I enjoyed this book, despite how I kept waiting for something more to happen – something that would imply a darker story arc to span the series, a bigger villain, a larger world-spanning threat. And…it never came. Don’t get me wrong – I enjoyed this book. It was surprisingly short. I bought the boxed set
Read More from: https://bbmorgan.com/2020/05/05/book-review-first-year-black-mage-1-by-rachel-e-carter-4-5/Review: The Lost Orphan
Synopsis: A mother’s love knows no bounds… London, 1754. Six years after leaving her newborn, Clara, at London’s Foundling Hospital, young Bess Bright returns to reclaim the illegitimate daughter she has never really known. Dreading the worst—that Clara has died in care—the last thing she expects to hear is that her daughter has already been…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/review-the-lost-orphan/Review: Dovetail by Karen McQuestion
Synopsis: From the bestselling author of Hello Love comes a spellbinding new novel of enduring love, family secrets, and mysterious death. Joe Arneson’s ordinary life is upended by troubling dreams of himself as a different man in another place and time. It isn’t until he visits his estranged grandmother, Pearl, in her Wisconsin hometown that…
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Synopsis: Their feuding fathers never could have predicted this… Harrison McCord was sure he was the rightful owner of the Dawson Family Ranch. And delivering Daisy Dawson’s baby on the side of the road was a mere diversion. Still, when Daisy found out his intentions, instead of pushing him away, she invited him in, figuring…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/review-wyoming-special-delivery/In Honor of National College Decision Day
Here are some college themed reads! Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell – It’s hard to believe that this has been backlist for so long at this point. I remember reading it when I was in college, and enjoying every minute of it. I put it off for so long, and then continued to put off her
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/05/03/in-honor-of-national-college-decision-day/Review: Magic for Liars
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey, audio book from library Synopsis Ivy Gamble has never wanted to be magic. She is perfectly happy with her life—she has an almost-sustainable career as a private investigator, and an empty apartment, and a slight drinking problem. It’s a great life and she doesn’t wish she was like her
Read More from: https://speedyreadercom.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/review-magic-for-liars/Middlesex ~ Jeffrey Eugenides
Rating: 4/5 Middlesex is one of those big book club books from the early 2000’s. I’d seen so many copies of it everywhere when I was in college, I finally decided to buy a second-hand copy around 2014. Of course, then it collected dust on my shelf for many years until now, when I finally
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/middlesex-jeffrey-eugenides/Review: Deadly Fate
Synopsis: Alaska—the final frontier? When Clara Avery, an entertainer working on the Fate, an Alaskan cruise ship, goes to nearby Bear Island, she comes across a scene of bloody mayhem. She also comes across Thor Erikson, who will soon be a member of the FBI’s elite paranormal unit, the Krewe of Hunters. Thor’s been sent…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/review-deadly-fate/Hail Lord Zalteer
A fun, quick, five minute read and a neat twist on a story told many times before
Read More from: http://bookangel.co.uk/review/hail-lord-zalteer/Solanin ~ Inio Asano
Rating: 4/5 Solanin is rather forgettable. It’s the story of a girl and her relationship with a boy in a band. It’s a book of self-discovery. It’s a book about thinking about what you are willing to deal with in a relationship. It’s a book about what happens when your parents continue to send more
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/solanin-inio-asano/Book Review: Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith (5/5)
Aurelia is a princess, but they call her a witch. Surrounded by spirits and burdened with forbidden magic, she lives in constant fear of discovery by the witch-hunting Tribunal and their bloodthirsty mobs. When a devastating assassination attempt reveals her magical abilities, Aurelia is forced to flee her country with nothing but her life. Every
Read More from: https://bbmorgan.com/2020/04/28/book-review-bloodleaf-by-crystal-smith-5-5/Review: Echoes of Evil
Synopsis: Something lurks beneath the surface… Brodie McFadden is supposed to be on vacation, getting some sunshine and deciding if he wants to join his brothers and the Krewe of Hunters, a special paranormal investigation unit of the FBI. But a diving excursion with an old navy buddy to a historic shipwreck uncovers a crime…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/review-echoes-of-evil/In Honor of Spanish Language Day
I want to recommend some Latinx titles that are written in English but may give you a taste of some Latinx cultures. The Universal Laws of Marco by Carmen Rodrigues is the story of a boy growing up. I tend to read a lot more books centered around female characters than male characters, so I’m
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/in-honor-of-spanish-language-day/Review: Second Chance for the Single Dad
Synopsis: She’ll save him a dance… …if he follows his heart. Dance teacher Camile Wynn has a new student. Reclusive Rhys McGrath is learning to waltz so he can take his orphaned niece to a father-daughter dance. Camile is surprised by her connection with him, but there’s a generous heart behind Rhys’s awkward exterior. When…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/review-second-chance-for-the-single-dad/Review: Danielle: Chronicles of A Superheroine
Synopsis: USA Today Top 150 Best Seller Publishers Weekly Best Seller Ray Kurzweil, legendary inventor and author of New York Times bestsellers The Singularity is Near and How to Create a Mind, has created inventions and ideas that have changed human civilization. PBS called him “One of the revolutionaries who made America,” and Inc. magazine…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/review-danielle-chronicles-of-a-superheroine/Review: A Feast of Serendib
Synopsis: “Mohanraj does a superb job of combining easily sourced ingredients with clear, instructive guidance and menu recommendations for all manner of events…a terrific survey of an overlooked cuisine.” – Publisher’s Weekly Dark roasted curry powder, a fine attention to the balance of salty-sour-sweet, wholesome red rice and toasted curry leaves, plenty of coconut milk…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/review-a-feast-of-serendib/Review: Our Man by George Packer
Synopsis: Richard Holbrooke was brilliant, utterly self-absorbed, and possessed of almost inhuman energy and appetites. Admired and detested, he was the force behind the Dayton Accords that ended the Balkan wars, America’s greatest diplomatic achievement in the post-Cold War era. His power lay in an utter belief in himself and his idea of a muscular,…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/review-our-man-by-george-packer/Come to Me ~ Amy Bloom
Rating: 3/5 One of the weirdest books I may ever have read; this is an anthology of stories that share a common theme of fetishes or unusual sex situations. These were uncomfortable situations, ones that felt uncommon and had me questioning the ethics behind them. However, Bloom writes well. She drew me in within pages,
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/come-to-me/Review: Standoff by Patricia Bradley
Synopsis: The Natchez Trace National Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville to Natchez, the oldest town on the Mississippi River. It’s the perfect road for a relaxed pleasure drive. Unfortunately for park ranger Luke Fereday, lately it’s being used to move drugs. Sent to Natchez to infiltrate the organization at the center of…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/review-standoff-by-patricia-bradley/Review: The Sea Glass Cottage
Synopsis: Emotional and deeply satisfying. I savoured every page Sarah Morgan New York Times Bestselling Author The life Olivia Harper always dreamed of isn’t so dreamy these days. The 16-hour work days are unfulfilling and so are things with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. But when she hears that her estranged mother, Juliet, has…
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