A Georgia B&B Mystery

by Anna Gerard

Pub Date 11 May 2021   |

This title is the third in this cozy mystery series featuring Nina Fleet that is set in Georgia. Nina has become an inn keeper. Hoping to increase her business, she decides to look into becoming a destination wedding site. This leads her to her town’s bridal expo. Readers of cozies will not be surprised to learn that there is a murder at the bridal fashion show. Who wanted to kill a young wedding planner? To make things harder, the victim was a friend of Nina’s. Naturally Nina investigates and, of course, the case will be solved. Along the way readers will enjoy a story that is what a cozy should be. It is not too violent, the protagonist is likeable and there is a male for Nina to relate to. He is her tenant and an out of work actor.

Come and enjoy a visit in Georgia. Readers don’t need to have read the other books in the series. They can just begin here.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Meet the bees of the world, with Buzzwing the honey bee

by Moira Butterfield

Pub date: April 20, 2021

Children will enjoy learning more about bees in this title. Buzzwing the honey bee is their guide to many things bee related. Buzzy shares facts about bees’ anatomy, their jobs, how honey comes to be, and their homes, for example. There are also stories in the book; these include a tale from ancient Greece and others from India India and Thailand, among others.

This book has enticing illustrations. They are bright and colorful. In some of these, children are asked to find something as, for example, ladybugs.

Some young children learn to fear bees at a young age. Spending time with this book should help to lessen fear and to intrigue. I can imagine some kids will be looking for bees after spending time with this title. All in all, this is a very appealing book.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Busy Spring

Nature Wakes Up

by Sean Taylor; Alex Morss

Where I live it is snowing today. So, what a perfect time to think about spring. This picture book shows the many changes that occur over the course of the season. With charming illustrations, this title shows two children and their dad exploring nature. There are additional sections at the end of the story about plants, animals, things kids can do and ways to find out more. All in all, a nice book for young children about the beauty of the world.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own..

Readers may know David Nicholls from his earlier novels, One Day, and Us. He has a knack for telling stories about characters for whom readers will care. This is true for the protagonist of Sweet Sorrow.

Charlie is the character around whom the book revolves. There is present day Charlie. He is thirty-eight years old and about to marry. However, he is spending a lot of time thinking about sixteen year old Charlie. What was his relationship with Fran? Why is he still thinking about it all these years later? Where does a production of Romeo and Juliet fit in?

Readers will enjoy finding out in this often funny and sometimes poignant story. It will remind adults of what it was like to fall in love for the first time.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

60 Playful Projects, Games, and Exercises to Make Friends with Your Feelings

by Louison Nielman

#TheMindfulKidsActivityBook #NetGalley

This book will help kids to feel better through the use of mindfulness. Sixty activities are included. They are divided into three areas: How to Calm Your Anger; How to Concentrate; and How to Relax. There is an animal for each category; Bailey the Bear, Katie the Kangaroo and Ricky the Rabbit accompany children as they participate.

This book is a useful resource for all of the adults in a children’s life including, but not limited to, parents, teaches and mental health professionals, to use with a child they know. An adult and child may want to work on this book together. The activities may be done in any order that makes sense.

All of the activities in this book can be done by fairly young children. The illustrations throughout are inviting and will encourage kids to become involved. Some of the activities involve art work or mazes while others involve physical activity.

This title will help hildren to better understand themselves and they will have some fun along the way. What could be better!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

Empowering Voices that Engage and Inspire

by Anna Russell

This is a book to dip into, to savor and to save. It will give girls and women a wonderful sense of what female speakers have talked about over the centuries. This title begins with a speech by Elizabeth I and ends with one given by Maya Lin. In between are many voices and authors with which readers are familiar and others that are new. To name just a few of those included: Sojourner Truth, Mary Church Terrell, Nellie MCClung, Nancy Astor, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hilary Clinton, Angela Merkel, and Emma Watson. I will want a hard copy of this title when it is issued as it is a book to return to time and again.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

The Optimal Keto-Friendly Diet that Burns Fat, Promotes Longevity, and Prevents Chronic Disease

by Martina Slajerova; Thomas DeLauer; Nicholas Norwitz; Rohan Kashid

Pub Date 13 Apr 2021   

This is a cookbook that promises recipes for a healthy, keto based diet. That may well be true but, importantly, it is a book filled with good sounding food. There are chapters on breakfasts, snacks, salads & soups, lunches, dinners, sides and desserts. There are also a lengthy introduction, a section on basics and another on further reading. The photos show appealing looking foods.

A few examples of the recipes; these are from the breakfast chapter. There are green spinach & salmon crepes, Turkish egg bowl, sausage-avo-egg stack and creamy cinnamon porridge, among others. These recipes look easy to follow.

For readers who are intrigued, enjoy looking at recipes for the rest of the day and more. This cookbook looks like a very good resource.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.