Book review ~ The Witch’s Tree, Elena Collins

The Witch's TreeAuthor : Elena CollinsPages : 401Genre : Contemporary⭐⭐⭐⭐ Present day As a love affair comes to an end, and with it her dreams for her future, artist Selena needs a retreat. The picture-postcard Sloe Cottage in the Somerset village of Ashcombe promises to be the perfect place to forget her problems, and Selena…

The World of Pondside, Mary Helen Stefaniak

The World of PondsideAuthor : Mary Helen StefaniakGenre : MsyteryPages : 368Publisher : Blackstone Publishing⭐⭐⭐⭐ With help from Pondside Manor’s quirky, twentysomething kitchen worker Foster Kresowik, wheelchair-bound resident Robert Kallman creates The World of Pondside, a video game that delights the nursing home’s residents by allowing them to virtually relive blissful moments from days long…

Book review ~ The lives of Diamond Bessie, Jody Hadlock

The Lives of Diamond BessieAuthor : Jody HadlockGenre : Historical fictionPages : 328Publisher : Spark Press Pregnant out of wedlock, sixteen-year-old Annie Moore is sent to live at a convent for fallen women. When the nuns take her baby, Annie escapes, determined to find a way to be reunited with her daughter. But few rights…

Book review ~ A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice, Rebecca Connolly

A Brilliant Night of Stars and IceAuthor : Rebecca ConnollyGenre : Historical FictionPages : 320Publisher : Shadow MountainRelease date : April 5th 2022 Shortly after midnight on April 15, 1912, the captain of the Carpathia, Arthur Rostron, wakes to a distress signal from the Titanic, which has struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Though information is…

Book review ~ Until the Last of Me, Sylvain Neuvel

Until the Last of MeAuthor : Sylvain NeuvelGenre : Historical/FantasyPages : 304Publisher : Tordotcom⭐⭐⭐.5 Over 100 generations, Mia's family has shaped Earth's history to push humanity to the stars, making brutal, wrenching choices along the way. And now Mia finds herself about to help launch the first people into space. She can't take them to…