Beverly, Right Here Review

Beverly, Right Here
By: Kate Dicamillo
Candlewick Press
Candlewick
Children's Fiction
256 pages
Publish Date September 24, 2019
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This was a fun and quick read. I gave this book 4 stars. It isn't one of her best stories but still enjoyable.
This is the third book in this trilogy about three girls who have some problems with their families.
Beverly rans away from home after she buries her dog Buddy under the orange trees. She gets herself a job bussing table in a small town café. She befriends an older lonely woman and stays with her for the summer. It tells about her adventures and how she feels and the people who come into her life during the summer. I haven't read the first book in the series but did read the second about Louisiana (in fact I have a review up for this book). It is a cute story and one you should read if you have read the other books in this series. I will be reading the first book now that I have read these two so I can have the full picture of these three friends.

September 16-22 reads

 I did really well on my reading this week. I finished 9 books. Three of them were audio books. 1 was an e-book and the rest were physical reads. I was so close to being done with a few of them from the week before though.  The book shown above I gave 5 stars to and it was the e-book I read. I have a review up for this one.

 The Darkest Part of the Forest by: Holly Black was an audio book. I gave it 3 stars. It is one of her fairy books, just before  The Cruel Prince. Eliza is another church history book about the second Relief Society President. I gave it 4 stars. I learned about her. I enjoyed it. This was a physical book. Messages in Stone is the book a friend loaned to me. I gave it 3 stars. It is about the formation of the state of Colorado. There is a lot of science in this book. It was interesting but to much science language. This was a physical book. The Witch Boy is a middle grade graphic novel and I gave it 4 stars. It was a quick and fun read. This was a physical book. The Day the Women Got to Vote is another middle grade book and I gave it 5 stars. I just love history and this was about women and the struggles we had to deal with to have some rights in our country. It was a quick and easy book to read. There are a lot of pictures that were fun to look at. This was a physical book. Leaves from my Journal by: Wilford Woodruff is another church history book and I gave it 4 stars. It was in diary form and the he chose just a few entries from his massive collection. This was a physical book.

 This was an audio book. This is the second book in her Red Queen series. I gave it 3 stars. I am hoping the rest of series gets better.

This was an audio book. This book is way to long. I gave it 3 stars. I will not be watching the movie. I am confused about this book and who it is. In the movie he is betrayed as a clown but the book doesn't say who he is in my opinion.

I read 4 books by female authors, 4 books by male authors and 1 book by a husband/wife.
I read 3 middle grade books, 2 young adult books, and 4 adult books. I read a total of 2,521 pages.
Until next time keep reading.

If The Fire Comes: A Story of Segregation during the Great Depression Review

If The Fire Comes: A Story of Segregation During The Great Depression

By: Tracy Daley

North Star Editions

Jolly Fish Press

Historical Fiction, Middle Grade

Pages 128

Publish Date September 1, 2019

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This is a great and quick read. Your school age children will love this book. This book is set during the depression. It is about the work groups that FDR set up for people to work to get back up on their feet. This story is about a group of black men who are in the work company called the CCC. They are to put out fires in the areas. The young man Joseph is a shoeshine boy and he befriends one of the workers and helps him train pigeons. The pigeons are a new project they working on. For a short book there is a lot going on but it keeps your interest. I would highly recommend that you give this book a read.

September 24th most anticipated new releases

 Only four books that I am looking forward to coming out on this date. This first one is a sequel to another Rick Riordan series. This is the fourth book. I have read the first three to David, but now that he is in High School he doesn't want mon to read to him anymore, so I will have to read it on my own. Here is a quick synopsis of the book. It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles and reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo (aka Lester Papadopoulos) has faced both triumphs and tragedies. Now his journey takes him to Camp Jupiter in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the Roman demigods are preparing for a desperate last stand against the evil Triumvirate of Roman emperors. Hazel, Reyna, Frank, Tyson, Ella, and many other old friends will need Apollo's aid to survive the onslaught. Unfortunately, the answer to their salvation lies in the forgotten tomb of a Roman ruler...someone even worse than the emperors Apollo has already faced.

I am not sure if I will read this book because I really wasn't into Carry On but wanted to add it just in case. This is the sequel to Carry On. Simon Snow is back and he's coming to America.
The story is supposed to be over.
Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after...
So why can't Simon Snow gt off the couch?
What he needs. according to best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light.
That's how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place.

 I am so glad that I do have an e-arc of this book and if it is good I will most likely buy a finished copy for my shelves.
He was a hero of the Revolution, a brilliant politician, lawyer, and very nearly president, a skillful survivor in a raw new country filled with constantly shifting loyalties. Today Aaron Burr is remembered more for the fatal duel that killed rival Alexander Hamilton. But long before that single shot destroyed Burr's political career, there were other dark whispers about him: that he was untrustworthy, a libertine, a man unafraid of claiming whatever he believed should be his.
Sold into slavery as a child in India, Mary Emmons was brought to an America torn by war. Toughened by the experiences of her young life, Mary is intelligent, resourceful, and strong. She quickly gains the trust of her new mistress, Theodosia Prevost, and becomes indispensable in a complicated household filled with intrigue-especially when the now-widowed Theodosia marries Colonel Aaron Burr. As Theodosia sickens with the fatal disease that will finally kill her, Mary and Burr are drawn together into a private world of power and passion, and a secret, tangled union that would have shocked the nation.

