Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC ebook of Agnes and the Hen in exchange for an honest review. Title: A Garden Called Home Author: Jessica J. Lee Illustrator: Elaine Chen Publisher: Publication Date: February 13, 2023 Publisher: Penguin Random House, Canada, Tundra Books Description: What makes the place we live feel... Continue Reading →
My favorite read of 2023
I posted my top 23 books of 2023 last week, but I left out my overall favorite, so it could get it's own post. The Very Secret Society of Witches was a perfect blend of heart and humor. Every single character in this book is delightful and intriquing in their own way. There's a feeling... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of December 2023
Goodreads Synopsis Two years into World War II, Britain is feeling her losses: The Nazis have won battles, the Blitz has destroyed cities, and U-boats have cut off the supply of food. In an effort to help housewives with food rationing, a BBC radio program called The Kitchen Front is holding a cooking contest--and the... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of November 2023
Goodreads synopsis: The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China—perfect for fans of See's classic Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women. According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of October 2023
A little late this month, but I'm excited to share this one. Goodreads Synopsis: A riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of September 2023
Goodreads Synopsis: A riveting tale of unfathomable success great joy deep pain, and redemption that can come only from above. From a working-class background in North Carolina to a job as a cook and club singer in Nashville to his "overnight success" with his smash 1986 album Storms of Life--which launched the neotraditional movement in country music--Randy's... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of August 2023
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 →
My favorite read of July 2023
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 →
My Favorite Read of June 2023: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
“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 →
Throw Back Thursday Book Review 6/1/23
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Today's Book: A Beautiful Heist by Kim Foster Publisher: Kensington Publishing Publication Date: June 6, 2013 Date Read: December 27, 2014 Favorite Quote: “Sooner or later everyone behaves badly. Some of us... Continue Reading →