Jacquelyn Holmes

Have you heard of this book? I'd bet that a lot of you have. Have you read it though? When I started this blog, my idea was to highlight "hidden gems and forgotten favorites." I spend time each month trying to find books that hopefully you haven't heard of or haven't thought about in years. I also try to find books that don't already have a zillion reviews online. Alas, Babylon has loads of reviews. It's a true classic of its genre. It's been printed and reprinted (deciding which cover to...

I must confess this is not the book I thought it was. Once upon a time, I remembered reading a middle grade book about a girl who was raised by wolves and went looking for it. I found this and thought, "Maybe this is it?" It was not. However, I am not mad about what I found instead. Through Wolf's Eyes is an excellent read. From the first pages, I connected to Firekeeper and Derian Carter. They were excellent main characters, carrying me along into their medieval world of castes and...

I often find myself in used books stores. This is probably not a surprise. Over the years, a lot of books and authors have filtered through those kinds of stores, and after a time you start recognizing them, even if you haven't read them yourself. A shelf stocked full of authors you recognize becomes a source of comfort. If you haven't read the books, you think to yourself, "I will, one day. When the time is right." For me, the name Andre Norton was one of those author names. I like to poke...