Tag: Book Reviews

• Looking For Love? Add These 10 Swoon-Worthy Romance Books To Your TBR

  By Briana G, Your Romance Loving Librarian Bestie Happy February y’all! We made it through January, so we should all give ourselves a big pat on the back. I read so much in January and cannot wait to see what February holds. We have so much to look forward to in February: Black History Month,…

  brianarusselllibrary

  February 3, 2025

  Book Reviews, Recommendations

  Book Reviews, books, books inspired by movies, books rces, brynne weaver, cowboy romance, dark romance, done and dusted, earl crush, first time caller, french pressed love, hot earl, i think they love you, julian winters, lauren kung jessen, out of the woods, queer romance, regency romance, rom com, romance books, romance girlie, romance novel, russell library, scythe and sparrow, spicy books, victorian romance, yin yang love song

• Classic Mysteries: Miss Marple

  I have something to admit. When I first started reading Agatha Christie mysteries as a teen, I didn’t like Miss Marple. It wasn’t surprising, perhaps. I was young and thought she was slow and nosy and I just couldn’t relate to her quiet village life. What a difference a few decades make. I now own…

  Mary

  September 2, 2024

  Book Reviews, Recommendations

  4:50FromPaddington, AgathaChristie, AMurderIsAnnounced, APocketFullOfRye, AtBertram’sHotel, Book Reviews, CaribbeanMystery, MissMarple, MurderAtTheVicarage, Nemesis, TheBodyInTheLibrary, TheMirrorCrack’dFromSideToSide

• Classic Mysteries: Brother Cadfael

  Who is Brother Cadfael? A Benedictine monk like no other. Set in the mid 12th century, the Brother Cadfael Chronicles by Ellis Peters are a set of twenty incredibly satisfying stories detailing the mystery-solving skills of one former crusader turned Medieval monk. The best description of Cadfael is in the opening of the first book,…

  Mary

  July 1, 2024

  Book Reviews, Recommendations

  Book Reviews, Brother Cadfael, Medieval Stories, Mysteries

• What Was Your Favorite Book This Year? Here Are Ten Books Librarians Loved in 2023

  Believe it or not, the end of 2023 has come and gone (which is WILD because it feels like it was July, like, yesterday). There are two questions I typically ask myself when December rolls around:1. Did I meet my reading goal this year?2. What was my favorite book I read this year and why?…

  brianarusselllibrary

  January 8, 2024

  Book Reviews

  AFeverIntheHeartland, AnnPatchet, AshelyPreston, BestBooks2023, Book Reviews, Davenports, DearMothman, FourthWing, HangtheMoon, Hester, JeannetteWalls, JessupWard, JohnMilas, KrystalMarquis, LanaFerguson, LetUsDescent, LicoAlbanese, MarcusBrotherton, RobinGow, TananariveDue, TheFakeMate, TheLongMarchHome, TheMilitiaHouse, TheReformatory, TheSevenYearSlip, TimothyEgan, TomLake, ToscaLee, WarriorGirl

• Children’s Books I Love: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles

  Magical, marvelous, and laugh-out-loud funny, the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede captured my heart on the very first page of the first book. There are four books in the Enchanted Chronicles series: Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, and Talking to Dragons. The first three follow the adventures of Princess…

  Mary

  September 25, 2023

  Book Reviews, Kids and Teens, Recommendations

  Book Reviews, CallingOnDragons, DealingWithDragons, Dragons, EnchantedForestChronicles, Fantasy, Linderwall, PatriciaCWrede, Preteen, PrincessCimorene, TalkingWithDragons