Wednesday, May 10, 2023
REVIEW - The Wind Knows My Name
OVERALL REVIEW: 5.0 stars
Writing: 5.0 stars (Isabel Allende writes descriptively like lush and beautiful poetry)
Character development: 5.0 stars (the characters were incredible and so real)
Storyline: 5.0 stars (current, yet historical also. Powerful!!)
Book cover: 5.0 stars (perfection as ALWAYS with an Allende cover)
Gut feeling: 5.0 stars (Allende books NEVER disappoint)
HIGHLY recommend
INFORMATION/LINKS
234 pages1 day to read (I could NOT put it down!!!)Read as a Kindle ARCRelease date of 06/06/2023Happy reading,Dorothea 💜
Sunday, May 7, 2023
REVIEW - Sally Brady's Italian Adventure
OVERALL REVIEW: 3.0 stars
Writing: 3.0 stars
Character development: 2.0 stars (the characters were NOT believable)
Storyline: 2.5 stars (all over the place with three points of view)
Book cover: 2.0 stars (it was not about an adventure - it was WWII)
Gut feeling: 3.0 stars (this just didn't work for me and was so slow)
VERY lukewarm recommendation
INFORMATION/LINKS
368 pages4 days to read (it just seemed to take forever to finish!!!)Read as a Kindle ARCRelease date of 06/13/2023Happy reading,Dorothea 💜
Thursday, May 4, 2023
REVIEW - The 23rd Midnight (Women's Murder Club series)
OVERALL REVIEW: 3.0 stars
Writing: 3.0 stars
Character development: 3.0 stars (so much opportunity here)
Storyline: 3.5 stars (interesting and good storyline)
Book cover: 4.0 stars (this is the book cover on Kindle books)
Gut feeling: 3.0 stars (make me happier overall about the book and series!)
Lukewarm recommendation; please read the TWENTY-TWO other books first. This tired series needs to end even though I love the premise.
INFORMATION/LINKS
400 pages1 days to read (my book reading mojo after Covid IS back!!!)Read as a Kindle Library book - Los Angeles Public LibraryRelease date of 03/2/2023Happy reading,Dorothea 💜
Vroman's Bookstore
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I have loved Vroman's since I was a kid. There are two locations of this beloved bookstore in Pasadena, California - Colorado Blvd. and Hastings Ranch. If a bookstore has been around since 1894 and is the largest in Southern California, you know that it is a GOOD bookstore!!
My problem with Vroman's is that I come in for ONE thing and come out with FIVE things. There are so many beautiful, fun, and interesting things in Vroman's. I could spend hours in the store and never see the same thing twice!!
Check it out!! https://www.vromansbookstore.com
Colorado Blvd.
695 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
Sunday 10am-7pm
(Curbside pick-up: Sun-Tues: 10am- 6:30pm, Wed-Sat: 10am-8:30pm)
Masks Highly Encouraged
Hastings Ranch
3729 E Foothill Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107
Sun-Thur 9am-7pm
Fri-Sat 9am-8pm
(Curbside pick-up: Sun-Thur 9am-6:30pm, Fri-Sat: 9am- 7:30pm)
Masks Highly Encouraged
Happy reading,
Dorothea 💜
Blog Formatting Change
Okay, I am going to change the format of this blog which I think will improve it greatly. Or it will be a hot mess! Ha!
Anyway, I will no longer post my full Goodreads review. I will only link it.
Instead, I will do a quick review of the writing, character development, storyline, book cover, gut feeling, and overall rating. I will score from 0-5 stars. Hopefully, it will make this blog so much better. Get ready for this change in the NEXT book review!!
Something like this:
- Overall rating:
- Writing:
- Character Development:
- Storyline:
- Book Cover:
- Gut feeling:
Happy reading,
Dorothea 💜
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
REVIEW of The Wishing Game
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60864829-the-wishing-game
4.5 stars
Thank you to Meg Shaffer, Ballantine Books, and NetGallery for the opportunity to read this book!
OMG! This is just a LOVELY, LOVELY, LOVELY book. It was the second book that I read after having Covid and it was just what I needed. Initially, I started this book and put it aside as I wasn't sure that I was going to finish it (and I had a deadling for another ARC that I hadn't started yet). This is a book that you need to allow to allow a moment to get into it and then you won't be able to stop reading it!
I totally hit my stride with this book and couldn't stop reading it until late this evening. It is such an amazing book. I would love to see this book made into a sweet children's movie or series! I also cannot wait to read more books by this author.
Read this book - highly recommend it!!
Information/Links:320 pages3 days to read (I took a break and then inhaled it)!!!Read as a Kindle ARCRelease date of 05/30/2023Happy reading,Dorothea 💜
Monday, May 1, 2023
Was this YOU also???
I loved reading from a very young age. I remember my friend Mark Andrews helping me to read better in Kindergarten. He doesn't remember this, but I have a very vivid memory of it. Mark and I went K-12 together - that just doesn't happen as much anymore!!
Happy reading,
Dorothea 💜
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