Jencey's Corner

Grown Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson is a great read!   I can’t wait to share my thoughts with you on this novel.   It is my first novel by this author and certainly won’t be my last! Synopsis: In Immita Mississippi a hidden dark secret is brought to light that changes the lives of three generations of women.   We are introduced to fifteen year old Mosey, her mother Liza and her Grandmother Big.   What do these women have in common?   One day a tree in their front yard comes down, and underneath it are bones that belong to another child.   Mosey becomes curious as she embarks on a journey to discover who her parents are.    How will the results impact Mosey’s life and others? My Thoughts: I loved this novel out of all of the books that I had read this year! The writing style is incredible; it’s like watching a movie. The tone of the novel is both happy and sad. The characters are well written and developed. You feel ba...

What is most precious to you?   This question is the one that Mary Alice Monroe answers through her novel Summer Girls .   She discusses   the traits of the bottle nose dolphin and how it affects both human and animal. Synopsis: This summer will be different!   The summer girls will be back this summer if Mamaw has her way.   Carson the middle daughter is the first one to return home and has no problem coming back out of work and looking for a fresh start.   The best part of going to her Mamaw is that Sea Breeze her residence is on the ocean.   She lives for the water and can’t wait each morning to hit the beach.   One morning while on surfing she meets a dolphin who protects her from a shark attack.   Little does she know how special this dolphin will become.   Mamaw also invites her two other half-sisters Dora and Harper.   There is one catch they must stay for the summer.   Will the sisters follow through? ...

Welcome Kit Brennan to Writer’s Corner today.   We are discussing her new novel Whip Smart:  Lola Montez Conquers the Spaniards and writing.    Her new novel features the historical character of Lola Montez which I am familiar with from a different series.   So tell us more… What got you into writing? I started out as an actor, and had been working professionally for a number of years when I was asked to write a play for children, to be toured through elementary schools. It sounded like fun, so I gave it a go. At the same time, I was becoming interested in the thought of writing plays for adults, partly prompted by my desire to write some really good roles for women. So I did a Masters of Fine Arts in Playwriting and by the time I’d finished that, I realized that I’d become more interested in writing than I was in acting. I’ve worked as a playwright for almost twenty years, and my plays have been produced across Canada and internationally. I teach...

Four to the Score is the fourth installment in the Stephanie Plum series.   What could possibly happen this time?   Well stay tuned to find out! Synopsis: Stephanie’s next case is to find Maxine Nowicki.   She has been working on the case and chasing leads.   Then she runs into complication that is her cousin Joyce Barnhardt thwarting her every move.   One lead leads her to Eddie Kuntz who hires her to find Maxine as long as he can see her before Stephanie turns her in.   All she needs to do is follow the clues.   What she didn’t count on is losing her car and her apartment.   Where will she go?   How can Ranger and Morrelli help her this time? My Thoughts: I enjoyed this one from Janet Evanovich.   I was able to listen to this one as well.   This time it was narrated by CJ Critt.   I enjoyed her telling of the story.   I thought she distinctly separated all the characters so you knew who was who. Thi...