Book Reviews: Where are they?
My goal for 2023 was to read fewer books than I have in the past few years. The reason? I need to write more. To help manage my time, I set a new standard for reading books: if it doesn't grab my attention in the first 1-2 chapters, I walk [...]
Book Recommendations with Carol Grace Stratton
What was your favorite picture book as a kid? Blueberries for Sal. My grandmother loved the book and I have fond memories of her reading it to me. What was the first “real” book (with chapters and without pictures) you remember reading? I loved Charlotte’s Web. As a city girl [...]
The Fake Out by Sharon M. Peterson (book review)
Get your copy here! I can’t lock up the library until the guy asleep at his desk leaves. Thank the universe for audiobooks because I could be here all night. But I see his mouth twitch at the exact moment a steamy kiss takes place. My face burns when I [...]
Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table by Louie Giglio (book review)
Get your copy here! Discover how to break free from the chains of negative thinking and experience true freedom from unhealthy thoughts and emotions. The Enemy is constantly seeking to fill your mind with destructive and harmful thoughts—whether of fear, worry, insecurity, anxiety, temptation, envy. . . . It’s all [...]
A Lady’s Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett (book review)
Get your copy here! What is a Victorian lady's formula for love? Mix one brilliant noblewoman and her enigmatic protection officer. Add in a measure of danger and attraction. Heat over the warmth of humor and friendship, and the result is more than simple chemistry—it's elemental. Lady Violet Hughes is [...]