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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   M ay was supposed to be a b i g reading month, but unfortunately that was not w hat happened. I am happy that I accomplished so much personally in May. But I would have loved to read more. Out of the books that I did read, I am pleased to say that they all were three to five star re a ds .   Here is to Ju ne! With a trip to New York City for BookCon this week , I know that I will return with some awesome books to read.     Here is my final list of books read in May (any reviews are highlighted): Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell I Found You by Lisa Jewell Li ve to Tell by Lisa Gardner Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell What If ? by Samantha Berger Favorite Book of the Month: Here is my June TBR: Children and Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyami Harry Potter and t he Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Ro...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!       I have recently discovered author Lisa Jewell, and I have to admit I am enjoying to her writing. It began with Then She Was Gone and then I went onto read  I Found You . Both novels were favorite reads of mine this year. Naturally I went back to the book shop and purchased another Lisa Jewell novel.    The Girls in the Garden is published by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. In this slick mystery we are introduced to the communities of Virginia Crescent and Virginia Terrace, two blocks of housing, shops, and centers encircling a massive park. In Virginia Park is a playground, gardens, walking trails, and fields. It is a community that is closely knit, with many of the neighborhood kids playing together. It seems to be an ideal place to raise families, and many of the residents have been there since chi...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   The thriller genre is one of my favorites. Every time I delve into a new story, I feel excited and cannot wait to visit another mystery. With Then She Was G o ne I was brought into a story that weighed on my heart and frazzled my nerves. This five star read made me a fan of Lisa Jewell, which of course means that I need to read more of her books. Off to the book shop I went, and it's time to open another Jewell novel and see what see has in store for me.          I Found You is written by Lisa Jewell, and it is published by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. It is a novel of suspense, drama, and terror that spans decades.    In 1993, we are introduced to the Rosses, Anthony and Pam, and their children Graham and Kirsty. They are on their annual vacation in Ridinghouse Bay in East Yorkshire, England. There they meet a handsome stranger, named Mark Tate and his Aunt, Kitty. ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   My elementary school years still remain some of my fondest memories. They shaped a great deal of the reader that I am now. And I still see my elementary school friends occasionally to reminisce and recall our crazy times as pre-adolescents. When I was a kid visiting my elementary school library I was grabbing up as many Beverly Cleary books as I could. Nowadays I use my favorite children's books to add some light reading to my otherwise heavy thriller and suspense reading. Plus it is always fun to read a story rife with innocence and laughter.     Ramona and Her Father is the Newbery Award-Winning fourth book in the popular series by Beverly Cleary. Tracy Dockray also returns in this edition to illustrate some of the book's funnier moments with her fun and whimsical artwork. It is published by Harper Collins under their Harper Trophy imprint. Originally released in 1975, Cleary takes Ramona to second grade, givi...