Spotlight

or, the art of kissing Frenchmen…
Kristin Harmel writes wonderful chick lit and has fun with her titles. Her first book’s title was somewhat innocuous (The Blonde Theory), her second was titled How to Sleep with a Movie Star (reviewed here), and now her soon to be released third book is The Art of French […]

I love having a massage. One of my friends gifted me with prenatal massage during my second pregnancy, and it was wonderful. However, now that I’m a mom of 3 and living 2,000 miles away from my massage therapist friend, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to get a massage! Of […]

Three Million Acres of Flame is the latest Young Adult novel by Canadian author Valerie Sherrard. She has written several other novels for this age range, including Speechless, which we really enjoyed and reviewed here. It’s always wonderful to have a chance to read and review a second book by an author. […]

My Newest Great Discovery: $ 8 Zenni Optical Rx Eyeglasses!
I don’t quite believe that this is possible, but Zenni Optical is selling glasses (complete with prescription lenses) for as little as $8 before shipping. As a caveat, there are limited frames in that price range, and it only includes single-vision glasses - no bifocals.

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I recently reviewed two memoirs, mentioning that they read like novels. Now we have found a novel that felt like a memoir. In The Last Cowgirl: A Novel, Jana Richman has brought her main character, Dickie Sinfield to life through a combination of contemporary narrative and flashbacks to childhood memories. The Last Cowgirl […]

If you haven’t, be grateful. If you have, you’ll understand the need for having back-up heat. Brrrrr There’s also nothing quite like looking at a fireplace when it’s snowing. I think that the glow of the flames contributes to the warmth, whether it’s a gas fireplace or wood.
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I was excited to receive The Law of Three: A Sarah Martin Mystery, a new young adult novel by Caroline Rennie Pattison. I have always enjoyed mysteries, and amassed a large collection of Trixie Belden mysteries as a kid I was loathe to give up. I nostalgically read all the Encyclopedia Brown books to […]

This book was read as part of the MotherTalk Book Club and Salon, fostering great discussions
The front cover of Persian Girls: A Memoir by Nahib Rachlin has a quote from a Boston Globe reviewer saying that the “memoir reads like a novel”, which I felt was very accurate. Nahib has provided us with a […]

The Crazy School, by Cornelia Read is a novel and a mystery centering on the world inside a residential school for troubled teens, one that comes with very troubled staff as well. It isn’t often that my previous careers get pulled into my book reviews. However, my previous job working as a teacher […]

I’ve always had mixed feelings about electric toothbrushes. They’ve always appeared to be expensive and difficult to clean, for starters. Then there’s the battery vs. charging. How often do I want to find a battery for a toothbrush, and do I really have space for a charger in my bathroom (which has […]