Readers Advisory Sp23

*Here is a link to a podcast my friend and from work and I did on the Romanov Family and the musical Anastasia if you're interested*  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXqm6xZahxs  Author:  Ariel Lawhorn  Title:  I Was Anastasia  Genre:  Historical Fiction Publication Date:  March 27, 2018 Number of Pages:  352 Geographical Setting:  Majority of Russia (St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg), Romania, Germany, and Virgina   Time Period:  1917-1970s Series (If applicable) : N/A  Plot Summary : The oldest mystery in the world comes to life but we here from both sides, Anastasia Romanov and Anna Anderson. Anastasia was to be executed on July 17, 1918, by Bolshevik firing squad along with the rest of her family or so history says. July 17, 1920, a young woman is rescued by German police after a failed suicide attempt, she has a striking resemblance to that of the royal princess. The question of what really happen to Anastasia and wh...

     I never really was a fan of book clubs, the reasons being some of them have one view only mindset. They also really never liked hearing opinions of others, unless they had the same ideals of the story or characteristics. So, when I was asked to be a member of a Book Club, I initially turned my nose up at the thought. However, this book club was not a regular book club. I was asked to partake in Dekalb Mock Newberry book club.  This is a book club based on the Newberry Award for young adult/juvenile fiction award. Now I know you are probably thinking, this is not a real book club, well it is a real book club. We do offer this to our patrons, but typically its staff amongst our neighboring libraries. I am now being trained to work each meeting, which will begin sometime this summer. All our libraries in our county select books that were newly published back in 2022. We then read the books and hold a discussion as to why or why not this would be a Newberry contende...

  My topic I chose was the growing popularity of a subgenre story type of enemies to lovers. I chose this because these books drew me in as a reader. I have always loved reading how the behavior and connections of the characters drive the plot and the choices made throughout the book. Now in my paper I covered mostly fantasy titles/series, but there are growing titles in the contemporary field of books as well. I will go through briefly of each one I mentioned in my paper. I use Pride and Prejudice as a starting point here, and that's because this in my opinion was one of the best representations of enemies to lovers. Darcy and Elizabeth have notions about each other, only to see how wrong they were. The first author is Sarah J Maas, author of Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass series. Both series have female characters caught with men who do unspeakable things to hinder their trust, but as they get to know each other that develops something more. However, these are ...

  *Disclaimer, this post may get very passionate at various times. A soap box might be required. When it comes to books in general, as a librarian I take appreciation for all books. Now that is appreciation which is defined as "recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something" (Webster Dictionary, 2023). With that being said, does this mean I think every book in my library is something enjoyable? For me as an individual that is an obvious no, but for someone else there is a different stance on some books. As an example, I cannot stand  Fifty Shades of Grey due to the fact that when it comes to relationships and romance books, this did not appeal to me in the least. Plus, the writing style is not what I would consider to be of merit (as a writer, but that's just me). However, there are many in my work and personal circle who love this book. My point is this, we all have different views of book titles and authors and guess what. . . .THAT IS OKAY! No...

  Author: Amanda Flower Title: Crime and Poetry Genre: Cozy Mystery, Gentle Reads Publication Date: April 5, 2016 Number of Pages: 345 Geographical Setting: Cascade Springs, New York Time Period: 2010'ish Series (If applicable) : Magical Bookshop Mysteries Plot Summary : Violet Waverly finds herself back at her hometown in Cascade Springs, when her grandmother Daisy calls and says she's "dying". Violet finds that Grandma Daisy is in perfect health, and Daisy then asks Violet to help her work in her magic bookstore "Charming Books" whereas its stated "Books tend to fly off the shelf and pick you." (Flower, 2016). Violet trying to finish her Doctorate back Chicago is then forced to stay and help her Grandma Daisy when a well-known carriage driver is found dead with a book from Charming Books. The victim is Benedict Raisin who upon discovering put Daisy in his will and now Daisy is the prime suspect. Now it's up to...

    I think one thing to do to promote Romance, is something like "Love at First Line" this is also maybe called "Blind Date with a Book". At my library we have done the Blind Date Books, which not everyone was in to, but those who were had a great time with the activity. However, this would only promote romance books. Having likes and dislikes in Romance would be on a card and filled out and then once the book is picked it is wrapped up in solid colored paper with the first line of the book or summary on it. Then the patron enjoys their "Date"/"Love".  The descriptors would be leveled as mild, medium, spicy or el diablo hot, and then go into subgenres section like historical, science fiction, and other areas. This would also give opportunity for audiobooks, ebooks and other forms to be utilized as well. 

Author: Abbi Glines Title: Glitter Genre: Romance, Regency Publication Date: June 10, 2021 Number of Pages: 325 Geographical Setting: Great Britian Time Period: possibly during the 18-19th century Series (If applicable): N/A Plot Summary: Miriam Bathurst stands out from other ladies, she is outspoken, independent, and is willing to do what must be done to secure financial security for her family. While Hugh Compton, Earl of Ashington is not fond of his new title when his father died unexpectedly. Hugh also deals with a brother, Nicholas who bent to make his life miserable, but Hugh has more important things to worry about: getting married was number one. However, when Hugh sets his eyes on Miriam, he sees that marriage may not be so bad, but Nicholas sees and opportunity to destroy his brother. All three are about to get more than they bargained for when affections heart and vengeance come into play. Subject Headings: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romanc...