Teaser Tuesday, 23 February – Under the Dome

It’s that time of week again for Should Be Reading’s fun meme Teaser Tuesdays. So how does this work: Grab your current book Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! [...]

What Are You Reading Monday, 22 February

Thanks to One Persons Journey Through a World of Books for hosting this weekly meme. Happy Monday! If not for some reading this morning, I would not have any books in the completed column to post about today, but I did finish up The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan a little earlier today. But this [...]

Review: The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

From Europe in the 1940s during World War II to life in a quiet New England sea town, both are explored and intertwined in Sarah Blake’s new novel The Postmistress, which I read last year as part of Barnes and Noble First Look program. It is hard to summarize this book without giving too much [...]

Teaser Tuesday, 16 February – Under the Dome

It’s that time of week again for Should Be Reading’s fun meme Teaser Tuesdays. So how does this work: Grab your current book Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! [...]

What Are You Reading Monday, 15 February

Thanks to One Persons Journey Through a World of Books for hosting this weekly meme. It’s the middle of February, and my reading is a bit slow this month. Again, only finished up one book last week, but I did get my first chunkster started for the Chunkster Reading Challenge. How about you? What will [...]

Review: Across the Endless River by Thad Carhart

In 1805 while making her cross-country journey with Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea gave birth to her son with Toussaint Charbonneau, Baptiste, known affectionately by his family as Pompy. Baptiste made the journey with the group across the country all the way to California, the first of his long travels and adventures. This is the beginning [...]

Teaser Tuesday, 9 February – Dead as a Doornail

It’s that time of week again for Should Be Reading’s fun meme Teaser Tuesdays. So how does this work: Grab your current book Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! [...]

What Are You Reading Monday, 8 February

Thanks to One Persons Journey Through a World of Books for hosting this weekly meme (previously hosted by J Kaye’s Book Blog). Back to a one book a week week – but still hoping to start up my first chunkster for the Chunkster Reading Challenge later this week, which will also slow down the reading [...]

Review: Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran

As the daughter of the Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony, Selene should have led a charmed life with her twin brother Alexander and their younger brother Ptolemy – but if you know even a little ancient history, you probably know how the story ends for Selene’s parents. Michelle Moran’s novel Cleopatra’s Daughter [...]

Teaser Tuesday, 2 February – Dead as a Doornail

It’s that time of week again for Should Be Reading’s fun meme Teaser Tuesdays. So how does this work: Grab your current book Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! [...]