So many genres, so little time
One of the best books you will read this year. Outstanding! A powerful and emotional read. The Journey is THE must-read thriller of 2019. The gripping story of a young boy and his family, driven from their home by war and indiscriminate violence. Like millions of others, they attempt the treacherous journey across their war-torn… Continue reading The Journey (Journey #1) by Conrad Jones
In London, 1946, the two women who recently started The Right Sort Marriage Bureau find their new livelihood endangered when one client is arrested for the murder of another. While the police are convinced they have their man, Miss Sparks and Mrs. Bainbridge at the bureau are not. To clear the name of who they… Continue reading The Right Sort of Man (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #1) by Allison Montclair
1967. In a quiet village in the wild lands of the Scottish borders, disgraced academic Cordelia Hemlock is trying to put her life back together. Grieving the loss of her son, she seeks out the company of the dead, taking comfort amid the ancient headstones and crypts of the local churchyard. When lightning strikes a… Continue reading The Burying Ground (aka The Mausoleum) (Cordelia Hemlock #1) by David Mark
I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in July 2010. I was intrigued about reading a western again and Ms. Jordan's story didn't disappoint. Enjoy! MY REVIEW It's been… Continue reading Lion’s Pride by Debbie Jordan
In 1942, Birch Bai, a Chinese pilot, and Danny Hardy, a downed American pilot, become sworn brothers and best friends. In the summer of 1945, both airmen’s planes go down in Yunnan Province of China during one of many daring missions. They are captured, imprisoned, and tortured by the Japanese for information about the atomic… Continue reading Will of a Tiger by Iris Yang
World War Two. Japanese occupied China. One cousin’s courage, another’s determination to help a wounded American pilot. In the summer of 1942, Danny Hardy bails out of his fighter plane into a remote region of western China. With multiple injuries, malaria, and Japanese troops searching for him, the American pilot’s odds of survival are slim.… Continue reading Wings of a Flying Tiger by Iris Yang
"No one had ever been there when she needed them." 1917. Copper Camp of Butte, Montana. Growing up as an orphan and losing her twin sister to a murder at the age of 10, Kaly Shane had a lot of ghosts and a lot of secrets. Over the years she tried to live a decent… Continue reading Copper Sky by Milana Marsenich
This book is not to be confused with Diane Gabaldon's Outlander. In fact, Adamson's The Outlander is an amazing and interesting adventure into the Canadian wilderness by newly widowed Mary Boulton who is running from her brothers-in-law because she killed her cruel and unfaithful husband. The finely written prose about Mary's quest for peace is… Continue reading The Outlander by Gil Adamson
“It (Alcohol) brings out the devil in some men and takes their soul away,” Emery answered staunchly. “I’ve seen many a good man ravaged by the drink.” Winston is a disgraceful alcoholic (or drinkwater) and presumed murderer of his father, Lord Tabor. Cyrus Everett is Lord Tabor’s bailiff who falsely accuses Winston of murdering his… Continue reading Drinkwater: A Sobering Tale About A Medieval Knight by Otto Scamfer
This is the fourth book in the Outlander series and Claire and Jamie's new adventures are in the Americas. They travel with Ian Murray (Jamie's nephew) to North Carolina where they meet Jamie's Aunt Jocasta at River Run. Even though Aunt Jocasta wants to leave Jamie her estate, he prefers to settle at Fraser's Ridge… Continue reading Drums of Autumn (Outlander #4) by Diana Gabaldon