Movie Review - Yesterday

Yesterday

Movie Review

☆☆☆☆☆

I am calling this my favorite movie so far this year.

I can't think of another one I've liked better so far.

Everyone likes at least something from the Beatles.

So there is the terrific music. But really, there is so much

more going on besides the music!

Its a great, well written movie. Excellent dialogue.

Surprises. Wonderful memories.

Highly recommended!!

Review by Lisa Hutson



Review of The Determined Lord Hadleigh

The Determined Lord Hadleigh is a wonderful and sweet ending to another fantastic series by Virginia Heath. As with Virginia Heath's previous series, The Wild Warriners, I really didn't want The King's Elite to end.  Each book in the series has had its own special flair, and I loved every moment of every book of The King's Elite. I've been curious about Lord Hadleigh throughout the series and was thrilled that I was able to read his story.

Lord Hadleigh is a barrister from the previous three books who is stoic and driven but with loads of hero potential.  In book one and two he is all business, but his decisive nature plays an important role. In book 3 he is all business but shows a little more personality and is also pivotal in spurring Lord Gray to acknowledge his feeling for Thea the heroine. When Hadleigh becomes the hero of his own book, The Determined Lord Hadleigh, we really get to see what makes him so determined.

Virginia has paired Hadleigh with Penny from, book 1, The Mysterious Lord Millcroft. Penny suffered a terrible trauma and betrayal which has left her a widow and mother of a small child. I was excited to see how Virginia Heath handled Penny and she did an amazing job. Penny is a fantastic heroine and perfect for Hadleigh. I love that Penny does not want to be beholden to anyone and wants to recover her life on her own terms.

Great story, terrific characters and cameos from some of my favorites from the series. I was especially happy to see Sebastian and Clarissa from The Mysterious Lord Millcroft. (My favorite!)  I loved Seb's off page conversation with Penny, where he confuses her with the analogy of the nut and the mallet. Loved the epilogue. Basically, I loved everything about this book.

If you love Julia Quinn, you’ll love Virginia Heath.

Review by Kixcatmom -G Cochrane

The View from Alameda Island by Robyn Carr - Audio version

The View from Alameda Island

by Robyn Carr

Audible version

☆☆☆☆☆

The View from Alameda Island is a wonderful,

touching story beginning with a lovely woman

named Lauren. She loves sitting idly in gardens.

 Her life is so full of uproar and anger. Lauren

finds that just sitting in a pretty quiet garden

for a while can sooth her soul.

 

Beau is a landscaper that loves to work in

gardens. Lauren and Beau first meet in a

beautiful garden. They find that their lives

are in very similar stages. They have a lot

in common.

 The two of them find they can help each other

through the very trying situations.

 

The View from Alameda Island is a story full of

hope. Perseverance. And love.

Beau and Lauren had both come to accept

they would not find love. They were just hoping

for a little peace.  

Robyn Carr will always surprise you a little here and

there. Then, convince you that life is worth fighting

for. That love is worth fighting for.

Then, narration by Therese Plummer is always

a treat. She never sounds the same. But the

character portrayals are spot on.  

 

Review by Lisa Hutson