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Today being Hedy Lamarr’s birthday, it seems an appropriate time to publish this review! The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict was the pick for my book c...
Here’s the first review for my 2021 Reading Goals, which I announced back in November as catching up on my backlog of Kindle books. I added Horton’s Bend by Dav...
The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White This is another book club read, and I was pleasantly surprised to find it included sections that are historical–Gre...
Queen in Waiting opens with Caroline of Ansbach at only 8 years of age leading a difficult life as an outcast in her own home due to her father’s death and step...
Rebecca has been on the to-read list for ages, and thanks to Book Club, it has been marked off (and was much enjoyed)! First, a short and spoiler-free synopsis:...
Set during the Great Depression, this story covers a variety of experiences a Native American family faced living on the fringes of an Appalachian community. Th...
Anna Brett grew up in the home of her parsimonious Aunt Charlotte, who had charge of her while her parents were in India due to her father’s military position....
Platform Decay by Martha Wells “The newest Murderbot novel (after System Collapse, 2023) has our titular (not really an anti) hero aided by Three, the newest ro...
Out Law by Jim Butcher “In this installment of Butcher’s Dresden Files series, the staff-wielding wizard is honor-bound to return a favor to a crime boss for sa...
Platform Decay by Martha Wells “Murderbot volunteered for this rescue mission because it’s certain that they have the best odds of accomplishing this poorly pla...
Platform Decay by Martha Wells “The lethal but good-hearted security robot that narrates Wells’s Hugo and Nebula award–winning Murderbot Diaries series returns,...
A group of child evacuees during WWII are taken into a castle in Scotland that has been turned into a boarding school, where they discover frightening secrets f...
Maddie's cousin visits from England, bringing with him family secrets and something truly frightening. Children's ghost story book.
An orphaned girl goes to live with the woman known as the village witch. Children's fantasy book.
Ninnoc is a young Cornish princess, but she learns that she has special powers and an unusual destiny. Children's fantasy book.
Children's nonfiction book about the history and legends of witches, wizards, and folk magic.
A children's how-to book for fantasy fans with crafts and activities, costume ideas, and recipes that would be good for Halloween.
Katy and her friend Louise discover that some things left behind by Katy's Aunt Martha are magical. Children's fantasy book.
Two kids help the witch who moves in next door, whose fudge allows them to talk to animals. Children's fantasy book.
Nothing is going well for Mildred at Miss Cackle’s Academy, and she’s afraid that she’ll never be able to be a witch. However, she is in a unique position to sa...