Review:A great little satire filled with wit, sarcasm and ultimately distress. Candide lives a life of artificial optimism which ultimately turns to distress, rejection of religion and a decision to "cultivate one's garden". Candide Finds an idyllic place called El Dorado and leaves there a very wealthy man only to slide to near poverty. A delightful and thoughtful novel well worth the small investment of time. Read more

Review:I wish I could convince everyone who avoids older literature to read Candide. This book is hilarious, dark, bitter, snide, and beautiful. If you love Vonnegut novels, you will likely enjoy Candide. The satire from yesteryear is just as applicable to the personal and political interactions of mankind today. Read more

Review:A great little satire filled with wit, sarcasm and ultimately distress. Candide lives a life of artificial optimism which ultimately turns to distress, rejection of religion and a decision to "cultivate one's garden". Candide Finds an idyllic place called El Dorado and leaves there a very wealthy man only to slide to near poverty. A delightful and thoughtful novel well worth the small investment of time. Read more

Review:I like the concept that the elderly are so invisible that they (we) can get away with almost anything. However, the writing was heavy-handed and humorless. A very slow read with a less than satisfying outcome. Read more

Review:I loved this book because the journey that Arthur Pepper embarked on was totally whimsical and unpredictable. One truly did not know how this book would end. I loved the journey itself, the people he met and what he learned. Sometimes we have to walk away from ourselves to reflect on important things that don't arise during our routine. We remain frozen in habit. But, once he was in motion and could reflect, he found himself again. Read more

Review:3.5 Stars* (rounded down)

A short novella about the meaning of life, death and sacrifice by Fredrik Backman, one of my all-time favorite authors.

It is poignant, sincere and heartfelt. A quick, easy read. Enough said.

Published on Goodreads, Amazon, Twitter and Facebook on 11.6.17. Read more

Review:I LOVED this book! This had everything I could possibly want in a book - humor, an athlete, great romance, sexy times and really likeable characters. Ronan was hot. I loved his humor and his dirty mouth. He also had an incredibly sweet side to him. I loved Annie as well. I love a smart female heroine. This is probably one of my favorite author collaborations ever - this book was total perfection!

On a side note: I'd love it if Lucy would get her own book -I would really love to r... Read more

Review:I seriously didn't think it was humanly possible to love BB's work anymore than I already did. I LOVE her spunky punky fiesty rebellious style of writing. Middle Fingers in the air and a smile on her face and NOFX playing in the background. She writes with a force and a passion and I just feel it. She just gets me. I L O V E H E R. She is my soul mate. Hands down. No question.

She had my heart with 44 Chapters, she rocked my world with SKIN, and I thought that love was maxed out... ENT... Read more

Review:Forging Divinity is an engaging romp through a brand new world with its own factions and magic. A hapless (though not helpless) young man wanders into a city in search of answers about his birth parents and the troublesome sword they left him. He shortly finds himself arrested by one faction, freed by the agent another, then helped by yet a third. All the primary characters have their own backstory and motivations, some of which are disclosed by the end of the story and some of which are left my... Read more

Review:Overall, I really liked this installment, and it moved the series arc along nicely, but there is quite a bit missing. The story picks up a week or two after winning a life and death WAR and Emily acts like she was coming home exhausted from school. Was she in shock? Denial? Other than preparing for Casper’s funeral, it's like nothing had happened. I was expecting more post-traumatic stress resolution, and hoping for more emotional reaction from her. The people around her treated her like s... Read more