What I read: This week I read The Watchmaker's Daughter. It was a pretty good fantasy book overall, but I did not really care for how they ended the book because too much was kept back until the very end in my opinion. Emma (16 years old) is reading Bridge to Terabithia. Ben (8 years… Continue reading Weekly Recap (9.13.2020)

What I read: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was a great read. If you have ever grumbled over filling out medical documents or have any interest in the medical world this book is for you. Henrietta Lacks, dying from cervical cancer in the 1950s, unwittingly gave up her cancer cells to medical science and… Continue reading Weekly Recap (8.27.2020)

What I read: The best thing that I have read lately is The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron. It is basically everything you need to know about the Enneagram and more. I wish that I had learned about the Enneagram years ago because it really helps me to see why we act… Continue reading Weekly Recap (8.20.2020)

What I read: This week I have been reading a ton of historical romances by Laura Lee Gurhke. I have read her over the years, but just found a new series that I somehow overlooked, so that spurned me into rereading all of my favorites. She's No Princess is my favorite one of hers, but… Continue reading Weekly Recap (7.30.2020)

  What I read: Murder on Pleasant Avenue -  If you love cozy historical mysteries then the Gaslight series by Victoria Thompson is for you. The series is set in the early 1900s and it follows a midwife as she teams up with a New York city police officer to catch murderers. Their early banter… Continue reading Weekly Recap (7.18.2020)

What I read: This week I read Artemis by Andy Weir and The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. I gave both books a four star review on Goodreads. I liked Andy Weir's previous book The Martian and likewise this book did not disappoint. It is set on the moon this time and follows a smuggler… Continue reading Weekly Recap (7.3.2020)

What I read: The Dry by Jane Harper. I really enjoyed this book. It is set in Australia during a massive drought and follows an investigator as he tries to solve a brutal murder that shook a small community. **It wasn't overly graphic, but did involve a child murder so beware. Emma (16 years old) read… Continue reading Weekly Recap (6.27.2020)

What I read: Turtles All The Way Down by John Green. This is the second novel that I have read by John Green. I am at 60% of the way through it on my kindle and I am liking it mostly. John Green has a wonderful writing style and easily captures you attention (aka you… Continue reading Weekly Recap (6.18.2020)

What I read: I read A Curse So Dark and Lonely. It is a sci-fi/fantasy retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast story. I actually really enjoyed the book after I pushed through the beginning. The story follows Harper, a girl from our world, who is kidnapped and taken to a country in another… Continue reading Weekly Recap (6.12.2020)

What I read: I started Jane Eyre. Emma (15 years old) finished Unwanteds 2: Island of Silence. Ben (8 years old) is reading Stink Moody: Hamlet and Cheese and finished The Last Kids on Earth. **He really enjoys Judy Moody and Stink Moody books. We have continuously read them again and again for bedtime since… Continue reading Weekly Recap (6.5.2020)