I have heard a lot about this book. Most of it has been not so good but I usually don't lit that bother me.
Simmering in Patagonian myth, The Tenth Girl is a gothic psychological thriller with a haunting twist.
At the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi-a bold Buenos Aires native fleeing the military regime that took her mother-it offers an escape to a new life as a young teacher to Argentina's elite girls.
Mavi tries to embrace the strangeness of the imposing house-despite warnings not to roam at night, threats from an enigmatic young man, and rumors of mysterious Others. But one of Mavi's ten students is missing, and when students and teachers alike begin to behave as if possessed, the forces haunting this unholy cliff will no longer be ignored...and one of these spirits holds a secret that could unravel Mavi's existence.
Doesn't this book sound like a prefect read for the up coming month.
Well, I hope you like the books I am interested in and want to pick them up in either the stores or at the library and read them. Maybe we can do a buddy read.
Until next time keep reading.

September 9-15 Reads

 This was not a very good week on finishing books. I am almost done with a couple of books. This is the first book I was able to finish this week. I do have a review up for this book. I gave it 4.5 stars. It is a romance book and I was received this book from NetGalley for my honest review.

The last book I was able to finish this week was Pachinko by: Min Jin Lee. I started this book in August. I am not sure how to classify this book. I am going to put it as a historical fiction. I did enjoy this book and I gave it 3.5 stars. You are following a family of Koreans who live in Japan. It starts out with a son who has facial deformities and his parents arrange a marriage to girl who's father is in need to place his daughters. This marriage only produces one child. his child is a daughter who helps her family and then the story goes onto her life. Her life isn't easy for her or any Korean who is living in Japan. She gets involved with a married man (whom she doesn't know is married) and ends up pregnant. She can't marry the father of her baby but a stranger offers to marry her to help save the family from being shunned against. This marriage produces another child. Her husband is a preacher for a Christian faith and is eventually put into prison for several years. He is only released so he can die at home.   Now she is a widow who is living with brother-in-law and his wife. Money is scarce and they have to figure out a way to live. The story continues on wit the lives of the two boys. There is a lot going on with this story. It was a good read but a lot of information and slow in some parts. I would recommend that you read it though. I did learn somethings that I didn't know.
So I only read a total of 879 pages. Both books were by female authors.
I am hoping to do better this coming week. Until next time keep reading.

September 1-8 Reads

 I know I am late again. These are the books I have read for the first week of September.  I had a pretty good reading week. My lowest rating was a 3 stars and that is still a good book. Now onto the books. The first book I finished was Educated by: Tara Westover. This is a memoir about her growing up in a little town in Idaho. She had an interesting life and she tells how she was able to overcome it. She is still alive and lives in England with her boyfriend. This book I read for a book club I am a member of and I gave it 4.5 stars. I had an issue with way it wasn't written and it took me awhile to get use to it. The second is pictured down below so I will talk about it later. The third book was House of Salt and Sorrows By: Erin A. Craig. I buddy read this book with my daughter Tara. This is a young adult fantasy novel. I gave it 4 stars. I enjoyed this book. It had some scary parts to it and some confusing parts where I had to go back and reread some parts to make sense of it. I liked her writing and the story line. The story is about a family with twelve daughters and half of them have died for some reasons and the surrounding area think the family is cursed. One of the daughters is determined that her sisters are being murder and sets out to find why and who is doing this to her family.  I do recommend that you give this book a try. The fourth book was The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America 1932-1972 Volume 1 by: William Manchester. I gave this book 3 stars. I have been reading this book since May. It is a nonfiction/history book. This book starts just FDR becomes President and stops while Eisenhower is President. It goes into great detail about what was going on in the world during 1932-1954. I will pick up the sequel in a couple of months. I have to give myself break because there is a lot of political stuff going on in this book and I know the next one will be the same way. Not a bad book just a lot of detail about the issues and yes I did learn somethings.
The last book I read is Emma by: Keith and Ann Terry. I gave this book 4.5 stars and it is a nonfiction/biography book. This book is about Emma Smith the wife of Joseph Smith, who was the 1st President/Prophet of the Mormon church, which is known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I already know about her life and the struggles she went through as being a wife of a prophet of a new religion. I did learn a little more about her life after the death of her husband. I enjoyed reading this book and if you can find a copy I would recommend that you read it. It is a short book so a quick read.

