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8 Jul 20229 Jul 2022 Rockwall County Library Uncategorized

300 Days of Sun by Deborah Lawrenson [Book Review].

Taking some time off from a stalled journalism career, Joanna never expects to be chasing another story in Faro, Portugal. That is exactly what happens when she enrolls in a … Continue reading 300 Days of Sun by Deborah Lawrenson [Book Review].

28 Jun 202228 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Adults, Book review

History of Bees by Maja Lunde [Book Review]

What is fascinating is the way Lunde compares the disappearance of bees, also known as colony collapse disorder, with the disintegration of family and natural bonds. This is a chilling speculative novel about what may happen if red flags about pollinators and the climate are ignored.

20 Jun 202228 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Uncategorized

Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin [Book Review]

Sensible Alice always thought she would become a farmer. Even though she took a safe job in a county planning department, she always knew she would inherit the family orchard. … Continue reading Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin [Book Review]

31 May 202228 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Uncategorized

Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney [Book Review]

Continuing where The Dark Side of Innocence left off, Manic is is a harrowing account of a woman's struggle with bipolar depression. In this episodic memoir, Cheney explains how the … Continue reading Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney [Book Review]

22 May 202228 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library historical fiction, Uncategorized

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. [Book Review]

Elsa believes what her family tells her--that she is weak because she suffered scarlet fever as a child. Elsa, however, soon proves her strength by helping her family survive during … Continue reading The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. [Book Review]

29 Mar 202228 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Adults, fiction, literary

The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey. [Book Review]

by Chantal W. The novel opens with an unusual discovery--a boy field has been wounded and left for dead in a field. Three teenagers comes across his body by accident … Continue reading The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey. [Book Review]

8 Mar 202228 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Adults, fiction

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth. [Book Review]

Fraternal twin sisters, Fern and Rose, look nothing alike yet they are devoted to each other. Rose takes care of Fern whose autism spectrum disorder often leads to sensory overload. … Continue reading The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth. [Book Review]

8 Feb 202229 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Adults, mystery, thrillers

Flowers Over the Inferno by Ilaria Tuti [Book Review]

Set in the Italian alps, Flowers Over the Inferno, is fast-paced and chilling. Tuti comes from that region and she brings the fictional town of Traveni, a picturesque village that … Continue reading Flowers Over the Inferno by Ilaria Tuti [Book Review]

29 Dec 202130 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Adults, fiction, science fiction

Yesterday’s Kin by Nancy Kress [Book Review]

Kress skillfully interweaves scientific facts about DNA and the genetic bottleneck, that occurred 70,000 years ago, with fiction.

27 Dec 202129 Jun 2022 Rockwall County Library Adults, fiction

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig [Book Review]

The Midnight Library is the perfect book to read in January.

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