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Thunder of Time

Dinosaurs in Space Author: James F. David I’ve been relieving my childhood dinosaur obsession since Jurassic World Rebirth. I have replaced my bathroom toilet paper holder with a T-Rex (because I’m classy like that), bought (and worn!) three different sets of dinosaur themed pajamas, re-watched every Jurassic Park movie (some multiple times), made a Jurassic Park themed cake (with the T-Rex attacking the car from the first movie), and, of course, hit up ever dinosaur themed book in my library. When I came to Footprints of Thunder, I enjoyed the nod to a traditional Michael Crichton book and the look at [...]

Frances Carden2026-07-03T17:58:54-07:00July 3rd, 2026|Tags: book review, dinosaurs, fiction, James F. David, read, reading, science fiction, Thunder of Time, time travel|

Week in Winter, A

Found Homes, Broken Families, and Love Author: Marcia Willett Moorgate is a cozy country mansion, overlooking the Moors. When you open the windows, you can hear the rooks babbling to one another. You can watch the grasses waving on the Moors, the distance hazy and purple. It’s a beauty that is sublime for its very harshness, its remoteness. Many people are in love with it, all for different reasons. But who will get this home with all its associated romance and heartache, and what must they go through to get it? Lady Todhunter, Maudie, is forced to sell Moorgate, the family [...]

Frances Carden2026-06-27T21:34:03-07:00June 27th, 2026|Tags: A Week in Winter, cozy, fiction, Marcia Willett, romance|

Husband’s Secret, The

“Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever.” Author: Liane Moriarty Do you ever really know another person? What haunts their past, what they are capable of, what keeps them up at night? Cecilia Fitzpatrick thinks she knows everything there is to know about her perfect husband, John-Paul, and her three daughters. As a matter of fact, she is secretly longing for a bit of drama, something to take her out of herself, to spice up the day, to infuse some heady emotions into her life. As they say, be careful what you wish for, it might come true. One [...]

Frances Carden2026-06-19T15:29:14-07:00June 19th, 2026|Tags: chick lit, drama, fiction, Liane Moriarty, read, reading|