Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
Any excuse for a bad Muppet joke! Sweep of the Heart is the sixth book in the Innkeeper Chronicles. Innkeepers Dina and Sean are happily running the inn Gertrude Hunt together. Unfortunately Sean’s werewolf mentor is kidnapped and in order to get him back they must host an intergalactic … [Read more]
Big by Vashti Harrison
Oh, aren’t you a big girl, eating your dinner! Well look how big you have gotten. Now, eat up and get big and strong. When you’re little these are what the adults tell you. And they push being a “big kid” and we as kids want to be like the “big kids.” Until the day we are told there is such a thing … [Read more]
Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun
Ada Calhoun has attended many weddings - and like most married people, there's a feeling of the uncanny in listening to the hopeful speeches given. There are variations, but most boil down to some style of blessing / mission statement that THIS couple is so perfect, all they need is love. Calhoun … [Read more]
Child of the Flower-Song People by Gloria Amescua, Duncan Tonatiuh
Throughout history, the lives of certain individuals, when examined closely, illustrate the times in which they lived. This was true of the life of Luz Jiménez. The famous muralists and other artists of Mexico considered Luz to be the perfect model of the Indigenous Woman. She remarked at one time … [Read more]
Seventeen Against the Dealer by Cynthia Voigt
What a sweet and poignant end to a beautiful coming-of-age story for Dicey and the entire Tillerman family! My only complaint is that I wish Voigt had written more because I would love to see more of the Tillermans. In this volume, we are back to where it all began with Dicey. At this point, … [Read more]
Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
I'm a big fan of Modern Mrs. Darcy and her end of year best-of list (linked) aligns well with what I have already enjoyed / will be putting on my list for the coming year (she also has a fantastic summer guide, not to mention a podcast entirely about helping people find the right book which is super … [Read more]
