Book: Hunted Author: Meagan Spooner My Rating: 3 Wintery Stars It’s hot outside, y’all! So, here’s a nice cool wintry story. And it’s a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which was my favorite fairy tale. Yeva lives a life full of fancy dresses and wealthy gentlemen suitors, but her heart longs to be in […]

Three Vacation Reads It’s summer! I love summer reading. Why does it feel different than reading in all the other seasons? I don’t know. But here are some I’m planning to read this summer. (And let’s be real, if I don’t get to them this summer they’ll be there waiting for me with a warm […]

Book: The Recovery Agent Author: Janet Evanovich  My Rating: 5 Adventurous Stars I found the perfect summer read, y’all! For some reason, I currently only have two modes. I’m either crafting or cleaning. So I was looking for an audiobook since I can’t read and do either of those tasks at the same time. I […]

Book: Carving for Miss Coventry Author: Deborah M. Hathaway My Rating: 4 Sweet Stars Hey bookworms! It’s been a minute since I’ve read a regency romance. I stumbled across this series by chance and really enjoyed the first book. So, it’s my duty to share it with y’all!  Ok, a brief synopsis before I get […]

Book: My Lady Jane Author: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows My Rating: 5 Royal Stars Ok, so around Christmas I joined a corner of the internet that we like to call “bookstagram.” It’s where lots of bookworms go to post reviews and generally share a love for reading. And since I joined I have […]

Three Books Inspired by Van Gogh I went to a Van Gogh exhibit this week and it was super inspiring! When I got home I immediately started searching for any historical fiction books about the artist. I’ll go ahead and tell you now, I didn’t see a lot of promising options. However, it led me […]

Book: Warriors: Into the Wild Author:  Erin Hunter My Rating: 3.5 Claws I read a book recommended to me by an 8 year old. Her recommendation went something like, “It’s about warrior cats and it’s SO GOOD. Like, really really good.” And then I said I would download it and read it sometime, and she […]

Worst Mom’s in Literature  Mother’s Day is coming up and last year I did a book list of my favorite literary moms. But I decided this year, to go  a different direction. So, if you’ve ever dealt with “mom guilt” this list should make you feel much better about yourself. Here are some of the worst […]

Book: A Valley of Betrayal Author:  Tricia Goyer My Rating: 5 Courageous Stars Hey bookworms! It’s the beginning of May, and I’m wrapping up a month of reviewing works by local authors. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed each book! So far I’ve read a contemporary clean romance, a political thriller, a family biography, and a compilation of […]

Book: As I See It Author:  Brent Davis My Rating: 5 Wistful Stars Fellow book lovers! We’re four weeks into a month of supporting local authors. And today’s review is SUPER local. A Benton resident and some of his columns for our own Saline Courier. I won’t bury the lead on this review, I’m recommending […]