Adult Fiction book review · Autobiography & Biography · Memoirs

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

I'm not one to re-read books. One of the reasons for this is that I always have so many books in my TBR pile, that I must keep moving forward. However, there is one particular book, which is more of a short story really, that I re-read every year around Christmas. What is even more… Continue reading A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

Adult Fiction book review

Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand

Winter Storms, which will release on October 4, 2016, is the third and final installment in the Winter Street trilogy, which is Elin Hilderbrand's annual Holiday Nantucket story of the Quinn family. I look forward to more time with the Quinn family every season, but just like Christmas festivities each year, the story always ends far too soon. The Quinn… Continue reading Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand

Adult Fiction book review

The Mistletoe Promise – by Richard Paul Evans

Wow! This is a powerful little book by one of the greats, Richard Paul Evans. I read the book in one evening, because I couldn't put it down. At times, I laughed out loud at the arrangement (the Christmas season promise) that was set up by two lonely individuals, Elise and Nicholas. And, of course,… Continue reading The Mistletoe Promise – by Richard Paul Evans

Adult Fiction book review · Memoirs

The 13th Gift – by Joanne Huist Smith

The 13th Gift is a true story of one family's difficult Holiday season after the untimely and sudden death of their husband/father. The story is interesting, as it includes a bit of mystery which builds as Christmas day approaches. The book had me laughing out loud as well as crying at times. This is a… Continue reading The 13th Gift – by Joanne Huist Smith

Adult Fiction book review

Winter Street – by Elin Hilderbrand

Winter Street was wonderful. I picked it up and read it cover to cover in one marathon reading session because it was so good. Elin Hilderbrand has a knack for hooking the reader with real family drama that the reader must keep reading to find out the outcomes. In years past, Starbucks lattes have been… Continue reading Winter Street – by Elin Hilderbrand