March 2024 Books Vs Moods

Last month my post was Feb 2024 Books Vs Moods. This is a recurring compilation post that I make at the end of every month for the books that I have read in any given month. These are my reviews distributed by the mood in which the book would be best appreciated in. The covers lead…

A Half-Baked Murder by Emily George

Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens This is the first in a series, and I tend to like trying out books of a series to see if there is something in it for future me. I sometimes do the choosing in such a hurry that I might not pay attention to the contents of the plotline. This…

Untamed India – A Victorian Woman’s Travel Adventure by Fanny Parks

This book is a reprint of a much larger volume. I tried to get my hands on a physical copy of this version, but I have not been able to. I would not recommend the larger volume because it might be too cumbersome to get through, and that would mean missing out on the tidbits…

The Right Wrong Match by Sara Jane Woodley

Narrated by Justis Bolding; David Bendena Although this book has characters who have appeared earlier in a series, prior knowledge is not required to understand what is happening in this one. I can attest to that fact because I did not realise when I requested the book and only found out later at some point…

Avocado Magic by Taltal Levi

This book is a short and sweet picture book. It is not exactly a graphic novel with panels, but it depends heavily on the graphics to enhance the reading experience.Even adults will need to hunt deep to find the patience to garden since the results take forever to appear. This story is of a child…

Friends and Traitors by Helen Peters

Without much advance planning, I ended up reading two children's historical fiction books back to back. They are entirely different, although based in the same time period, but they take place in two different countries with differing focuses.This story is about the war and the people who stayed home and their reality. It is written…

Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell

If an average reader avoids a book like this, assuming its content is solely for a younger crowd, they will miss out on something different. I may not read many young-adult/children's historical fiction over the course of any given year, but when I do I am always overjoyed to stumble upon something like this.This particular…

Still Life with Bones by Alexa Hagerty

I do not know what I was expecting from this book, but what I got was definitely not it. I do not say that it was a bad thing - just surprising. I have read forensic-related books before, but this is more about wars and the repercussions that I had no prior knowledge of than…