My Own Little Book Corner

 Another month of good books.   In February I read 11 books and 8 of them were above average.  I read mysteries, historical fiction, a short story, family drama and literary fiction.   I try to get a non-fiction in each month, but didn't this time.   My favorite was "These Silent Woods".  A close second was "The House We Grew Up In". When you read my reviews you will see that these books are not alike at all, but they each were well written stories that will stay with me.  My other 5 star book was "Finlay Donovan is Killing It".   A lighter read that kept me entertained. My February read for my 12 Books in 12 Months challenge was "Uprising".  It was recommended by Kaci and was a good one.   I wouldn't have even known about it if it weren't for her and I'm glad it was.   Two other books I heard about on the Currently Reading Podcast - "These Silent Woods" and "One Two Three".   Two other good r...

January ended with 12 books read.   I started the month with a book about Mississippi - mainly Natchez, and ended it with a book about Mississippi.   The first was true stories about Natchez, including a back story of a prince who was a slave.   The last one was about justice for the civil rights workers who were killed in the state.   In between these books I read about abuse, war, murder, dreams, kidnappings, friendships, parenting, and writing books.   I traveled by planes, trains, automobile and boat.   I met some unforgettable characters and some that I will soon forget. I had 2-5 star books.  All of them were average or above,   So it was a great start. Before my reviews - I have started a bookstagram on Instagram - @jansbookcorner  I will be posting more there about books I am reading.  Feel free to follow me there if you are on Instagram.      The Deepest South of All   Richa...

December was a good month for my reading.   I read 11 books.   I went back to other decades, met some interesting people, helped solve murders, visited some different countries, went through a massive storm and confronted prejudices.   I only had one disappointing read which may have been more due to my expectations than the actual book.   All of these books were rated 3.34 or higher on Goodreads, so as I've said before - just because I didn't like it, it doesn't mean you won't.   And of course the opposite is true too.   My favorites may be your stinkers. The books in the top picture are books I own and the other are library books.   I am using the library more which is making it difficult to read my shelves.   I am trying to balance between the two.   It's just so tempting to get a book from the library when I see a recommendation.  Am I the only one with the - "Oh look - another book" probl...

  Here's my 12 book challenge (actually 13 books) given to me by my friends.   I had forgotten about books sent to me through messenger so I ended up with the extra one.  I paired 2 books that I thought might be lighter reads to do together.   I listed all the books in order that they were given to me.  I then used a random number generator to set which month to read each book.   Some of my friends gave me more than one title.   In those cases I used the random number generator to determine which one to read. I've asked for recommendations in the past, but this is the first time I've done it as a planned list.   Since this is the first time, I reserve the right to change things up.   For example, if I can't get my hands on a copy of a book, I may switch months until I can.    You are welcome to join me in this challenge.   If you do, let me know.   I always enjoy talking about a book...