Review: Twilight's Serenade by Tracie Peterson

Twilight's Serenade by Tracie Peterson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This last installment of the Song of Alaska series tells the story of Britta Lindquist. She has spent the past few years traveling and playing in an orchestra. She has just received a wonderful offer to be a part of a brand new orchestra, and a proposal of marriage. She is struggling to understand if this is really what she wants to do with her life, so she comes back home to Sitka, Alaska to think through her options and make her decision. Britta wants to know if she is finally over Yuri Belikov. But when she ends up caring for his two children not long after she has come home, she realizes quickly that her love for Yuri has never gone away. Will she be able to break down the walls Yuri has erected and will she be able to deal with the pain and heartache life throws her way?

Review: Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes

Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It grabbed me from page one and held on tight. Be prepared with Kleenex though, it has its sad moments.

Although this one was already on my TBR list, the main reason I read it right now was because I saw a post on a blog I follow "The Overweight Bookshelf" and decided I'd join in the discussion for this month's book club. I am supposed to answer one of the discussion questions listed. I have chosen #3: "Was Jenny right to keep Isabella's existence a secret from David? How might things have been different if David had known about Isabella from the beginning?"


I don't think Jenny was right in keeping Isabella's existence a secret from David, but I understand why she did. I think if she had told him, he probably would have done the chivalrous thing and married her ... and they would have been miserable. I think part of what Jenny realizes now that she's older and has come back home, is that David is not the wonderful person she was so enamored with when she was a teenager, and had she been able to look past him, there were others out there who would have loved her more and treated her better.

Review: Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff by Jennifer L. Holm

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jennifer L. Holm tells the story of a middle-schooler's life "through stuff". Each page is different -- entries include school assignments, report cards, notes back and forth between the main character Ginny and her mom, others between Ginny and her friend Becky Soo. You get a feel for how Ginny sees life and deals with various situations through these documents, as well as her "Big To Do List" -- which changes as the year progresses. There is a bit of a story that happens throughout as well -- mysterious things happen and over time you are able figure out who is responsible because of the things Ginny has included. This was a very cute and quick read! I think students in 5-8th grades will really enjoy this one!

Review: Big Bouffant by Kate Hosford

Big Bouffant by Kate Hosford

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is an extremely cute book. Annabelle doesn't want to have the same old boring pig tails that all the other girls in her class have. When she sees a picture of her grandmother with a bouffant hairdo, she decides that is the hairdo she wants to try! Then when all the other girls in her class copy her, she decides her bouffant is kinda boring, so Annabelle comes up with another way to be unique.
Review based on an ARC copy from NetGalley.

Review: The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This novel takes place during the early parts of World War II, following several people's stories, which in the end all mesh together. First there is the postmaster -- aka the postmistress, Miss Iris James. She runs the Post Office with great attention to detail and protocol. She is hoping for a relationship with Harry, the local mechanic who is sure the war is coming to Cape Cod. Next is the story of Will Fitch and his new bride Emma. Will is a doctor, and after losing a patient during childbirth he feels he must make amends by going to serve as a doctor in the war. Emma does not want him to go, she is sure he will not come home. Last is the story of Frankie Bard, a (female) reporter whose voice is heard around the world as she tells the stories of the war on the radio. What each of these individuals endures, and the choices they each make have a ripple effect. A thought-provoking and enjoyable read.



This is the first eBook I checked out of the library :-)



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Review: Morning's Refrain by Tracie Peterson

Morning's Refrain by Tracie Peterson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This second book in the Song of Alaska series picks up approximately 18 years after the first. Dalton is now grown up and beginning to think about what he wants to do with his life. He also wants to know his history -- he doesn't like that others in town know about how his mother, older sister and he came to live in Sitka and the story behind that time, yet he does not. Not long after he is told the story, the opportunity presents itself for him to travel to Kansas City and meet his older siblings. Will he find they are like his mother and sister Evie have portrayed them, or have they changed? Will his friend Yuri succeed in winning the heart of Phoebe Robbins while he is away, or does she feel the same attraction to Dalton as he does to her?

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