Welcome

Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while. Contact me by email: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com.

What I’m Reading

Justice

Forever

The Sense of an Ending

Wish You Were Here

A Moveable Feast

Clarissa

The Odyssey

My Book Rating System

A = Excellent in every way
B = Very good story
C  = Good/Average
D = Poor
F = So Bad I couldn't finish it

Archives

Book Review: Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts

“Catarina Hale’s childhood ended on a steamy August night a few hours after the Orioles demolished the Rangers at Memorial Stadium, kicking their Texas butts — as her dad said — nine to one.” Reena (Catarina) was eleven-years-old that night when she witnessed the horror of the fire that was deliberately set in her family’s [...]

Book Review: Long Time Coming

I always feel compelled  to explain myself every time I talk about reading a romance novel. Why is that? Okay, I know it’s not Literary Fiction, but it’s reading a book for fun. Maybe it’s because they are predictable. I already know that boy and girl are going to meet, be attracted to each other, [...]

Book Review: Summer By The Sea

Summer by the Sea Susan Wiggs MIRA Books, 2004 I needed a light romance book to read. I found it in Summer by the Sea and some yummy Itaian food as well. I should say it’s a description of yummy Italian food. The plot is fairly simple: boy and girl become good friends as children, [...]

Book Review: Montana Creeds: Logan

Sometimes I just need to read a book that makes me feel good. After completing the heart-wrenching I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (see review here), I was ready for a light romance. I like most of Linda Lael Miller’s books and subscribe to her newsletter. I knew there was a new series coming [...]