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It was quite enjoyable to revisit the Mary Poppins of my youth anew through the P.L. Travers novel, which I never read as a child. I found many of the same lovable characters and stories I remembered from the Disney movie, as well as even more wonderfully funny, ironic, and whimsical adventures.

Book 4 of the Clifton Chronicles picks up right where book 3 left off...sadly I read book 3 in 2016. Why did I not continue with the series then, I don’t know, and I wish I had as, although the characters are all familiar to me, I can’t really remember their stories and entirely how we got to where we are now.

What a chilling and enthralling dystopian future Margaret Atwood has imagined in this novel! The main character, Offred is a “handmaid," a woman who has been forced to serve in the household of a high-ranking infertile couple as a surrogate.

I loved this book...If you enjoy historical fiction, I believe you will enjoy this book. The audio (available on CD and through Overdrive/Libby) was excellent!

I really liked this book...but I think overall, I liked “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” a tad bit better. I know there is some controversy surrounding this title, and whether or not the idea(s) were plagiarized—it’s hard to tell. There are some similarities.

I generally love Marie Bostwick’s books...I liked this one but didn’t LOVE it. Although not Christian Fiction, I would generally characterize Bostwick’s books as being “clean reads”...this one fell just short of being able to call it that, which seemed uncharacteristic for her.

I really enjoyed this story, with just enough mystery to keep the reader wondering who was behind all the strange things that were happening, but also with enough clues that, although you couldn’t be sure certain persons were the culprit, you were pretty sure they were at least involved, and just a dash of romance!

Yes, I read two books, back-to-back with the same exact title…This was a very interesting book about a real woman lighthouse keeper in Newport, Rhode Island in the 1800’s.

This novel tells the story of two women, a century apart, who are related...one the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, who, through her act of bravery during a storm, becomes a heroine; the other her great-granddaughter.

I am surprised by how much I enjoyed this book! I have never been a big fan of the original Cinderella; she is really only good at being nice and pretty, making for a pretty boring character. 

I don’t think I’ve read anything by this author that I didn’t like! Although this book wasn’t as much about quilting as some of her others, there was still quilting and sewing included!

This novel is the story of Guy Montag, a fireman who lives in a future where firefighters set houses on fire to burn books rather than put them out.

Imagine growing up, thinking one thing about yourself and dreaming of your future, only find out what you’ve always believed to be true isn’t, and the new truth makes the future you envisioned for yourself no longer possible.

This book was one of those that I just couldn’t wait until I had a chance to listen again! The author did an amazing job of interweaving stories from two different times in history into one cohesive novel that kept me wondering how things were going to work out in the end.

This was different than the usual Debbie Macomber novel … still a great story, but not her usual romance story. This novel was a story of two girlfriends, spanning from the time they are small children through their adult life into about retirement age.