Title: The Last Tudor     Author: Philippa Gregory   Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Touchstone Format: Paperback Pages: 528 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   The latest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most famous girls in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory

Title: The Mayor of Casterbridge      Author: Thomas Hardy Genre: Classics Publisher: Penguin English Library   Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): ‘I’ve not always been what I am now’ In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over … Continue reading Book Review: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

Title: Three Sisters, Three Queens     Author: Philippa Gregory Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Touchstone   Format: Hardcover Pages: 556 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   As sisters they share an everlasting bond; As queens they can break each other’s hearts. “There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. We … Continue reading Book Review: Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory

Title: Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales      Author: Grimm Brothers (Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm Genre: Classics Publisher: Canterbury Classics   Format: Hardcover Pages: 652 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   They are the stories we've known since we were children. Rapunzel. Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm … Continue reading Book Review: Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales by the Grimm Brothers

Title: The King’s Curse        Author: Philippa Gregory Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Touchstone   Format: Hardcover Pages: 592 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   The final novel in the Cousins’ War series, the basis for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries, The White Queen, by #1 New York Times bestselling author and “the queen of royal … Continue reading Book Review: The King’s Curse by Philippa Gregory

Title: First Lessons        Author: Lina J. Potter Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Litworld   Format: Paperback Pages: 290 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   A brilliant Medical school graduate Aliya, a sporty and active girl, dies suddenly in a car crash… only to find herself reborn in a completely different body, in the middle of a … Continue reading Book Review: First Lessons by Lina J. Potter

Title: Can’t Help Myself: Lessons and Confessions from a Modern Advice Columnist         Author: Meredith Goldstein Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover Pages: 272 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   A disarmingly honest memoir about giving advice when you're not sure what you're doing yourself, by the woman behind The Boston Globe's Love … Continue reading Book Review: Can’t Help Myself by Meredith Goldstein

Title: The White Princess           Author: Philippa Gregory Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Touchstone Format: Paperback Pages: 544 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Caught between loyalties, the mother of the Tudors must choose between the red rose and the white. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, … Continue reading Book Review: The White Princess by Philippa Gregory

Title: The Grapes of Wrath           Author: John Steinbeck Genre: Classics Publisher: Penguin Books   Format: Paperback Pages: 592 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   In stark and moving detail, John Steinbeck depicts the lives of ordinary people striving to preserve their humanity in the face of social and economic desperation. When the Joads lose … Continue reading Book Review: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck