The Fortune Cafe by Julie Wright
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I downloaded this to my Nook library when it was free from Barnes and Noble. I read the first part before I reached the button to get for free, and I kept reading the rest of the day until I finished. That is the best way to recommend any book: I enjoyed it so much I kept reading until it was finished.


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Widow of Gettysburg by Jocelyn Green
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I downloaded this ebook to my Nook library when it was free from Barnes and Noble because I like historical fiction. It is the second book in the series, Heroines Behind the Lines. Since this is the second book, I had an expectation of this author's style, and I still find her storytelling to be uneven as Green has a tendency to use the characters to get preachy directly to the reader. Green bases her fictional character on research into historical characters and sometimes combines too many problems for this one character to resolve.
I recommend this book to fans of the author.


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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the January 2018 selection for my book club.
I enjoyed this book, and I recommend it to all book nerds who either already understand the allusions or is willing to read more books. I enjoyed all the characters and the way the story was told.


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The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I finished reading all the Isaac Bell books we had in our home library in 2017!


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Front Lines by Michael  Grant
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this as a Serial Read from Barnes and Noble during December 2017. I enjoy historical fiction, even if this is an alternate history that reimagines WWII era where women receive equal opportunities in the military because the Supreme Court requires it. Our teenage protagonists still have to deal with the sexism, racism, and anti-Semitism that were cultural norms of that age.
This book is the first of a trilogy, and I liked it enough to look for the next book at my public library.


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The Rooster Bar by John Grisham
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked the book, but I disliked the three protagonists.


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Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This ebook was free from Barnes and Noble when I downloaded it to my Nook library. Green was a new-to-me author, and I enjoy historical fiction. Green based her fictional heroine on the life of a historic woman, Georgeanna Woolsey. I rated this three stars because some of the story-telling is uneven.



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The Gangster by Clive Cussler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I'm reading all the Clive Cussler and Justin Scott books in my home library this year, and this gets me closer to finishing that goal.
I find these Isaac Bell books entertaining.
This book can be read as a stand-alone for readers unfamiliar with the series.


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The Promise of Dawn by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I ordered this book for Dad as soon as I heard it was released, for he thoroughly enjoys the books Snelling writes about the Bjorklund family. This story is about Norwegian cousins who will settle in Minnesota. My Kindle copy was available as a matchbook.
I enjoyed the story; but there were moments when I felt Snelling was relying too much on the details of how to do tasks like washing the butter or keeping the fire in the stove the right temperature for the work of boiling enough water, and every other household chore to stifle the words of frustration that these immigrants felt for working off their debt to their relatives.
I recommend this book to fans of this author, and I eagerly anticipate the second book in this series/


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