Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Float Plan Book Review

 

Float Plan
By: Trish Doller
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Griffin
Romance
Publish Date March 2, 2021
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I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't sure if I would because sailing isn't something I enjoy doing. I gave this book 4 stars.
This book is about a 25 year old lady dealing with the suicide of her boyfriend. She decides to go ahead with their planned sailing trip in their boat. She has a rough start because she has no idea what she is doing. She is also still trying to get over him even though it has been 10 months. She decides to hire to someone to help with since she knows that she needs help to finish this trip.
She hires a man is 5 years older and is a sailor who has had an accident 5 years earlier and has lost part of his leg. He teaches her what she needs to do and they become very good friends. He even helps her with her lost and to live life. There is some  detail intimacy but not much and you are 3/4 of the way through the book before that happens not counting her drunk scene at the beginning.
If you want a quick romance read this is the book for you. 

Friday, September 18, 2020

Murder Most Sweet Book Review

 


Murder Most Sweet

A Bookish Baker Mystery

By: Laura Jensen Walker

Crooked Lane Books

Mystery and Thrillers

Published Date August 11, 2020

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This is the first book in a new cozy mystery series. This book features both a little dog and food. I love a cozy mystery that has food in it because I know there will be recipes for me to try.

This new series takes place in a little town called Lake Potawatomi, Wisconsin. The main character is a breast cancer survivor. She is single and her little dog is an American Eskimo. She is a cozy mystery author and also loves to bake. She became a writer after her cancer. It is something she always wanted to do and after cancer realized that life is to short and went for it. In this story she is working on her fourth book.

She meets a famous British Author at her friends book store and he takes a liking to her. There is murder at his book signing event and things go from there. The murder victim is his ex-fiancée. She is found with a scarf around her neck. Our main character wars scarves all the time now to help cover up her chest because both of her breasts were removed.

This has never happened in the little town before so things go a little crazy. There happens to be another murder using a different scarf later in the book. 

Of course the murderer is found but it takes you on a journey and keeps you guessing who did it. I did have a feeling who the murderer was but I second guessed myself there for awhile.

It is always fun reading books like this because they are quick and just a delight to read.

I recommend that you give this new series a try. I gave it 4 stars. 


Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Daughter of the Reich Book Review

 


Daughter of the Reich

By: Louise Fein

Harper Collins Publishers

William Morrow Paperbacks

Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

Publish Date May 12,2020

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This is an amazing book that everyone should read. At first I wasn't sure about it because it was making me mad. I knew I would have some strong feelings about this book because of the time period but I didn't realize how much. I am not Jewish but it just reminded me about what is actually happening now in our world.

This book is about a young lady growing up in Germany during the out break of World War 2. Her father is one of the top guys and she is taught that Jews are bad and they are perfect and if it wasn't for the Jews everything would be fine. In the beginning her family is friends with a Jewish family but with Hitler and his teachings this Jewish family is no longer to be liked. The young lady is struggling with her true feelings and what is what right and what isn't. She learns things she doesn't like and is fighting back.

This is a tough read but one tat should be read so we don't repeat. I really felt for the young lady and was hoping for a better ending but it was still a good one. I cried at the end and I was rooting for her and her true love.

I gave it 4 stars.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

The Real Beatrix Potter Book Review

 


The Real Beatrix Potter

By: Nadia Cohen

Pen and Sword

Pen and Sword History

History, Nonfiction (Adult)

Publish Date April 30, 2020

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I am so glad that net galley gave me the opportunity to review this book. I did miss the download time frame but I still wanted to review it so I bought the book.

This was a good book. I learned a lot this beloved children's author that I didn't know. This book tells you about the life of Beatrix which is actually her middle name. She was a very lonely child even though she had a younger brother. She spent most of her youth in the family nursery with governesses. 

She was different and her parents had a hard time understanding her. Even though she was brought up wealthy she didn't act like it and hated socializing. She had an interesting life and in the end left a legacy for us all besides her books. 

