The Institute by Stephen King
Luke Ellis is gifted. Not only does he have a very high IQ but he’s also mature for his age. Even though he’s only twelve he knows how to think things through, how to plan ahead. And sometimes, when he’s upset, things move around on their own account. He’s set for MIT with the help of his loving … [Read more]
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
In 2020 I read Naomi Novik's, Spinning Silver, which I found to be an excellent reimaging of Rumpelstiltskin. I finished the review with, "Uprooted is going on my “wish list”. Between then and now I got Uprooted in a Cannonball fundraiser but it has sat on the shelf. I had this slated for the … [Read more]
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
As someone who watched a whole lot of Game Show Network reruns as a child, Fannie Flagg was familiar to me from her Match Game appearances. Though she demonstrated a quick wit from her perch next to Richard Dawson, I was still surprised to find out that she also a popular author. Thanks to the 1991 … [Read more]
Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn
I've tried Kate Clayborn before when I read Love at First at a friend's recommendation. It was all right, but I didn't love it. So I recently decided to give Clayborn another try with Luck of the Draw (2018). I was excited because the protagonist is a lawyer who won the lottery! I was a lawyer, and … [Read more]
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
I was gifted Under the Whispering Door Winter Solstice, 2021. Narfna described it as a 'warm hug' in her review and I wanted to save it for when such a book was needed. Somehow almost a year has passed and it sat on the shelf. When looking for my next read I swear I could hear the book say, "You … [Read more]
The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko
"He then offered one of the most infamous pronouncements that has ever been made about the Grand Canyon: 'Ours has been the first, and will doubtless be the last, party of whites to visit this profitless locality. It seems intended by nature that the Colorado River, along the greater portion of its … [Read more]
