I have to admit it… I know pretty much nothing about Ancient Egypt. I find the time period itself extremely interesting, yet my knowledge on the subject is limited. So, I jumped at the chance to expand my horizons (in keeping with my New Year’s Reading Resolutions, might I add) with When Women Ruled the […]
You crave sleep—desperately. Your eyelids are heavy, threatening to shut from the weight of your exhaustion. But you can’t allow your eyes to close. This unidentifiable disease is spreading fast, and you’re afraid you won’t ever wake up. Karen Thompson Walker’s masterful The Dreamers, tells the story of a strange virus that has descended upon […]
It’s 2019! How on Earth did that happen?! I know it makes me sound old and cliché, but where did the time go? Despite a nasty cold attempting to dampen my New Year excitement, I’m feeling very good about this year. I’ve had a relaxing Christmas holiday, and I’m ready to take on 2019 and all […]
Ok. I have a confession to make. I made very little progress on my reading list last month… Life got in the way of reading time and I only made it through a book and a half! I know—it’s an absolute catastrophe. BUT the holidays are coming, and we all know what that means… Advent […]
Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. The president has been killed and you could be next. Where do you run when one of the most powerful gangsters in the country wants you dead? Lou Berney’s November Road is a captivating piece of historical fiction. It follows the adventures of Frank Guidry, a gang member on […]
Hey you, Last night I had a dream that I wasn’t good enough. A few weeks ago, in my waking life, I entered a children’s fiction competition. I was proud of my work; proud of what I had accomplished. It was unlike anything I had written before, and it felt right. Next week they will […]
What a whirlwind October has been! Halloween is done and Thanksgiving is on its way! The weather is cold and gloomy, and I’m lighting all the candles to make the house smell like gingerbread, so curling up with a good book is just about the only thing I want to do all day! This is […]
Well, I blinked and September was over. It feels like just yesterday I was desperate for autumn to arrive, and now it’s here and in full swing! October is going to be an exciting month—my parents will be visiting from across the pond and we’re moving house! It’s going to be busy, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be […]
You’re home alone. But you can’t leave. No one is stopping you but you, but the thought of opening that door and stepping outside makes your heart race. Beads of sweat start to form and your breathing gets shallow. So what happens when you see something through your window that you shouldn’t, something that makes […]
Hey you, Do you remember when it all just seemed like the end of the world? Like everything was make-or-break, do-or-die, all-or-nothing? I’d like to say that feeling disappears as you get older. It doesn’t. Sorry. But, what I can tell you is, as you get older, you get better at remembering to take a […]