She was a private person and loved the open country and learning new things. I gave this book 4 stars and recommend that you read this book to learn more about her.


Friday, September 11, 2020

The Key Lime Crime Book Review

 


The Key Lime Crime

A Dey West Food critic Mystery

By: Lucy Burdette

Crooked Lane Books

Mystery and Thrillers

Publish date July 7, 2020

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This is the 10th book in this series. I was a little lost because I haven't read the other books but it really didn't take away from the story line. I just didn't know much about the main characters back history. Otherwise I did enjoy this book. I gave it 4 stars. The back of the book also has recipes which is a great highlight.

This story takes place in December in Key West, Florida. It is the busiest week of the year being the last week of the year and there is a lot of partying going on. Our main character is a food critic for the local magazine and she is going to all the events and making reports. She is recently married to a local police man and her mother-in-law has come for a visit. Hayley has never met her because she refused to come their wedding. Nathan her husband isn't able to spend much time with either of them because of the busy week.

One of the events Hayley goes to take place in the library which is having a contest for the best Key Lime Pie. One of the applicant's gets mad and throws a pie in the head guys face.

This applicant ends up died and they are trying to solve the murder. To Hayley's surprise her mother-in-law, Helen, is very interested in helping solve the murder. She and Hayley go around the town interviewer people in the food industry because of the articles she needs to write and they ask questions of the bakers about their pies and if they know anything about the murdered person.

What I liked about this book and how she wrote it was I couldn't guess who the murderer was. I was actually surprised who the murderer was.

I read this book in 3 days but probably could have read it one if I didn't have to work. I highly recommend that you read this book. To know who the characters are better I would highly recommend that you start from book one but you don't have to.


Thursday, September 10, 2020

September Book Of The Month

 These are the books that I picked for my September Box. The reason I enjoy Book Of The Month so much is that you are able to choose your own books for a low price. The subscription is $14.99 plus tax and each additional book (up to 2) is $9.99. If you would like to give them a try here is my link.https://www.mybotm.com/0cxpwrpoiqlivn29?show_box=true

This was one of the main picks. This month there weren't many that I wanted except this one. I have read several of his books and I have enjoyed them so I went with this one. This is what the cover has to say about the book.
Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix up their marriage. There's a wealthy banker who has been too busy making money to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything, from where they want to live to how they met in the first place. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but stil-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world.
Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them-the bank included-desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.

This is a companion to her first book Bringing Down the Duke. I have that one also but haven't read it yet and when I do I want to be ready to pick-up this one. The cover of the book reads.
Lady Lucie is fuming. She and her band of Oxford suffragists have finally scraped together enough capital to control one of London's major publishing houses, with one purpose: to use it in a coup against Parliament. But who could have predicted that the one person standing between her and success would be her old nemesis, Lord Ballentine? Or that he would be willing to hand over the reins for an outrageously sinful price?
Lucie tempts Tristan like no other woman. but as their battle of wills and words fans the flames of long-smoldering devotion, the silver-tongued seducer runs the risk of becoming caught in own snare.
As Lucie tries to outmaneuver Tristan in the boardroom and the bedchamber, she soon discovers there's truth in what the poets say: all is fair in love and war....
I am behind on my reading of Ruth Ware books. This one is her newest. I still have last years and one more of her older books. I will say I like her newer books better than the older ones. This is what the book cover has to say.
Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there's a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers...each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide.
When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech startup, organizes a week-long trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out as a corporate retreat like any other: PowerPoint presentations and strategy sessions broken up by mandatory bonding on the slopes. But as soon as one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but contentious buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. The storm brewing inside the chalet is no match for the one brewing outside, however, and a devastating avalanche leaves the group cut off from all access to the outside world. Even worse, one Snooper hadn't made it back from the slopes when the avalanche hit.
As each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the chalet grows colder, and the group dwindles further...one by one.

Even if you decide not to join The Book of The Month I hope you will give these book a read.
Until net time keep reading.