The drawbacks I had with Child of the River were much less prevalent in The Crooked Path. I think partly as Child was audio book and this was eBook, but also I think this one was less political, and I was somewhat already introduced to some of the non-American names and places prior, so it clicked ...
Fiction / Historical / General
BOOK REVIEW: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
This book was a The Book Girls' Guide In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Reading Challenge: 2026 Edition for February. You read that right, February. The hoops I jumped through to get this book in my hands (or ears, actually) is a story of itself. I wasn't going to tell it, but since I can't seem to ...
BOOK REVIEW: Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
Huge shout out to the The Book Girls' Guide In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Reading Challenge: 2026 Edition for introducing me to Susan Meissner with A Fall of Marigolds in February and then making me want to read more of her. Because come the March list we have this book and I could not have been ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Ablom
I came across this book for a March (and it's even March - celebrate with me!) The Book Girls' Guide In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Reading Challenge: 2026 Edition. I went on a waiting list on Libby that moved entirely too fast so that's how you get a March book in March. Here's the deal, I read a ...
BOOK REVIEW: A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
Here we go with another installment for The Book Girls' Guide In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Reading Challenge: 2026 Edition. Yes it was a February pick. Yes it's March. Just know these will always be a month behind, probably. As I go through the list of books each month I make my own list, ...