From Geek to Greek Billionaire (Anderson Brothers #5)
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Olivia Moore has landed her dream job—to renovate a very special beach house for her best friend,...
New Adult Contemporary Romance
Born of No Man (Once and Future Hearts Book 1)
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A LEGEND BEGINS… Can love triumph despite duty? Lynette, companion to Princess Vivian, has...
series fiction Britain historical fiction historical romance romantic fantasy
Lindsay (1818 KP) rated Peggy Parsley and the Buzzy Bumbles of Honeycomb Cottage in Books
Aug 25, 2021
This story tells a story about the bubble family and also about their littlest bee. Her name is Bluebell. Children will learn about bees and how important they are. It’s a bit of a fantasy, but it tells us how to take care of bees and wildlife around us.
Do you know how important it keeps flowers and gardens around? They will keep bees happy and feed. How you take care of your gardens or flower gardens will keep bees around and healthy and safe. This book does it through the eyes of a little girl named Peggy.
Peggy seems to learn about bees and gardens through this book. I wonder what will happen next time. Will she make Bluebell her friend safe and better? She is spending the summer with her grandma and grandpa.
A Warm Heart in Winter (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #18.5)
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An addictive, red-hot and exhilarating holiday novel set in the world of the No. 1 New York Times...
Into The Storm (Full Circle #2)
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What happened on the island stays on the island...or at least, that was the plan. Two months...
Contemporary MM Romantic Suspense
Lottie disney bookworm (1056 KP) rated The Early Life of Walt Disney in Books
Oct 25, 2021
Kiste begins with the origins of the name Disney but quickly moves to the life of Walt's grandfather and father, exploring the social and economic factors of the time as well as how these directly affected the Disneys. For example, how a combination of Elias Disney's Christian faith and the corruption within a fast-growing Chicago led to Walt's father's authoritative nature, as well as direct examples of discipline towards Roy, Walt and the other Disney children.
Andrew Kiste has written a number of books on Walt Disney's life and has clearly researched the icon extensively. This book is very much rooted in the history of early America and can be very detailed: Elias Disney's involvement in building a church in his neighbourhood takes up a significant chunk of one chapter and Kiste even recounts the speech from the reverend on the day!
Nevertheless, 'The Early Life of Walt Disney' is an interesting insight for any hardcore Disney fan. I'm excited to see the next installment.
Alice's Universe: The Discovery of a New Cosmos - Twice
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Professor Alice Sutton, a self-taught physicist, grew up in the Appalachian foothills of southern...
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Dancing the Loom
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Carol Craig invites you into this richly crafted tale of sisterhood, magic and romance. A...
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ClareR (6256 KP) rated Light Over Liskeard in Books
Jan 31, 2024
Q, the main character in Light Over Liskeard, has been preparing for this event from the first page. He knows that the collapse of society will happen, just not when.
Q is a man who has never had to do anything for himself, but in order to prepare, he learns how to build, grow and work with others with the help of his very capable neighbours.
It’s a fascinating landscape, mixing the familiarity of Cornwall with the unfamiliar wildlife: lynxes, aurochs, wolves and more. I loved the sound of them all. Whilst it’s sad that no one really sees them (because they all live in their convenient, encapsulated, electronic worlds), the lack of visitors is probably why the wildlife thrives.
This is full of observations on: modern life and how it’s not as great as it’s cracked up to be; the beauty of nature; and the importance of relationships and human connection. And ultimately what I read Louis de Bernières for: his fascinating, quirky characters. I loved them all!