A Song of Joy by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I purchased this book for my father who enjoys Snelling's stories of frontier life with minimal violence. I enjoy them too. Her books give my father and I something to talk about on which we can agree.


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Silent Run by Barbara Freethy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This ebook was the September Serial Reads from Barnes and Noble: a chapter a day until the ebook is finished.
It was an entertaining read and I was eager to read each day until it was completed.
I have read several books from different series by Freethy, and it is likely I will look for more by her.


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Murder Through the Looking-Glass: Supernatural Beyond Time Romantic Mystery by Cathy A. Corn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Murder Through the Looking-Glass entertains with a story that balances the suspense of a murder mystery with the suspense of romance. Supernatural Beyond Time Romantic Mystery indicates a genre for a reader. There is enough character development for Suzanne and the men in her life to hold the interest for every reader of mysteries who is curious about the outcome.


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Burning Bright by Nick Petrie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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 Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974 by Kevin M. Kruse
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I selected this book when its subtitle caught my eye from the new book display at the library. How can there be enough history since 1974, the year of my college graduation, to make a whole book? I mean, in my high school history classes our outdated textbooks never got past the WWII, let alone any history since my birth; and the only current events were from our Weekly Reader.
The Fault Lines are: 1. Growing Economic Inequality that separates rich from poor and left the middle class in a state of insecure anxiety; 2. Racial Division; 3. Political Polarization; and 4. Gender Identity and Sexuality. These topics are well-researched with footnotes for further information. I wished there could be more information about how the banking system, Federal Reserve, and low yields on Treasury Bills make it so much more difficult for us to save money for our future of retirement and for our children to save for their children's college and their own future.
I recommended this book to my Book Club for discussion because the women in my club are of a certain age to have lived this history.


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The Beach Inn by Joanne DeMaio
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the fifth book in the Seaside Saga series, and it is the last one available at my library. While it is an entertaining series, it is not one I want to pay full-price (any price) to read because I do not find it that different from other series in the genre of drama within a community of friends. I feel like a gossip when I read books in this genre.
I recommend it to fans of the series.


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The Drifter by Nick Petrie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This series was recommended to me by my DH when he saw that Lee Child recommended this author.
I enjoyed this suspense-filled action-adventure with this character, Peter Ash.
I highly recommend it, and look forward to the next one in this series.


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Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I borrowed this book from my public library because it is the October 2019 selection for my book club.
This memoir will have some good discussion based on the questions in the Reading Group Guide at the back of the book.
I recommend it to readers who like memoirs.


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Let's Play Ball by Linda Gould
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This ebook has been in my Nook library since I downloaded it when it was free from Barnes and Noble.
I was disappointed in the last two chapters that rambled on past a conclusion. This book may have been better with a ruthless editor who might delete repetitions of thoughts and tighten up the possible motive or the message. I may have found an error on page 192 where I believe the word ethically should have been ethnically.
It was OK.


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Thy Kingdom Come by Don Helin
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This ebook has been in my Nook library since 2012 when I downloaded it for free from Barnes and Noble.
This is an adequate suspense novel that tells the story of an assignment for undercover agent Sam Thorpe who works for an anti-terrorist investigative team. It wraps up this assignment. The characters move the plot along without any personal growth.
It is OK.


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By the Seat of My Pants by Don George
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This Kindle book was free with my Amazon Prime membership. I selected it because of the book's affiliation with Lonely Planet and Don George.
It was fun to read a story a day.


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Look Closer, Draw Better:Expert Techniques for Realistic Drawing by Kateri Ewing
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I chose to read this book because I follow this artist and author on YouTube and I bought her classes on Craftsy.com which is now known as Bluprint.com. I was able to read it with the Hoopla app from my local library.
This is still aspirational reading for me as a beginner. Ewing has step-by-step instructions with pictures that show the step-by-step appearances! It isn't just the instructions and a picture of the final product that too many instructional books think we beginners can understand what our progress might look like. This book contains lessons for these media: graphite, charcoal, pen, ink washes, and watercolors.
I highly recommend this book.


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Beach Breeze by Joanne DeMaio
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When I finished reading Barnes and Noble's Aug 2019 Serial Reads, Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans, I checked Goodreads to discover just how many books are in DeMaio's Seaside Saga and I checked my library to see which of those books my library had available. I had previously read #3 so my next read was this #4.
I like the characters DeMaio has created in this series. I find it intriguing to follow how each characters is reacting to the death of Sal even though they agree to a pact where they will wait a year before making any life-altering choices; but do they stick to that agreement?
This is entertaining and a chance to live vicariously through the strong emotions of fictional characters.


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