The HighTide Club

I was expecting a light, beachy, chick-lit book. Instead it is both a contemporary and historical with a mystery mixed in. I loved this book; it's full of secrets, friendships, and family. It's not at all what I thought it would be, but it's exactly what I wanted. This is my first book, by Mary Kay Andrews, but if this one is any indication of her other books, it will definitely not be my last. This is a long book, but it kept my attention throughout and I just loved all of the secrets and surprises along the way. I ended up listening to it on audio, but thank you to NetGalley, the publisher-St. Martin's Press, and the author for providing me with an ARC.  I may not have got to experience this book and I have found another author that I want to read more by.  Excellent! 5 stars..
Highly Recommended!

Whisper Me This

This book surprised me in how much I liked it. I got this book through Kindle Unlimited and listened to it since the audio was available for free as well. This book kept my interest from the beginning and really did not let go. I'd consider this book more a mystery rather than a thriller. I am giving this 4 stars, but I'm debating to increase it to 5 stars. I'm going to be on the look out for other books by Kerry Anne King.

Beneath A Scarlet Sky

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This book is rated quite highly on Goodreads, 4.4 stars, as of the date of this review. In my opinion, I personally feel that it is a 2 star book, maybe a 2.25 or 2.5, just an okay book. What I did like was this was a WWII historical novel, which centers more on Italy during the war, while most other books of this genre seem to focus on Poland or Germany or even France or England. But overall, the story which is based on truth, how much I don't exactly know, (there was a Pino Lella) is not all that engaging. It is also a very long book at over 500 pages and 17+ hours of listening tome if listened to at 1.0 speed. I feel that it is definitely overrated ; there are much better books out there that deal with WWII in an interesting manner, but this is the only one that I know of from an Italian perspective.

Summer in Good Hope

I'm rating this 3 stars on Goodreads, but it is more 2.75 or 2.5 stars. The story is basically good, but there was something that I was not crazy about in this book. I felt similar with the 1st book. I'm not quite sure what I don't care for, but I think I'll give this series another chance to win me over. I really like that this takes in northeastern Wisconsin, near Green Bay.

February Reading

I completed 9 books (all of which I posted reviews) in February: 5 audiobooks and 4 e-books or physical books and DNF'd 3 books, all of which were audiobooks: When We Were Worthy, From Sand and Ash, and Twisted Up.

I read:
1 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟book; Springtime at Hope Cottage by Annie Rains
3 🌟🌟🌟🌟books
3 🌟🌟🌟 books
No 2 🌟🌟 books
1 🌟 book

Springtime at Hope Cottage was by far my favorite.  I just love this author's books.and this is her best series so far.

The other day, I started The Complete Cross-Referenced Guide to the Baby Buster Generation's Collective Unconscious, which I have had for ages, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it's been over 15 years.  I am guessing that I may have bought this back when Borders was still in existence and then some years back.  I actually may still have even been single so that would have been 2003 or before.  So, its about time I get to this since it's like a encyclopedia of the 80s, I'm taking it slow and will read a few pages a day or so.

Either tonight or tomorrow, I'll start on the ARC of Daughter of Molokai.  I loved the first book, Molokai that came out back in 2003, although I read it a few years ago.

Review of His One and Only by Terri Osburne

4 stars. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. Initially, when I started it, I did not care fir Lorelei, She seemed to appear to think, she was better than everyone else and he was just waiting to get out of her hometown of Ardent Springs. But as the story went on, she grew on me and really was a good person and just got a bad rap by many of the town citizens for what was done by others or what the citizens deemed as wrongs done to them, but were really snubs to themselves. I ended up really liking the storylines and the characters, except for a few, who you really weren't suppose to like, anyway. I'd like to continue with this series.

Review of Springtime at Hope Cottage by Annie Rains

Love, love, love! Love the characters, love the storylines, love the small town (I'd love to visit or even live there!) and love the cover (Just gorgeous and oh so charming!) There's just so much to love when it comes to Annie Rains. Her books just keep getting better and better! I've been following this author since her first series and will continue reading her until she stops writing.


This book follows the first book in her newest series, Christmas on Mistletoe Lane, which takes place in the fictional North Carolina town of Sweetwater Springs. Josie comes to visit her best friend, who inherited a B and B from her grandparents, Kaitlyn's story is told in the previous book. There she injured herself and meets her sexy physical therapist, Tucker and things go from there. The story includes, Tucker's therapy dog, Shadow and also Tucker's 11 yr. old patient, Maddie. A great combination in my book. I can't wait for the next book, Snowfall on Cedar Trail for Alex and Halona's story