Have you ever started a book and been completely captivated from the very first page? Or even the first line? Have you ever started reading, and suddenly, you’ve read more than half the book in one sitting? I know it’s probably happened to many people from my generation. We grew up with the Harry Potter … Continue reading Book Review: resilient by Katherine Turner
It wasn’t just the struggles of these men and women that had moved me. Rather, it was their determination, their self-reliance, a relentless optimism in the face of hardship. It brought to mind a phrase that my pastor, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., had once used in a sermon.The audacity of hope.That was the best … Continue reading The Audacity of Hope
Note: I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley and am leaving this review voluntarily. Dear Professor by Donna Freitas is a quick read. I finished the book in a single sitting, lasting less than an hour, and instantly sent a recommendation to a friend for her to read this book as … Continue reading Book Review: Dear Professor by Donna Freitas
Note: I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley and am leaving this review voluntarily. As someone who has never shied away from calling it like it is—no matter what “it” is—Lara Parker’s Vagina Problems caught my attention instantly. It’s a catchy title, to be sure, but as I am someone with … Continue reading Book Review: Vagina Problems by Lara Parker
Note: I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley and am leaving this review voluntarily. Why Did Hitler Hate the Jews? by Peter den Hertog is the most fascinating book about Europe in the twentieth century I have ever read. Exceptionally well-researched and presented in a manner that is easy to comprehend, … Continue reading Book Review: Why Did Hitler Hate the Jews? by Peter den Hertog
Note: I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley and am leaving this review voluntarily. When I began Brave(ish) by Margaret Davis Ghielmetti, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. My favorite genre has long been biographies/memoirs, but a book about traveling the world? That was a new one for me. Thankfully, … Continue reading Book Review: Brave(ish) by Margaret Davis Ghielmetti
As Tudorphiles know, today is the 464th anniversary of Anne Boleyn’s death. Beheaded on Tower Green for accusations we, like her contemporaries, believe to be false and absurd. She was a woman with ambition, who lived and loved passionately. Several months ago, my husband and I were doing one of those “100 Questions to Ask … Continue reading Anne’s Legacy
If you know me, you know that I am a complete and total Tudorphile. Both of my kids are named after Tudor figures, and the person from history I’d most like to have a conversation with is Anne Boleyn. So, in a way, it’s only fitting that when I was dealing with a vexing situation … Continue reading “Let Them Grumble”
When I open the “Library” tab on my Kindle and see the abundance of books by Gemma Lawrence, I’m immediately taken to my happy place. Of the hundreds of books (both print and digital) I own, I don’t think I have so many by any one author. Lawrence’s attention to detail and well-researched historical fiction … Continue reading Book Review: Above All Others by G. Lawrence
There are very few books I long to memorize every single word so I can relive the magic as I please. Will’s Journey is certainly at the top of the list. As the third book in the Angels of the Appalachians series by Deanna Edens, Will’s Journey bittersweetly ties up the remaining loose ends of … Continue reading Book Review: Will’s Journey by Deanna Edens
The Pensive Bookworm 