Svetlana's Reads and Views

"Steps up several levels into an exciting category all its own. It's thriller, cold case, mystery suspense, and police procedural, all rolled into one exciting novel. Set amidst the political drama that comes with Washington DC and the Pentagon, a current multiple murder becomes a search years in the past. With a young, hot lieutenant assigned to NCIS, and his beautiful new wife, you have all the makings of a bestseller.  Nicely done, Ms. Carr!" - Review by Merry Citarella, Mystery Suspense Reviews   The Latest Best-Selling Thorny Rose Mystery Available Now! Get Your Copy Today! Join us for this tour from Jan 20 to Feb 28 ,  2020 ! Book Details: Book Title :  The Nutcracker Conspiracy ( A Thorny Rose Mystery #4) by Lauren Carr Category :  Adult Fiction (18 +),  388 pages Genre :  Mystery Publisher :  Acorn Book Services Release date:    January 30, 2020 Content Rating :  PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder myst

Name of Book: Author: ISBN: Publisher: Part of a Series: The thorny Rose Couple Type of book: Government, spying, betrayal, racism, pets, dogs, multiple plots and theories, modern times, secret groups, Phantoms, conspiracies Year it was published: Summary: Characters: So first of all, I am not saying that all POC have to be portrayed as good guys. What they should be portrayed as whole people, and personally, if one includes a marginalized character as evil, then there should be a good guy as well, at least in my opinion. Here, women and men that dare to be worldly or knowledgeable about the world are portrayed as traitors to USA government! Or women that dont have Caucasian lovers. Surprisingly I agreed with a number of values her previous books espoused, but i cannot agree with these. Even the main characters read like two dimensional caricatures  and it seems as if in this particular mystery everyone lacks depth that i come to expect from her books.  Theme: Wo

Name of Book: Stefan's Promise Author: Sam Rennick ISBN: 978-1-948261-20-3 Publisher: Hugo House Publishers Type of book: 1968-2000s? lawyers, Vietnam war protest, St Louis Missouri, Canada, working, friendship, men, wealth, high class, jail, family, problems Year it was published: 2019 Summary: The Vietnam War Changed America. Two Best Friends Weren't Spared. Only One Was Drafted. It’s 1968. America is rocked by assassinations, war protests and political upheaval. Alan Young, 21, is brooding over having been dumped by his girlfriend. This won’t last long. His draft notice is in the mail. Stefan Kopinski isn’t about to let the war get in his way. He spends his days at the mercy of his reckless ambition. When fate steps in, will he finally understand what has been right in front of him for 30 years? "Stefan’s Promise" is the story of Alan and Stefan. Circumstances part them and sharply diverging temperaments further erode their bond. Yet, Alan and S

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn here at The Book Date . Jen Vincent, Teach Mentor Texts, and Kellee of Unleashing Readers decided to give It’s Monday! a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels or anything in those genres – join them. (From thebookdate.) Was it last week that I finished Stefan's Promise by Sam Rennick? Possibly. To be honest, I'm not sure I recall. Two nights ago I finished Forgotten Reflections and today finished The Wartime Sisters. So yes, I have began reading new books, and I hope they won't

"The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme " (From Caffeinated Reviewer blog) Finally finished Forgotten Reflections and have begun Imperial Passions by Eileen Stephenson. I also am almost done with The Wartime Sisters. So January passed, and I hadn't posted any reviews on my blog...oye, it's bad. I should be posting a few in February, and should try to keep up with my blogging dailies. Last week on the blog: N/A This week on the blog: Blood by Maggie Gee Stefans Promise by Sam Rennick David Lazar by Robert Kalich Little Women Book I by Louisa May Alcott New Arrivals:

As impossible as it is to believe, but I hadn't reviewed a single book in January! I did read a lot of books, but I hadn't written a review about a single one! Better get on it as fast as I can! Book Spotlights/Reviews: Stefan's Promise by Sam Rennick (February 5th, 2020) The Nutcracker Conspiracy by Lauren Carr (February 20th, 2020) Thorny Rose Mysteries Spotlight by Lauren Carr (February 25th, 2020) Possible Reviews: Blood by Maggie Gee Little Women Books I and II by Louisa May Alcott Run Me To Earth by Paul Yoon A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles David Lazar by Robert Kalich Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Planned Reads: These Ghosts are Family by Maisy Card Imperial Passions by Eileen Stephenson The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff Titans by Leila Meacham Friendswood by Rene Steinke The Kennedy Moment by Peter Adamson The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda Ghost of the Bamboo Road by Susan

A House Divided-Pearl S Buck SR: March 11th, 2016 FR: N/A The sea of lost girls- Carol Goodman SR: February 4th, 2020 FR: February 10th, 2020 A reason for living- Julian Jingles SR: February 20th, 2020 FR: February 24th, 2020 A good man- Ani Katz SR: February 3rd, 2020 FR: February 4th, 2020 Forgotten Reflectionsl-Young-Im Lee SR: December 24th, 2019 FR: February 2nd, 2020 The Wartime sisters- Lynda Cohen LOIGMAN SR: January 26th, 2020 FR: February 2nd, 2020 The ghost of the bamboo road-Susan SPANN SR: February 17th, 2020 FR:  February 20th, 2020 Imperial Passions by Eileen Stephenson SR: February 2nd, 2020 FR: The road to urbino- Roma TEARNE SR: January 27th, 2020 FR: February 14th, 2020 Darling Rose Gold- Stephanie WROBEL SR: February 24th, 2020 FR: Turn to stone- James W. Ziskin SR: February 14th, 2020 FR: Nonfiction: Tree of Souls-Howard Schwartz SR: February 10th, 2014 FR: N/A The new smart-Terry Roberts SR: February 14th, 2020 FR: February