Fiction, Mystery/Thriller

Kayla’s Mystery Monday #3: WHEN YOU SEE ME

Photo by Bradley Wilson ★★★★★ Summary #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner creates a mystery so complex that it will take three of her most beloved characters to solve it. The discovery of several old graves in the woods outside a small town in Georgia give the FBI reason to order a task… Continue reading Kayla’s Mystery Monday #3: WHEN YOU SEE ME

Fiction, Magical Realism

Becky is Enchanted with the Magic of SOUTH OF THE BUTTONWOOD TREE

★★★★★ As I try to write this review my words are coming out all jumbled because of the emotions this book evoked. How does a book seem as good as a previous book and yet even better except you loved the first one so much you just knew this one couldn’t compare, yet it does?!!!… Continue reading Becky is Enchanted with the Magic of SOUTH OF THE BUTTONWOOD TREE

Horror, Young Adult

Pre-order THE COMPANION, now!

★★★★ Summary Margot is an orphan who really should have read some Shirley Jackson novels before going to live at a country estate with the Suttons. The other orphans at Margot's group home say she is "lucky" to have been chosen by the prestigious Suttons, but Margo soon realizes that the family has not "rescued"… Continue reading Pre-order THE COMPANION, now!

Nonfiction, True Crime

Freaky Friday: Kayla Reviews BEAUTIFULLY CRUEL

★★★★ Summary: On December 13, 2001, Tracey Richter Pittman Roberts claimed to be an innocent housewife who was thrown into an terrifying situation when a couple of men broke into her home and tried to attack her and her three children, but once a couple of investigators noticed some inconsistencies in her story, they had… Continue reading Freaky Friday: Kayla Reviews BEAUTIFULLY CRUEL

Words of Wisdom

Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom with Becky

“If you are breathing, you are still alive. If you are alive, then you are still here, physically, on this planet. If you are still here, then you have not completed what you were put on earth to do. If you have not completed what you were put on earth to do...that means your very… Continue reading Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom with Becky

Tuesday Talks, Young Adult

Tuesday Talk: What’s Kayla’s beef with YA Novels?

Okay, first of all, I don't hate the young adult genre, but if you've noticed the extreme lack of novels I've reviewed in that category, you are probably wondering about my tastes. The truth is, I do have some issues with the genre. There are a stack of YA novels on my kindle that I… Continue reading Tuesday Talk: What’s Kayla’s beef with YA Novels?

Fiction, Mystery/Thriller

Mystery Monday: Kayla read Britney King’s THE SOCIAL AFFAIR and it is Twisted

★★★★ Summary Izzy Lewis is a social media stalker. Her latest prey: the Dunns. They are the picture-perfect couple. Grant is handsome, successful, and a power-hitter. Josie is the flawless stay at home wife with a social media empire on “instalook.” But there is a darkness that lurks in the Dunn household, and Izzy finds… Continue reading Mystery Monday: Kayla read Britney King’s THE SOCIAL AFFAIR and it is Twisted

Education, Nonfiction

Becky read MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS and it was Life Changing

★★★★★ Mindset - the New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D  I discovered this life changing book at Tim Elmore’s Growing Leaders Conference in 2014. As a teacher and principal I always believed in the potential of my students and teachers and this book helped me develop my growth mindset and be able… Continue reading Becky read MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS and it was Life Changing

Fiction, Romance

Becky fell in love with A WEEK AT THE SHORE

★★★★★ I read A Week at the Shore when it first came out, prior to starting our blog. I came across some reviews that were less than kind and I thought, "What are they talking about? I loved this book!" So, I decided to reread it to see how I could possibly be so wrong,… Continue reading Becky fell in love with A WEEK AT THE SHORE