The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
I read good things about Birnam Wood, and so I put it on my library queue - and realized I had not read her earlier, Booker-winning novel, The Luminaries. I put both on my queue, and both arrived near-ish to each other. Both were ALSO nearly (and now just slightly) about to be overdue at the same … [Read more]
Crooked:The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by Nathan Masters
As always, I renew my objection that there aren't more books about the Warren Harding administration. People write off Harding as yet another dull mediocre white guy who briefly served in office before dying. But there's more! Harding's time was fascinating, both during and after his death. … [Read more]
Busy Betty & the Circus Surprise by Reese Witherspoon
Because I'm Your Mom by Ahmet Zappa
Many times, a sequel does not live up to the first one. And tht is true in movies and books. However, these sequels are good follow ups and stand alone. And while I have not read the prequel to Ahmet Zappa’s reviewed book, I am sure it is similar and does justice to it. Also, both of these books … [Read more]
My Imaginary Mary (Mary, #2) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows
Still not as good as the first Lady Janie book. A lot of this made no sense, and anachronisms were flying around willy-nilly, but I had a good time. My Imaginary Mary is what you get when you mix light fantasy (there are fairies! and Mary Godwin (Shelley) is one! (different kind of fairy than … [Read more]
Lizards at Large: 21 Remarkable Reptiles at Their Actual Size by Roxie Munro
Not only do you get the lizards that are illustrated in the book, at the end there are several columns more for your learning experience. To get a book that would have all of them would make it too large for the five and up group, but Lizards at Large: 21 Remarkable Reptiles at Their Actual Size is … [Read more]
In the Dark by Kate Hoefler
One of the interesting pieces of In the Dark is that it is not what it seems. And once you go farther into Kate Hoefler’s book than the cover you see that. The idea is that two voices are saying how “bad” the other is, due to their differences and the lack of knowledge by the other party. But if you … [Read more]
