As historical fiction, this was an enjoyable retelling of what became known as the Children’s Blizzard of 1888, which swept across the Dakota Territory and left at least 235 people dead, most of them schoolchildren trying to get home after school. This book centers around four main characters who find their lives permanently changed by the blizzard: Raina and Gerda Olsen (sisters and schoolteachers,) Annette Pedersen (a young girl sold by her mother to another … Read More “The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin” »
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Detective Amanda Steele lost everything almost six years ago after her husband and daughter were killed by a drunk driver and she shut out her parents and siblings, unable to be near them after her life fell apart. Now she spends her nights drinking too much and having one night stands, although somehow she still keeps it together enough to stay at her job as a homicide detective. She gets a called to a crime … Read More “The Little Grave by Carolyn Arnold” »
This was an overall fun, sweet book, and I liked how it was narrated by the main character looking back over his life and telling his story to an unnamed (until the end) interviewer. If you’re looking for something fast, easy, and relatively feel-good, give this one a go. In some ways, it reminded me of Fannie Flagg’s books, but I think I liked these characters more than many of Flagg’s books. Set in 1938, … Read More “Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson” »
Monthly Roundup
What a year! Who would have guessed we would have spent most of it stuck in our houses? I used my extra time to read (of course,) start reviewing on Instagram, and eventually creating this blog. I’d love it if you left your email address to receive my newsletter. While I know this year didn’t … Read More “Goodbye 2020! Year in Review” »
This is a dark, quick thriller that leaves you guessing (on some things) until the twisted and disturbing end. Lila Ridgefield is tired of being abused by her husband (who is a loved and highly-respected high school coach,) but when she finds a disturbing video of her husband with another girl, it’s the last straw, and she decides to do something about it, and attempts to make his death look like it’s self-inflicted. But now … Read More “Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane” »