The gardens of Lilymoor House are enchanting, whimsical, and full of mystery. When grieving gardener Sophie escapes from the big city to spend the summer revitalizing Lilymoor in time for the bicentennial celebration, she doesn’t quite realize just how much work she is in for. A secret garden behind a blue door makes its appearance …
Two things I love in a book: Kristina Forest’s writing, and the fake-dating trope. Noelle is normally a bridesmaid-for-hire, but when immediate sparks fly between her and Jeremiah upon meeting, he asks if she’d be willing to play along as his girlfriend for an awkward family reunion. Did I mention their family runs a well-renowned …
The Works of Vermin is at once a vibrant fantastical world and an eerie commentary on class inequality and social structures. Environmental toxins affecting both lower and upper classes are also the rare resources coveted by elites; characters’ lives are shaped by contracts of employment and marriage. Ennes’s prose is an extension of their world: …
As someone who knows a lot of kiddos who have trouble with sleep (and having once been one of those kids!) I am so glad to discover this book. How comforting to know even Sleep herself needs her rest and can have a hard time falling asleep. An enchanting visual lullaby that’s perfect for bedtime. …
After a lovely customer came in and purchased a copy, I have started listening to Cuisine to Kill For, by Amy Bruni. This book combines recipes with true crime stories, but for the audiobook, they just read the true crime bits. It’s very cool how they converted it to an audio version. I’m really enjoying it. …
Calling all linguaphiles: don’t miss this entertainingly nerdy book about efforts to define colors in mid-century U.S. I always enjoy learning about people who singularly devote themselves, either as a professional or amateur, to something extremely niche. An interesting read to me as someone fascinated by language, but also as someone who once bought a …
Based on the author’s grandfather’s story, this book checks all the boxes for me: ✓ Family saga ✓ Historical fiction ✓ Espionage ✓ Reads like a thriller ✓ Page-turner ✓ Damn good –Judy, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Find your next book that checks all your boxes at Queen Anne Book Company and other …
Written by historian Ned Blackhawk, The Rediscovery of America is a sweeping retelling of U.S. history that centers Native American nations as essential to the nation’s story. Drawing on five centuries of interconnected Indigenous and non-Indigenous histories, Blackhawk reveals how Native peoples have shaped key moments in American development, from colonization and revolution to modern policy and …
The Wedding People reminds me of a movie I saw years ago called “A Wedding” which starred numerous big names, including Carol Burnett, who was a hoot. Actually, the two stories aren’t really alike, but they are both big weddings filled with tons of people and a particular person who drops in to wreak havoc. …
This is the story of Skotch, the usual sort of private investigator, who gets involved in the usual sort of shady job that PIs get saddled with. His clients aren’t telling him everything. The missing individual he’s supposed to find has something that everyone wants. And it’s likely that a few dozen folk are going …
