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Tag Archives: light read
Legend in Green Velvet – A Book To Read On The Beach, or Plane or When In Scotland
Book Review : Legend In Green Velvet By Elizabeth Peters Spoiler Alert! Summary Susan loved all things Scottish. So, when the opportunity presented itself, there was no question in her mind but that she would go to the archaeological dig in … Continue reading
The Little Selkie – Definitely Not A Mermaid
Book Review : The Little Selkie Timeless Fairy Tales #5 e-book By K. M. Shea Spoiler Alert! Summary Dylan—a selkie—makes a terrible mistake when she brashly chases an evil sea witch onto land. Captured and stripped of her pelt—leaving her unable to return … Continue reading
Posted in young adult book reviews
Tagged age appropriate for tweens, Dylan the selkie, fairy tales, fairy tales retold, fantasy, Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales retold, K.M. Shea, light read, Prince Callan, strong female characters, The Little Mermaid, The Little Selkie, Timeless Fairy Tales
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Cinderella and the Colonel – A Guide To Paying Your Taxes
Book Review : Cinderella and the Colonel Timeless Fairy Tales #3 e-book By K. M. Shea Spoiler Alert! Summary Scratching out a living in a land recovering from war and a hostile takeover, Cinderella—an orphaned, destitute duchess—is desperate to save her lands … Continue reading
Posted in young adult book reviews
Tagged Christian fiction, Cinderella, Cinderella and the Colonel, clean romance, Colonel Friedrich, enchantment, Enchantress Angelique, Erlauf, Ever After, fairy tale, fairy tales retold, fantasy, K.M. Shea, light read, magic, Prince Cristoph, relationships, romance, step-mother, strong female characters, Timeless Fairy Tales, Trieux
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Sleeping Beauty – Retelling Fairy Tales Is Irresistible
Book Review : Sleeping Beauty Timeless Fairy Tales #8 e-book By K. M. Shea Spoiler Alert! Summary Briar Rose, a clever peasant girl, feels only pity for the mysterious Princess Rosalinda–the hidden princess who was cursed to prick her finger on a spindle … Continue reading
The Winter Sea – Hope For Spring
Book Review : The Winter Sea By Susanna Kearsley Spoiler Alert! Summary In the spring of 1708, an invading Jacobite fleet of French and Scottish soldiers nearly succeeded in landing the exiled James Stewart in Scotland to reclaim his crown. Now, … Continue reading
Posted in grown up books reviewed
Tagged 1700's, ancestral memory, betrayal, Canada, Carrie McClelland, characters who are authors, fiction, France, geneaology, historical fiction, historical romance, Hope for spring, Jacobites, King James Stewart, light read, love triangle, political intrigue, politics, Scottland, Slains castle, Susanna Kearsley, tasteful love scenes, The Winter Sea
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The Penderwicks – A Madcap Adventure
Book Review : The Penderwicks A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy By Jeanne Birdsall Spoiler Alert! Summary A National Book Award winner, this modern classic is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward … Continue reading
Posted in All Time Favorites, children's books, grown up books reviewed, middle-grade books, young adult book reviews
Tagged A summer tale of four sisters two rabbits and a very interesting boy, Arundel, Batty Penderwick, children's adventures, children's books enjoyed by adults, coming of age, Connecticut, fiction, funny books, humor, Jane Penderwick, Jeanne Birdsall, Jeffrey Tifton, light read, madcap, Massachusetts, MOOPS, MOPS, nostalgic, OAP, quaint, quest, quirky, references to Cair Paravel, romance, Rosalind Penderwick, sisters, Skye Penderwick, strong female characters, Summer, summer reads, summertime magic, The Penderwicks, witty
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A Hiss-tory Of Magic – A Clever Title Doesn’t Make For A Clever Book
Book Review : A Hiss-tory Of Magic A Wonder Cats Mystery By Harper Lin e-book Spoiler Alert! Summary Cath Greenstone, her cousin Bea, and her hippie aunt Astrid live in Wonder Falls, a small town near the mystical Niagara Falls. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hiss-tory of Magic, A Wonder Cats Mystery, Amazon bestseller, Astrid Greenstone, Brew-Ha-Ha, Cath Greenstone, cats, cozy mystery, detective, e-book review, Harper Lin, lesbian relationship, light read, magic, magical cats, murder, secret society, spellbook, suggested Spindle's End, witches, Wonder Falls
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