mart is one of the books that you need to be in the right head space and right emotional space to read, and while I want to recommend the book especially the audio to everyone, I can't. If you've recently last a parent especially a mother I recommend waiting.  Or if a loved one is going through cancer treatment or has lost the battle wait. I thought being almost six years since I lost my mom I could handle reading/listening to this one, and I was still a sobbing mess by the time I finished this one.

Pleading the Fish by Bree Baker review

Title:  Pleading the Fish

Author:  Bree Baker

Ch: 22 Plus 3 epilogues

Pg:  336

Series: Seaside Café Mystery series book 7

Genre:  Cozy Mystery

Rating: 5 Stars

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

 

Pleading the fish is the seventh and final book in the Seaside Cafe Mystery series by Bree Baker, and while I'm sad to see the series end it ended on a great note. And the series wrapped up nicely. I couldn't have asked for a better ending to a great series. And while I will miss Everly butting in on Grady's cases because she can't help herself and Aunt Clara and Aunt Fran's meddling and Denver's sweet child antics. The series ended at the right time. However I have to say that it would make an awesome tv series. 

 

I have to say having three epilogues from three different point of views from three different times was genius.  And I look forward to see what else Bree Baker comes up with. 

 

 

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.

The Mozart Code by Rachel McMillan review

Title:  The Mozart Code 

Author:  Rachel McMillan

Ch: 45

Pg:  354

Genre:  Historical Romance

Rating: 5 stars

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

 

Rachel McMillan has done it again. In The Mozart Code made me feel like I was in post war Vienna. I’ve always loved Vienna you can’t be a classical music lover and not love Vienna I loved getting to know Sophie and Simon better and it was nice seeing Brent and Diana again.

Rachel just has a way of bringing cities to life, and The Mozart Code she brought Vienna to life making it a character alongside Simon and Sophie. Sophie’s strong and resourceful and handy with a gun, but she’s also stubborn and feminine as well. Simon knows this and it’s what he admires most about her. Plus, I just love nerdy heroes and Rachel writes them the best. He’s a hero who knows the heroine can slay her own dragons, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to be there with her.

Don’t let the setting and time period fool you it’s primarily a love story with only a hint of mystery.

 

 

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.

 

 

The Storyteller by Kathryn Williams review

 Title:  The Storyteller 

Author:  Kathryn Williams

Ch: 28 Plus Postscript

Pg:  353

Genre:  Contemporary YA

Rating: 4 stars

Publisher: Harper Teen

 

While I didn't love this one at first because Jess got on my nerves for all the stupid crap she was doing. But after awhile I started to like it more. Because I liked it because it was an Anastasia retelling with actually being an Anastasia retelling. Because while it played into the myth it still stuck to the facts of history which is something I haven't read before. So I liked that aspect of it.  And Jess started to grow on me as the story progress mainly because you could see her grow as a person as the story progress and as she researched her summer project and researched her family.  As well as getting to know Evan. 

 

First Line Friday

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Chapter One 

"Simon Barre had left his best revolved back at his family estate near Wilmington, Sussex, along with the Barrington Surname." 

The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich Review

 Title:  The Recovery Agent

 Author:  Janet Evanovich

Ch: 26

Pg:  297

Series: Gabriela Rose Book 1

Genre:  Mystery

Rating: 4 stars

Publisher: Atira

 

The Recovery Agent introduces readers to Janet Evanovich's newest heroine Gabriela Rose. And is the first book in the Gabriela Rose series.  Gabriela has the humor of Stephanie Plum but when it comes to abilities she's more like Evanovich's heroine Kate O'Hare in the O'Hare and Fox series. And the book itself reads like a modern day female Indiana Jones and I love that. As Indiana Jones is one of my favorite movie series.  I have to say that The Recovery Agent is one of my favorites of Evanovich recent books. And like all of her books you've got interesting sidekicks and at least one relative that's slightly off their rocker and it this one its grandma Franny who could give Grandma Mazer a run for her money. I am looking forward to the next one in the series. I think I have a new Evanovich series. 

 

 

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.