REVIEW - The Brightest Star

OVERALL REVIEW: 4.0 stars

    Writing: 4.5 stars (Gail Tsukiyama writes beautifully - this was on point for her)

    Character development: 3.5 stars (Difficult to keep track of all the characters)

    Storyline: 4.0 stars (Anna May was a charmer; I would have loved to have met her)

    Book cover: 5.0 stars (Absolute perfection)

    Gut feeling: 4.0 stars (Exactly what I expected; I really enjoyed it)

Definite RECOMMEND

INFORMATION/LINKS

320 pages
3 days to read (Mother's Day weekend got in the way, HA!)
Read as a Kindle ARC
Release date of 06/20/2023
https://www.gailtsukiyama.com/ 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60864071-the-brightest-star
https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/harpervia
https://www.netgalley.com/

Happy reading,

Dorothea 💜

 

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REVIEW - Hotel Laguna

OVERALL REVIEW: 4.5 stars

    Writing: 4.5 stars (Nicola Harrison writes so lushly and beautifully; amazing descriptions)

    Character development: 4.5 stars (The characters including Laguna Beach were fascinating)

    Storyline: 4.5 stars (I loved the mystery; the art colony and all the craziness)

    Book cover: 4.0 stars (Only issue is that the bathing suit should have been a two-piece)

    Gut feeling: 4.5 stars (This book did NOT disappoint)

HIGHLY RECOMMEND

INFORMATION/LINKS

304 pages
1 day to read (yes, I am reading like a FIEND!)
Read as a Kindle ARC
Release date of 06/20/2023
https://www.nicolaharrison.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5545474261
https://us.macmillan.com/stmartinspress/
https://www.netgalley.com/

Happy reading,

Dorothea 💜

 

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REVIEW - Lost and Found in Paris

 OVERALL REVIEW: 4.0 stars

    Writing: 4.0 stars (Lian Dolan writes like she is an old friend enjoying a drink with you)

    Character development: 4.0 stars (the characters were interesting and fun)

    Storyline: 4.0 stars (enjoyable, plus I enjoyed the "clues" in the mystery)

    Book cover: 3.0 stars (meh, but it gets the point across)

    Gut feeling: 4.0 stars (always a GOOD time)

RECOMMEND

INFORMATION/LINKS

316 pages
4 days to read 
Read as a Library book
Release date of 04/05/2022
https://www.liandolan.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58668336-lost-and-found-in-paris
https://www.harpercollins.com/collections/william-morrow 
https://lapl.overdrive.com/
https://www.netgalley.com/

Happy reading,

Dorothea 💜

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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 pages
1 day to read (I could NOT put it down!!!)
Read as a Kindle ARC
Release date of 06/06/2023
https://www.isabelallende.com/en
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62583518-the-wind-knows-my-name
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/57084/ballantine/
https://www.netgalley.com

Happy reading,

Dorothea 💜

 

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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 pages
4 days to read (it just seemed to take forever to finish!!!)
Read as a Kindle ARC
Release date of 06/13/2023
https://www.clynchwriter.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60732121-sally-brady-s-italian-adventure
https://us.macmillan.com/stmartinspress/
https://www.netgalley.com

Happy reading,

Dorothea 💜

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