March 2020 Books Received

Title: The Ice Palace Waltz - Barbara L. Baer
Date Received: 04/02/2020
Method of Delivery: e-mail with attachments
Sent from: n/a
Sent to: n/a
Packaging method: n/a
Format: e-pub and mobi files
Publisher: Open Books
Came with: Thank you note and request for review to be posted to Amazon as well

I never received a mesaage either way. I'm assuming I didn't get one lol

Title: The Lady Alchemist by Samantha Vitale
Date Received: 04/08/2020
Method of Delivery: E-mail attachment
Format: .epub or .mobi files
Publisher: Month9Books
Came with: Letter asking which format was preferred, then a thank you note with attachment and request to post to other sites as well.

Title: Raised in Ruins by Tara Nielson
Date Received: 04/07/2020
Method of Delivery: USPS
Sent from: Durango, CO
Sent to: Healdsburg, CA
Packaging method: Flat Weight Mailer
Format: ARC Paperback
Publisher: Alaska Norhtwest books
Came with: Nothing

I received an e-book, "Where's My Mind" by Shirley Benton. The first half of the book was slow going, fairly repetitive going over and over the same facts. One begins to think that the main character has gone mad, however the last 125 pages or so, the book picks up and you want to keep reading. The ending is somewhat of a surprise. I prefer a mystery that keeps you pinned to your chair reading not wanting to put the book down, this was a rough start for me, but the last 100+ pages were fairly good.

Title: Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend by Jenny Colgan
Date Received: 4/12/20
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Sent from: Laporte, IN
Sent to: Arlington, VA
Packaging method: Cardboard
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Came with: Nothing

Title: Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend by Jenny Colgan
Dat Received: 4/11/2020
Method of Delivery: UPS
Sent from: LaPorte, IN
Sent to: Nashua, NH
Packaging method: Cardboard mailer
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Collins
Came with: nothing

Title: In search of safety : voices of refugees by Susan Kuklin
Date Received: 04/17/2020
Method of Delivery: USPS
Sent from: Somerville, MA
Sent to: Reading, PA
Packaging method: Bubble Mailer
Format: ARC Paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Came with: Postcard sized message

Title: The Cockroach by Elise Gravel
Date Received: 04/22/2020
Method of Delivery: Canpar
Sent from: Mississauga, ON
Sent to: Burlington, ON
Packaging method: cardboard mailer
Format: hardcover
Publisher: tundra, of Penguin Random House
Came with: a very insistent knock on the door and ringing of the bell to alert me of its delivery. Fortunately I got there in time to call a "Thank you!" to the (face)masked delivery person.

The Key to Everything arrived today (Revell Publishers). Southwest MO.

The Key to Everything arrived today (Revell Publishers). Southwest MO, received April 23.
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging method: bubble mailer
Format: paperback
Came with: nothing

Didn't realize the author was Valerie Fraser Luesse who also wrote Missing Isaac until the book arrived. Also received Missing Isaac several years ago from Early Reviewers. Loved that book so started this one right away.

>11 belleek: The key to Everything gets an enthusiastic thumbs up from my little corner of the world!