Books, Books, Books, and a Cat

I love a great time travel book and this one had a great premise.  In this novel, archaeologists go back to the past to find artifacts that have been lost and save them for the present.  The novel did a great job explaining how time travel works and what happens if you try and change a significant event.  It was a great take on parallel worlds.   Rabbit is a Smithsonian archaeologist who has been very successful for twenty years except for a gold menorah that he couldn't recover.  While trying to get the menorah he also lost his mentee to the past.  It has eaten him up and strained his relationships in the present.  With his career about to be washed up, he decides to travel to 6th century Constantinople to try one more time for the menorah.  When he gets there he makes friends with a Roman soldier named, Andor.  Andor was one of my favorite characters and I would love to know more about him if there is a sequel.  While Rabbit tries...

  actually finished reading this book in church before the service began because I could not stop reading it.  I know it's pretty ironic considering the premise.   When I first read the title I did not know what to expect and I certainly did not think I was going to like it as much as I did.  The  title actually does a great job explaining what the book is about Hazel, who is married with a small child.  She also happens to be a serial killer.  Her husband, Fox, is a serial killer as well.  They work as a team to exert vigilante justice but only on men who really deserve it.  When Hazel gets pregnant they both agree to put their killing ways aside only having a small child and changing their lifestyle has a big impact on their marriage.  Both of them try to make a go at their new life.  Fox, tries therapy, and Hazel makes a new mom friend.  Both do their best but old habits are hard to break.  This was such a fun boo...

  This is a wonderful romance that will speak to anyone who has lost a loved one. Lenny has lost her best friend and is a mess floating from one nanny job to another, not able to sleep or eat, and losing touch with her family.  She goes on a nanny job and ends up meeting Miles, the uncle of Ainsley, the adorable child she is watching.   Miles is also very familiar with grief and the two of them strike up a deal.  Miles will help her with learning how to live again and Lenny will help him get to know his niece and half sister better. What follows is a wonderful story about overcoming grief and falling in love.  I highly recommend this book.  I read it in a day because I didn't want to leave the characters behind.  There were laugh out loud moments as well as touching heartbreaking moments.  This was a touching story that anyone will love.  I especially think that people who have dealt with grief will be able to relate as well.  A mus...

If you love cats you will love this book.  Actually it doesn't matter if you love cats or not, this is a wonderful read!  A heartwarming story about how a cat brings together 5 different people each struggling with their own personal challenges.  The novel is set in Brooklyn and told from 6 different perspectives including the cat.   Nuria is a barista who is feeling pressure from her mom to settle down but all Nuria really cares about is making coffee and cats.  Lily is he half sister and has moved to NY to meet Nuria.  However Nuria has no idea that Lily even exists.  Omar is the mailman but he is struggling with what he is going to do with his life. Bong is a widower who owns the local Bodega and even though his wife died almost a year ago, he still can't move forward.  There is also Collin, a best selling author, who has writer's block and also looks forward to seeing Nuria as she comes by to feed stray cats.  However Collin has seve...