Review: The Orphan's Tale

The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ok, I should have known this would be a tearjerker. I was lying in bed crying in the middle of the night at the end.

I loved this book. The drama and strife of WWII takes a bit of a backseat to the circus life, but it's always there in the shadows. We have two unlikely women thrown together and a lovely story of love and loss.

I won't say much more because I think this book works best when you go in blind. 4 stars.

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Review: The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Buy and Live as They Do

The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Buy and Live as They Do by Clotaire Rapaille
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Lost my review! So annoying. Back later.

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Review: Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart

Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

Enjoyable end to the trilogy. Sarah MacLean writes a good historical romance.

We continue our journey with the St. John family. With Gabriel and Nicholas happily married, we can focus on their beautiful, impulsive, Italian half-sister, Juliana. She's brash, she's not accepted by the London ton, and pretty much over the whole thing. She's wildly attracted to Simon, the Duke of Leighton, after their brief encounter in the previous book. However, the heavily starched Duke can't decide if he wants happiness or honor. Spoiler, we are driving towards that HEA we all expect.

Juliana was pretty dumb in this one. For someone so confident and fiery, she disappointed me with how she chased after Simon. I would have just walked away with my head held high. But not Juliana. No, she's chasing after bonnets, falling into lakes, racing her horse, and getting snippy with his mother. Bad decision quality aside, I enjoyed the end to the series. 3 stars.

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Review: Trial Run

Trial Run by Dick Francis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Another great everyman mystery by my best pal, Dick Francis. Travel back to 1978, during the Cold War with Russia. We are scared of them, they are scared of us.

Randall Drew, ex-steeplechaser and general all-around good chap, is sent over to do some spying. By the Prince, no less. How would you say no to him? The mystery is a little unclear in places, but it all comes together by the end.

If you like horses, Russian-US Cold War, mysteries, and good guy main characters, you should check this one out. 3 enjoyable stars.

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