This is the second book that I read this week. It is also the only audio book for the week. I was able to read a lot of books physically this week for a change. I really enjoyed this book. Michelle narrated this book and so you can tell it meant a lot to her. This book is about her life up and through the white house years. It was nice to get to know her better and what was going through her mind at times. I gave this book 5 stars and would highly recommend that you read/listen to this book.

As you can see I read 5 books this past week and they were all fairly good reads. I read 2,145 pages, 3 books were by female authors, 1 by a male author and 1 by a husband/wife team. I hope you give these book a try and let me know if you have read any of them you let me know what you think.
Until next time keep reading.

The Little Bookshop at Herring Cove Review

The Little Bookshop at Herring Cove
By: Kellie Hailes
HQ Digital
Romance, Women's Fiction
Publish Date 10 July 2019
400 Pages
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This is an e-book I received from NetGalley to give my honest review. I really enjoyed reading this book and gave it 4.5 stars. Why not 5 stars well I have a hard time with love at first sight or love with in a week of meeting stories. They are a little too unrealistic for me. Otherwise this was a great read and quick.
This story is about a young lady who has inherited a bookstore from her deceased parents and she is struggling.
There is a corporation who helps with dying little towns by buying up surrounding homes and business and installing a resort to generate business for the area.
This corporation has bought up surrounding businesses in Herring Cove and are trying to buy this young lady out but she refuses to sale. It isn't only a business for her but also her home and memories.
The story goes on to describe how she makes the little come together and get the young man who came to visit her about the sale of her store to think about what actually happens to the little towns that they have put resorts in. It is a cute story and gives you cause to think about the little dying towns we have around us.
I would recommend that you read this book.

September TBR

 Ok, I have decided for the month of September to make a TBR (To Be Read) post. There are eleven books shown here and I normally read more but I want to give myself some room to chose at random also. Most of the books I know little about going into them. So onto the books I have chosen. Lock Every Door by: Riley Sager is a mystery book and I have read his other books and really liked them so I can't wait to read this new one. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin Craig I am buddy reading this with my oldest daughter Tara. As of this post I have finished it and gave it 4 stars. More on this one in a later post. We Hunt The Flame by: Hafsah Faizal. I know nothing about it except it is a young adult fantasy I think. I have heard some good and bad things about this book, but I want to find out for myself. I try not to have other people influence me on a book.

 These book are the ones I read only a little each day. Message in Stone is a book that a friend has loaned to me and I want to get this read and returned back to her. It is about the rock formations in the state of Colorado. Emma is a book about Joseph Smith's wife. I have finished this one also and gave it 4 stars. Leaves From My Journal is by Wilford Woodruff. These are chosen passages from his journal. So far it is mostly about his missionary work.

 Vienna Prelude is another book a different has loaned to me. She wanted me to read this and see what I thought about it. It is a first in a series. The two books by Julia Alvarez are the books for Pueblo Read month. Before We Were Free is a middle-grade book.

 This book is one of a couple I would like to get read this month because they are e-arcs from net galley. I am happy that they are letting me read them to give my honest review on. I am about 70% through this book and really liking it.

You should not be surprised to see this book. This is the last book in the Nevernight Series. I just started this book last night. I am enjoying it so far. This is fantasy book.
I know I haven't told you too much about the books but as I said earlier I don't want to know too much before I read the book. I tried telling you why I wanted to read it instead.
What are you planning on reading in this month? Are you a mood reader like me? Let me know what you think about my choices?
Until next time keep reading.

August 26th-31st books I read

 This was a slow reading week. I was very busy doing other things so I was only able to finish two books this week. Spencer W. Kimball was a book  at I started back in June. I am trying to read church history books about 30 minutes every day. I am enjoying learning about past prophets from my church. President Kimball was the Prophet when I became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints back in 1975. I gave it 4 stars. It is hard to rate biographies. It was a four not because of the content but because the words were in brown ink and it was a little hard to see them to read. This book had 427 pages.

This is the other book I was to get read this week. I actually listened to this on audio while I was doing other things around the house. It is a collection of four short stories. I gave it 3 stars. This book had 930 pages.

Here are the stats for the month of August.
I read/listened to 21 books which totaled 6,682 pages.
8 by female authors, 9 by male authors, 4 by both or many
I read 3 middle grade, 2 horror, 3 young adult, 2 fantasy, 2 short stories, 2 mystery, 2 history, 3 fiction, 1 romance, and 1 non-fiction.
8 books were read physically, 11 were audio books and 2 e-books
6 were 3 stars; 2 were 3.5 stars; 11 were 4 stars; 1 was 4.5 stars and 1 was 5 star.
As you can see I really did have a good month in books I chose I to read. I do want to bring up my physical reads to match my audio or reduce my audios to match my physical. I want them to be more even. Let me know what you have read for the month of August.
Also I did the N.E.W.T.s readathon and I made my Career of Aurologist.
Until next time keep reading.