BOTM Book of the Year | 2021

The votes are in and Kristin Hannah’s The Four Winds is Book of the Month’s Lolly Winner! What is the Lolly award, you might ask? “The Lolly” is a tribute to Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, the very first book ever selected by Book of the Month back in 1926. At the time, BOTM judges voted…

March 2021 Book of the Month

I feel that March is always the biggest month in the publishing world, and this year was no exception. In fact almost every ‘New Release Tuesday’ has almost a dozen new books that I’m excited for this month. You can see my full list of March Most Anticipated Releases HERE. So it’s no surprise that most of…

January 2021 Wrap Up

Apparently it’s been a few months since I sat down and wrote up a monthly wrap up. If you’re new to Speaking Of…, I like to post a monthly wrap up of everything I read during the month. I link my reviews to what I read for easy access, talk about any books I did…

The Lost Apothecary

Historical Fiction and a mystery all rolled into one? Sign me up! The Lost Apothecary Told from three different women’s perspectives and between two different time periods, The Lost Apothecary was an excellent read! Caroline was suppose to be in London on her ten year anniversary trip but life had other plans for her. Instead…