The Lost Apothecary is a great Historical Fiction debut by Sarah Penner. We go back and forth between 1791 and London in the eyes of Nella and Eliza. In the modern day, we have Carolina who finds herself in London due to marital struggles. Upon first glance, you may think that this story is a fantasy novel where an apothecary is run for the purpose of destroying men. In reality, it's a novel analyzing and recognizing the power of women's choices. When women take control of their lives, sometimes there are unintentional consequences to loved ones in their lives. With The Lost Apothecary, the consequences result in a confidant woman.

I remember so much as a young boy, Jackie going on television to show the White House redecorate it as I was reading. I learned a lot more about her and at the end I was so interested I went onto YouTube to watch more news reels about her.

The Reading List was a heartwarming love letter to readers set in London. We get to analyze great reads like Pride and Prejudice, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Kite Runner, and more in the eyes of Mukesh and Aleisha. The story wove a great intergenerational friendship between Mukesh and Aleisha through the love of reading. More importantly, it had great themes of community, activism, and heavy themes of depression and mental illness.

Romance book that ends happily ever after. I do not read this genre; however, the book was recommended in Book Pages, so I took a chance. If you like romance novels where the good guys and gals win and the bad guys lose, this book is for you.

I am a big Coben fan and this story did not disappoint. David has been convicted of killing his young son. He has been in jail 5 years when his sister-in-law comes to him with a photograph taken by her friend of a boy looks to be David’s son. David has maintained is innocence all along, but now he is ready to do just about anything to find this boy, and with the help of those who never gave up on him, he makes this happen. But the real twist in this book is what the boy’s mother had done to set off this chain of events. You won’t want to put this book down!

This story of King’s is told almost entirely in the third person, in the form of elderly newspaper men relaying a mysterious story to their young protégé. What makes this story different from most is that while the facts of the case are revealed, they don’t lead to a solution being revealed. I think this adds to the overall story, although it would, admittedly, be frustrating if all mysteries were presented like this. The title stems from the central character being from Colorado but is found dead on a beach in a small Maine town.

Lore Olympus Volume Three is equally addictive as books 1 and 2. The imagery is stunning. For Volume Three we got into more of Hades' insecurities and the workings of the Underworld. We also get more insight into Persephone trying to work through her background in maidenhood. Looking forward to exploring more of Smythe's retelling.

I believe this is the first autobiography I have ever read, and I typically avoided them because I thought that they would not be interesting or relevant to me. So here is an autobiography about someone who not only lives in another country but is also royalty. Certainly nothing I would be interested in, right? But I found the book so fascinating. He portrays not only his life in the royal family of England, but also the challenges faced if the life you want to lead conflicts with royal expectations. It’s a story about wanting to live life fairly and freely. And he does an excellent job of this by focusing on his experiences and emotions beginning with the violent and untimely death of his mother and concluding after he and his wife moved away from England. And throughout it all is the insidious and unrelenting hounding by the English Paparazzi. This story has opened up a whole new genre that I can now explore. Thank

What I enjoyed about this book was the formality and respectfulness of the language. Even when they are very angry and threatening death, they are still respectful of their language and of their foe. The general dialogue conveys a deep respect for neighbors as well as travelers and strangers and to mankind in general. I also appreciate the dedication and loyalty the people of this time had to those they respected and those that had taken care of them. All of this was a welcome contrast to the harshness of the time and life in general, even without the cyclops and the vengeful gods.

This is an interesting collection of short stories that center around the life of Khmer Cambodian immigrants in this country and the challenges they face in the wake of the genocide they escaped. One aspect of this study is the generational differences between parents who escaped and children who were born here. Several stories are also told from the point of view of a young gay Khmer man, and examine the competing guilt between cultural obligations and one’s personal obligations. While I learned a lot, sadly most of the book had a sad or unhappy tone.