Publisher and Publication Date: Shadow Mountain Publishing. January 2021. Genre: Historical fiction. Proper Romance. Pages: 320.Format: Paperback. Source: I received a complimentary paperback/NetGalley e-book copy from Shadow Mountain. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of historical fiction and proper romance stories. Rating: Very good. Link @ Amazon
[Review] Writers: Their Lives and Works, Foreword by James Naughtie | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: DK, Penguin Random House. 2018 is the first American edition. Genre: Nonfiction. Biographies of writers. Pages: 360. Format: Hardcover. 8 by 10 1/2. Source: Public library. Audience: Readers who want to read about the lives and works of writers. Rating: Excellent. Link for the book @ Amazon. Link for the book […]
(Review) The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: Berkley Books/Penguin Random House. February 2, 2021. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 384. Format: NetGalley e-book. Source: I received a complimentary e-book copy from NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Historical fiction readers. Readers of early 20th century California history. Rating: Excellent.
(Review) Lakeshire Park by Megan Walker | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: Shadow Mountain. April 7, 2020. Genre: Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Inspirational Fiction. Page: 320. Source: I received a complimentary advanced reader copy from Shadow Mountain, but I was not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of clean regency romance stories. Rating: Excellent.
Jane Austen Spin-off | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: St Martin’s Press. May 26, 2020.Genre: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, General Fiction, Austenesque.Pages: 320. Source: NetGalley eBook copy. I received a complimentary eBook copy from NetGalley, and through the publisher, I was not required to write a positive review. Audience: Jane Austen readers. Rating: Very good. The Jane Austen Society is […]
The Classics Club | Impressions In Ink
I attempted this challenge several years ago and almost made the goal of reading 50 books in 5 years. Life happened. I’m starting again. The Classics Club began in 2012. The club’s emphasis is to encourage people to read the classics. If you are interested, this is the link for more information about the club: […]
Quote of the Week | Impressions In Ink
“There is a basin in the mind where words float around on thought and thought on sound and sight. Then there is a depth of thought untouched by words, and deeper still a gulf of formless feelings untouched by thought.” Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Published by Amistad. 1937.
(Review) Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: Bethany House. April 2019. Genre: Christian fiction. Pages: 368. Source: I received a complimentary copy from Bethany House, but was not required to leave a positive review. Audience: Readers who love family saga, World War II, and dual time period stories. Rating: Very good.
(Review) Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: Vintage Books. 1999.Genre: Nonfiction. Biography. Women and literature. Pages: 347.Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of Jane Austen. Rating: Very good. Several black and white illustrations are included. Amazon link I have reader friends who’ve told me they are not a Darcy fan. I have reader friends who’ve told me they’ve never read […]
(Review) A Small Book About A Big Problem: Meditations On Anger, Patience, And Peace by Edward T. Welch | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: New Growth Press. September 27, 2017. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Anger. Pages: 186. Source: Complimentary copy from New Growth Press for this review. I was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Excellent. Litfuse Publicity Litfuse Publicity book tour page Amazon Link at New Growth Press to read more info: A […]
International Tea Day 2020 | Impressions In Ink
Today is International Tea Day. A year ago I would not have noticed this event. I became a serious tea drinker six months ago. Every morning I make a pot of tea (about three cups.) It is usually loose leaf tea. I make a tea latte using a new item of kitchen equipment I received […]
Spy | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: William Morrow. October 4, 2022.Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 384. Format: Advanced reader copy, e-book. Source: I received a complimentary e-book copy from William Morrow and NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Historical fiction readers of World War II and Britain’s SOE. Rating: Good. Link @ Amazon […]
(Review) Even in Our Darkness: A Story of Beauty in a Broken Life by Jack Deere | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: Zondervan. March 6, 2018. Genre: Nonfiction. Biography. Relationships. Pages: 288. Source: Self-purchase. Rating: Excellent.
[Review] The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945, Citizens and Soldiers by Nicholas Stargardt | Impressions In Ink
Publisher and Publication Date: Basic Books. 2015. Genre: Nonfiction. History. War literature. World War II. Pages: 704. Format: Hardcover.Source: Library copy. Audience: World War II history readers, especially those with an interest in civilians. Rating: Excellent. 8 black and white maps. 52 black and white illustrations. Link for the book at Amazon. Author page at […]