You have to view it as an interpretation — it’s like someone making a cover of a song. My mom hasn’t said it out loud, but it’s very obvious she liked the movie more than she liked the book. From my dad’s reaction, I could see that my mom has had a long-time crush on...
Ashton liked to build her novels around structures — literally, in the case of her 1932 novel, Belinda Grove, which told the story of a fictional Regency house north of London and the generations of its inhabitants — including a ghost. • The Mere Living by B. Bergson Spiro (Betty Mil...
In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be. When a new monster emerges from the shadows—one who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim’s inner demons—it lures Kate home, where she ...
I liked it, I listened to Meryl Streep read it to me and it delightfully passed the time but I wouldn’t say it was top 5 or even top 10 on my list this year… maybe #11? (I have no idea, I am making this all up). Its worth the read if you happened to come across it. ...
As someone who doesn’t love werewolves (they can be too alpha for me), I highly enjoyed this series and even liked the romance. Content Note: More fade to black with violence and language. Steam level 2. #89: The Siren Series by Kiera Cass Book Summary: Kahlen, a siren bound to ...
I would have liked more magic to have been involved as an aid to Emilia. You will get glimpses of the different types of witches and spells in this book. Hopefully, in the next installment there will be more spells or incantations involved, that will give Emilia’s witchy background the ...
Verity is confident she could accomplish her work quickly if only Nathaniel would stay out of her way. While she appreciates his keen mind and quick wit on a case, his interference is muddling her progress—and her heart. Focusing on the task at hand becomes more and more difficult as she...
And it’s heartbreaking to think of the novels that Verity Bargate might have produced if that passion, that intensity, and that courage to follow a story into very dark places had survived to take on larger subjects. Nevertheless, even with the three slim sticks of dynamite she left ...
that’s why I liked the descriptions in Lolita – I’m always trying to get to the inner soul, of everything, our surroundings as well as the people in these scenarios. John Steinbeck’s’ East of Eden also springs to mind. I first read this story of two ...
If you’re reading at an even pace throughout the year. Reader, I did it. via Goodreads There were actually things I liked about the challenge of getting through forty books. I would be zoning out, half-watching something on TV and half-playing a game on my phone, not fully engaged ...