Title: Beautiful Ugly Author: Alice Feeney Genre: Thriller Plot: Grady Green is an up and coming English author. He calls his wife, Abby, on her way home from work about his newest book. Their call is interrupted when Abby sees someone lying in the road. She goes to check on the person then is neverContinue reading “Beautiful Ugly – Alice Feeney”
Category Archives: Book
The White Lady – Jaqueline Winspear
Title: The White Lady Author: Jaqueline Winspear Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Elinor de Witt grew up in Belgium in the early 1900’s. When WW1 breaks out and Germany occupies Belgium, a lady named Isabel asks Elinor, her sister, and mother for help with the Belgium Resistance Movement. Isabel asks the de Witt women to discreetlyContinue reading “The White Lady – Jaqueline Winspear”
Secrets of the Nile 2 – Isabel Ibáñez
This is second book in the duology. Book 1 is What the River Knows Title: Book 2 – Where the Library Hides Author: Isabel Ibáñez Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Inez is determined to defy her Tío Ricardo and stay in Egypt to find her mother and bring her to justice. Her safest bet isContinue reading “Secrets of the Nile 2 – Isabel Ibáñez”
The Teller of Small Fortunes – Julie Leong
Title: The Teller of Small Fortunes Author: Julie Leong Genre: Fantasy Plot: Tao is a traveling fortune teller. She’s been traveling alone across Eshteria for the past couple years. It’s lonely but it’s better than a life she didn’t want before. After leaving a small town, a reformed thief and soldier join her on herContinue reading “The Teller of Small Fortunes – Julie Leong”
Iron Lake – William Kent Krueger
Title: Iron Lake Author: William Kent Krueger Genre: Mystery Plot: Corcoran ‘Cork’ O’Conner is down on his luck with marriage issues and being separated from his kids. When a prominent judge Aurora Minnesota is found dead and a local teenager goes missing, Cork goes looking for answers. His mixed Native American and Irish heritage meansContinue reading “Iron Lake – William Kent Krueger”
Book of Temeraire 1 – Naomi Novik
Book 2 and 3 are Throne of Jade and Black Powder War Title: Book 1 – His Majesty’s Dragon Author: Naomi Novik Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Captain Laurence is in charge of a British ship during the Napoleonic Wars. After he and his men took a French ship captive, they find a dragon eggContinue reading “Book of Temeraire 1 – Naomi Novik”
Once a Queen – Sarah Arthur
Title: Once a Queen Author: Sarah Arthur Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Plot: Eva Joyce is a teenager who gets to spend the summer at her grandmother’s English manor. It’s a very sudden invite from her grandmother as Eva’s never talked to her or received a letter or card. Her mother hardly talks about her momContinue reading “Once a Queen – Sarah Arthur”
The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch
This is book 1 of The Gentlemen Bastard series. Title: The Lies of Locke Lamora Author: Scott Lynch Genre: Fantasy Plot: Locke Lamora grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Camorr. As an orphan, he got picked up by a their maker gang. Then traded to a ‘priest’s’ gang for being tooContinue reading “The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch”
The Circus Train – Amita Parikh
Title: The Circus Train Author: Amita Parikh Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Lena Papadapoulos is the daughter of famous circus illusionist, Theo Papadapoulos. She lives on the train traveling across Europe but has never fit in or had an act of her own. So she’s never really fit in. Then she finds a boy, Alexandre, passedContinue reading “The Circus Train – Amita Parikh”
A Redbird Christmas – Fannie Flagg
Title: A Redbird Christmas Author: Fannie Flagg Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Oswald Campbell has just received news that he might not have long to live. His doctor recommends he move somewhere in the south. But Oswald’s never left Chicago before. He finds a pamphlet about a winter home in Lost River, Alabama. It’s out ofContinue reading “A Redbird Christmas – Fannie Flagg”
A Bookworm's Book Reviews 