At The Water’s Edge | Sara Gruen | Book Review

At The Water’s Edge is my local library’s pick for book club this month. If I’m honest, I likely wouldn’t have picked it up if it wasn’t for this. Set during World War II, it follows young naïve Maddie who travels to Scotland with her husband Ellis and his best friend Hank to prove that

Broadway Butterfly | Sara DiVello | Book Review

Broadway Butterfly is set in NYC during the 1920’s and is a thrilling look into the unsolved murder of the local “broadway butterfly”. Dot King was found dead in her Midtown apartment with a chloroform bottle beside her. There were also many of her high priced jewels missing from her safe. From the moment the

Jasmine Zumideh Need A Win | Susan Azim Boyer | Book Review

Jasmine Zumideh Needs A Win is a new young adult novel which is set in 1979. It’s Jasmin Zumideh’s senior year and she is ready to get out of her home town in California. Her dream is to move to New York and become a music journalist. It looks like everything is going to happen

We Are The Scribes | Randi Pink | Book Review

Randi Pink has been on my author radar since earlier this year when I read Angel of Greenwood. I was completely captivated by the way that she wrote and knew I wanted to read more from her. So when We Are The Scribes became available on Netgalley, I was quick to request it. The premise

The Girl On The Carpathia | Eileen Enwright Hodgetts | Book Review

As most of you know if I see a book that involves the Titanic, I’m usually quick to pick it up. That is exactly what happened when I saw The Girl On The Carpathia on a shelf at my local library. For this one, the focus is not on the sinking of the Titanic but

The Forgotten Bookshop In Paris | Daisy Wood | Book Review

Juliette and her husband Kevin are on a romantic vacation in Paris. Or at least it is supposed to be romantic but with Kevin’s attitude and lack of enthusiasm it has become anything else. Prior to returning home, she discoveries that he has been having an affair with one of their neighbors. Heartbroken and and

Last Call At The Nightingale | Katharine Schellman | Audiobook Review

Why I listen to Last Call at the Nightingale? Last Call at the Nightingale caught my attention due to it being set during the 1920s. I imagined a beautifully written story filled with colorful atmospheres and characters. I imagined there would be flappers, business men, and from the synopsis a bit of mystery. So, I

Until We Meet | Camille Di Maio | Book Review

Until We Meet is a new historical fiction set during World War II. It follows two groups of friends as they try and survive the war. The first is best friends Gladys, Dottie, and Margaret – three women working in the Navy Yard and knitting socks for the soldiers in their spare time. The second

In The Face Of The Sun | Denny S. Bryce | Book Review

Denny S. Bryce is quickly becoming one of my new favorite authors. I was captivates by her debut Wild Women and the Blues and now In The Face Of The Sun. Both stories are multigenerational tales involving African American families. In The Face Of The Sun follows Francine (Frankie) as she travels from Chicago to

A Brilliant Night Of Stars And Ice | Rebecca Connolly | Book Review

A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice tells the story of what happened on April 12, 1912 from the perspective of the ship and crew who came to the aid of Titanic. The RMS Carpathia was traveling east bound from New York to Liverpool when it received the distress call from the sinking ship. Captain