by Brooke Romney | Oct 9, 2014 | Books
Have you ever read a book that is just so lovely and enjoyable you find yourself smiling every time you pick it up? That is how Edenbrooke was for me. It was such a joy to read, it is hard to be much of a critic. In 2 days I devoured the English countryside, likable...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 5, 2014 | Books
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society: Fun, clean, great read with interesting historical and literary perspectives. I haven’t met a woman who has not completely enjoyed her time in this book…you will laugh, cry and think. The characters are...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 5, 2014 | Books, Parenting
The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was all the rage a few years ago but is just as enlightening without all the hype. I enjoy any book that makes me re-evaluate how I parent and this one certainly does. It’s a book that is hard to stop thinking about, and you...
by Brooke Romney | Jan 15, 2014 | Books
I loved The Shoemaker’s Wife! It came to me at just the right time and was the exact book I was craving after some pretty deep reads. I have always enjoyed Trigiani’s writing and I think this one was her very best. The story was a star-crossed romance, but...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 23, 2013 | Books
I decided to share one of my all time favorites, These Is My Words, by Nancy E. Turner. I almost never read a book more than once (too many good ones out there!), but when I read this one again for book club, I fell in love with it all over again. It is exciting, sad,...