Author Archives: Crystena's Books

Author: Kristin Hannah Rating: 4/5 stars Book Blurb: 1941. Leningrad, a once magical city besieged by war, cut off from aid, buried in snow. A city full of women desperate to save their children and themselves… 2000. Loss and old age have taken a terrible toll on Anya Whitson. At last, she will reach out to herContinue reading “Review of Winter Garden”

Author: Meredith Jaeger Rating: 3.5/5 stars Book Blurb: Santa Cruz, Summer 1940: When auburn-haired Violet Harcourt is crowned Miss California on the boardwalk of her hometown, she knows she is one step closer to her cherished dream: a Hollywood screen test. But Violet’s victory comes with a price—discord in her seemingly perfect marriage—and she grapplesContinue reading “Review- Boardwalk Summer”

Happy Friday! What a week it has been! We lost power at work and have been scrambling. As of typing this, power is not back yet. So… STRESS. This weekend we have plans to check in on family and perhaps take a socially distanced stroll of the beach. I will definitely do some reading. OneContinue reading “Friday Reads! 8.7.20”

Author: Meredith Jaeger Rating: 3.5/5 stars Book Blurb: San Francisco: 1876 Immigrant dressmakers Hannelore Schaeffer and Margaret O’Brien struggle to provide food for their siblings, while mending delicate clothing for the city’s most affluent ladies. When wealthy Lucas Havensworth enters the shop, Hanna’s future is altered forever. With Margaret’s encouragement and the power of aContinue reading “Review: The Dressmaker’s Dowry”

Author: Jeffrey B. Burton Rating: ✶✶✶/5 stars Book Blurb: Mason “Mace” Reid lives on the outskirts of Chicago and specializes in human remains detection. He trains dogs to hunt for the dead. Reid’s coming off a taxing year—mourning the death of a beloved springer spaniel as well as the dissolution of his marriage. He adoptsContinue reading “Review: The Finders”

Good day everyone! It’s been a crazy week! Work has been stressful so I am looking forward to this weekend. I was able to read two books in my downtime and reviews will be coming over the next few days – so stay tuned! An update on my reads from last week. I started FangirlContinue reading “Friday Reads! 7/31/20”

Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Rating: ✶✶✶✶✶/5 stars Book Blurb: Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now. Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the SunsetContinue reading “5 STAR REVIEW- DAISY JONES & THE SIX”

I thought I would do a post of the books I recently acquired. Who doesn’t love shopping for books? Some of these I purchased on Kindle, others I got from Thriftbooks which is a second hand online book store. I gave this one the first chapter test and I have to say – it’s oneContinue reading “BOOK HAUL!!!”

Happy Friday everyone! My last day of work was yesterday for the week. So I will begin my weekend today. Here is what I have planned to read for the weekend: I will be finishing this if I have not already by the time you are reading this. This is turning into my book ofContinue reading “Friday Reads! 7/24/20”