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Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. This week's book: Mr. Knightley's Diary by Amanda Grange Publisher: Berkely Publication Date: August 31, 2006 Goodreads Synopsis: Relive Jane Austen's Emma - from Mr. Knightley's point of view. Between managing his... Continue Reading →
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC ebook of Tango Red Riding Hood in exchange for an honest review. Title: Tango Red Riding Hood Author: Rachel S. Hobbs Illustrator: Carolina Vazquez Publisher: Gnome Road Publishing Publication Date: September 12, 2023 Description In this modern interpretation of a classic fairytale, readers tango along... Continue Reading →
Goodreads Synopsis: Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing…Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet). But when Vera wakes... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Publication Date: May 1, 2013 Date Read: February 21, 2017 Goodreads Synopsis: "Every child knows how the story ends. The wicked pirate captain is flung overboard, caught in... Continue Reading →
Title: There's a Yeti in My Tummy Author: Meredith Rusu Illustrator:Martin Moran Publisher: 4U2B Books & Media Publication Date: August 29, 2023 Thanks to netgalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. Description: What happens when your inner yeti comes out to play? Matthew is a young boy with BIG, BIG... Continue Reading →
Goodreads Synopsis: As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don't mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she's... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: February 6, 2007 Date Read: August 10, 2010 Goodreads Synopsis: Dana Clarke has always longed for the stability of home and family—her own childhood was not an easy... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Publication Date: January 1, 2000 Date Read: November 22, 2008 Goodreads Synopsis: Natalie and Tom have been best friends forever, but Tom wants them to be much more.... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: July 31, 2012 Dead Read: February 28, 2016 Goodreads Synopsis: Paris Breathtakingly beautiful, the City of Light seduces the senses, its cobbled streets thrumming with possibility. For American... Continue Reading →
“Please try to remember that books aren’t always an escape; sometimes books teach us things. They show us the world, they don’t hide it.”― Sara Nisha Adams, The Reading List Goodreads Synopsis: Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Ealing after losing his beloved wife. He shops every Wednesday, goes to Temple, and... Continue Reading →
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