My Own Little Book Corner

I'm late with my May books, and have condensed my reviews.   I haven't put a summary of the books.   As always, you can click the link to get a synopsis.   Things just got busy and I have just got around to finishing up this post.    My favorite book in May was "The Lioness".   "Once There Were Wolves" was a pleasant surprise and the most useful book I've read in a while, without being a dry read was "Laundry Love".    The Love of My Life   Rosie Walsh ⭐⭐⭐ This is a book that was passed on to me by my sister.   For the most part, I enjoyed it.   I became invested in the characters, especially the husband, Leo.   I wanted to have resolution and know where Leo and Emma's relationship ended up.  The downside is that most of the characters seem to have the same emotion as motivation behind their actions.   While reading it, they almost all blended into one person.  Plus I kept ...

I read 10 books in April.   It wasn't my best month as far as books go, but it wasn't a bad one either.  I only had one 5 star book - "The Heavens May Fall" by Allen Eskens.   A reminder to myself to check out those backlisted books.   They are often the ones I like over the new releases.    This month was one in which I decided I have a "it's not you, it's me" category of books.   Those are books that while I didn't connect with them, I can understand why others would.  There were around 3 or 4 of those books out of the 10 I read.    For the most part though, all of the books were average or above in my eyes, so another good month. The Nurses Secret  - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amanda Skenandore Historical fiction set in the 1880's when the Bellevue School of Nursing was new.   Una finds herself as a student at the school, not because of a great calling to be a nurse, but as a refuge from prison.   Just as Una be...

 March was not my best month.   I read 10 books, but only 3 of them were above average for me.   But, as I've often said, just because the book wasn't for me, it doesn't mean it won't be for you.  I had a range of genres, four backlisted books, one second in a series and 3 authors that I had read other books they have written.   Half of the books I had checked out from the library, while half of them had been sitting on my shelf waiting for me to pick them up. "Hail Mary" was my book for my 12 Books in 12 Months challenge that was recommended by Christa Resweber.   "Five Decembers" was recommended to me by Bill Gautreau and was our Book Club read this month.   "Will" was the book that I had gotten from out Book Club Christmas book swap.   "The Nothing Man" and "The Current" were both books I had originally heard of from Currently Reading Podcast.    As always, if you have any to recommend, please let me know...

 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...