I started this post a month ago and forgot about it - but I still feel like it's relevant, so here it is....a little late. I feel like I'm off to a strong start with this year's reading. I have 4 books under my belt (more now!) and two were really good - here's my take on Lightning Strikes by William Kent Krueger, The Swallowed Man by Edward Carey, Billy Summers by Stephen King, and The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert, in the order I read them. Lightning Strike #0 Cork by Willia

In December and January there were SO many posts, YouTube and Bookstagram posts about favorite books and strong recommendations that my own list just blew up! Like many of you, I love a good recommendation and when you find a reviewer whose opinion you trust, it's golden! Because I ended up with SO many new books, I decided to break it up into bite sized pieces and share by genre. Today it's all about historical fiction. Here's what's new on my list in General Fiction and Fan

The year-end reading wrap-ups are deadly! My TBR list is exploding!!! I'm sure most readers find themselves in the same boat - so many good recommendations out there from podcasts, bookstagram, book blogs and booktubers. And when you find a book reviewer that you trust and generally has a similar taste, there's a sense of confidence in accepting those recommendations. I decided to break the list into genres so that it might be easier for people to find something they'd like t