This a Sunday feature here where we discuss specific topics related to books and the blogosphere. Let’s talk audiobooks! My history with listening to books began when I was about seven-years-old. My parents bought me a vinyl record of Greyfriars Bobby, a true story of a Skye terrier in Edinburgh. I listened to… Continue reading Something to Talk About
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends have reviewed… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics This is a bit more than the story of the 1936 Olympic crew challenge by the team from the University of Washington. Using one of the crew members as the focus, it combines his personal experience against the backdrop of the… Continue reading The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown ★★★★★
The beginning of any love story starts with the meet. I’ve known Garrett Hollis since before I can remember, and I’ve loved him just as long. I loved him while he loved someone else. I loved him when he had a baby with her. I loved him when she left him. The greatest of… Continue reading Coming Soon! All My Life by Prescott Lane
Those who know me well understand my most favorite series is In Death by J. D. Robb. Troubleshooters is a very close second. After a very lengthy hiatus, Brockmann returned to the series last year with gusto! Navy SEAL Lieutenant Peter (Grunge) Greene is a formidable BUD/S instructor, tough and is up to any… Continue reading Some Kind of Hero by Suzanne Brockmann ★★★★1/2 (Troubleshooters #17)
I’ve loved McCarty’s Highland Guard series so when I saw this debut into a new genre, I didn’t think twice. And, she didn’t disappoint! SEAL Team Nine’s Retiarius Platoon goes on a covert, unsanctioned mission into Siberia, Russia and realizes too late that they’ve been set up. The survivors “go dark” and scatter until… Continue reading Going Dark by Monica McCarty ★★★★ (The Lost Platoon #1)
This series has a continuing story arc. I do NOT recommend reading the books out of order. The Set Up Evelyn Talbot is the head psychiatrist at Hanover House, a maximum security prison for serial killers, located in Hilltop, Alaska. The facility is devoted to the psychological study of these criminals and it’s her… Continue reading Face Off by Brenda Novak ★★★★ (The Evelyn Talbot Chronicles #3)
Madeline (Maddy) Whittier has literally lived in a bubble for most of her 17 years, afflicted with a rare disease affecting her immune system. She’s never left her house, living a lonely existence with her mother and nurse, Carla. That is until new neighbors move in next door and high school senior Oliver (Olly) Bright… Continue reading Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon ★★★★
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here at Blue Mood Cafe to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
I read this a few years ago and still remember it being one of the most exciting books I’ve read! I’m trying to read the third book in the series but am too chicken right now. Once planned for the big screen, the author recently regained the rights and is now actively working to make… Continue reading Red Rising by Pierce Brown ★★★★★ (Red Rising #1)
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