Pub. Date - March 3, 2015
4 stars
Michael Paterniti's essay collection includes a visit to an Ukrainian giant, a powerful account of a youthful accident seared into the author's consciousness, an elderly man living in an airport terminal, a heartbreaking account of a plane crash and a world famous chef whose oeuvre includes the strangest foods. Essay collections are sometimes hard to rank because they normally include such a wide array of topics and writing style. This is no different but I did find myself enjoying most of these. There was an extra long essay concerning Albert Einstein's brain that I skimmed over but overall I enjoyed the topics and the sometimes experimental writing style that made some of these essays read like short stories. I recommend reading this collection slowly and savoring the writing over time. I received an eGalley of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman
Pub. Date - May 5, 2015
4 stars
My first piece of advice in picking up this Historical Romance novel would be to read the other two books in the series first. I did not, and I feel like I may have missed some terrific set up for these two characters. Jane is a bluestocking, which apparently means she likes to read all the time and quotes Mary Wollstonecraft often. This annoyed me at first but eases up as the book progresses. Garrett is a bachelor with no plans to marry and his relationship with Jane is antagonistic at best. They love to parry back and forth and argue constantly. Thrown together at the wedding party of their friend Cass, they begin to discover that there is much more to the other person than they originally thought. Once I got to the midpoint of this book, I could not stop reading and finished the entire thing in one night. It was funny and romantic with very great characters. The ending was a bit farcical but overall, I really liked this book. I received an eGalley of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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