The best (or at least my favorite) romance novel I have ever read is Lisa Kleypas’ Devil in Winter. It features Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent, the best rake ever, and Evangeline Jenner, a wonderful wallflower. Their unlikely union was apparently a fruitful one and now Kleypas has picked Sebastian and Evie’s son Gabriel to star in the third of her new series on the Ravenels, Devil in Spring. Gabriel is much like his father in many ways – incredibly good looking, experienced with the ladies, […]
Cormoran “Strikes” Again – See what I did there?
I love visits with my in-laws. For one they’re just generally great people (I am very lucky in that regard); they also live far enough away that they don’t get to see my daughter in person more than a couple times a year. So, while we visit, my husband and I just let them handle almost everything and we get to actually sit back and relax and read a few books. This is how only two weeks into 2018 I have finished three books. Don’t […]
These Gods Are Definitely Crazy
My husband and I decided to check out the TV show “American Gods,” starring one of my favorite actors Ian McShane. While watching I recalled I purchased the novel from which the show is sourced in a Kindle deal of the day binge last year. Throwing my normal rules out the window, I decided to read the book AS we were also making our way through the short season. I know Neil Gaiman is revered around these parts; this is my first foray into his […]
The New Mrs. Robinson
Tom Perrotta is a man familiar with suburbia and its sexual quirks, hidden secrets, and comedic characters. His latest, Mrs. Fletcher, is more of what you may expect from Perrotta. This is not a bad thing by any means, and I enjoyed this novel well enough. I will admit, however, that I left the book feeling a little underwhelmed and can only give this three stars, though it has many good qualities. The eponymous Mrs. Fletcher (Eve) lives in a quiet New England suburb (Haddington, […]