In The Bookseller, Kitty wakes up from a vivid dream where she is married and a mother. Her real life couldn’t be any more different – she is a single woman who runs a small bookshop with her best friend, Frieda. The dream is hard to shake but it’s when she keeps goin The Bookseller by Cynthia SwansonThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on February 11, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “Let us proceed under the assumption that the fairy folk do exist, and that I am not a gibbering moron.” Artemis Fowl is crafty, cunning and has his eyes set on criminal plots that will net him power and money. Artemis is only 12. Yet, with his mother grieving the […] Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult on January 14, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
The Waitress was a fun read, especially since Katie and Sukie are known for being rude to customers getting coffee at the café and that’s what the café is known for. The characters are interesting and the theme is finding the courage to follow your dreams. The Waitress by Melissa NathanThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Online Book Club on January 7, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “She was making lots of tiny mistakes that would eventually cause everything to fall apart.” Cecilia happens upon a letter in the attic addressed to her from her husband, but to be read upon his death. She doesn’t open it right away, but wants to tell John Paul that she […] The Husband’s Secret by Liane MoriartyThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Online Book Club on December 10, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
2 “I was lost in an emotional wilderness, and I needed all the help I could get.” Maggie cannot step a foot outside of her house without feeling the whole world is watching her. After suffering through a very public and humiliating divorce to a local politician, she spends most of […] The Noel Stranger by Richard Paul EvansThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Christmas Fiction on December 3, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“It was a secret as small as a leaf. It belonged only to her.” Greta was born into the elite financial family Goldbaum and wants for nothing in life until she is forced to marry a distant cousin and realizes love may be completely out of her reach in House […] House of Gold by Natasha SolomonsThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction historical fiction on November 23, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“The world was beautiful. It surprised me, how beautiful it kept on insisting on being. In spite of all the lies, it was beautiful.” Louisiana Elephante is awoken in the middle of the night by her grandmother, loaded into their car and taken away from the place she has settled […] Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamilloThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on November 19, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“The average man travels in the same world in which the adventurer lives; but if he goes to China he carries St. Paul, Waukegan, Macon or Pawhuska right with him.” The crew of the SS Lichenfield knows there is danger in what they do – going out to see carrying […] No Traveller Returns by Louis L’AmourThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on November 16, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“The scene was surreal. A large vessel had planted itself firmly along the side of the Orion. Neither vessel was moving. It’s as though they’ve been fused together on contact.” The ocean waters have risen, leaving very little livable land on Earth and only one source of oil out in […] Rising Tide Series by Lynn SteiglederThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Dystopian Fiction sci-fi on November 9, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
3 “The upcoming year was going to be hard, no doubt about it. And maybe even the year after it. But I was strong enough. And brave enough.” Addie can barely keep her temper in check and her brother knows just how to push her buttons, even though they are also […] Love & Luck by Jenna Evans WelchThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on September 24, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter