Book Review: The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

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The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray is a historical fiction novel that spans many years and tells of the friendship between former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune. I don't know if I would have picked up this book if it hadn't been the August selection for one of the book clubs I belong to in my area because I don't read a lot of historical fiction. However, I am so glad that I read it and was able to learn many things I hadn't learned about in any of my history classes.  I don't recall learning anything about Mary McLeod Bethune, and she is an important part of American history. The things she helped spearhead to provide African American people equal rights is quite impressive. One of the things I was horrified to learn about is Franklin D. Roosevelt's resistance to stop lynchings because he was afraid of losing the Southern Democrats backing for his New Deal Bill. Another thing that I fo...

Book Review: Racing the Light (Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, #19) by Robert Crais

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Racing the Light (Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, #19) by Robert Crais is a thriller where Elvis Cole is contacted by a worried mother named Adele Schumacher because her podcaster son, Josh Shoe, is missing. She brings along bodyguards and is full of conspiracy stories of why her son is missing. Elvis figures this will be an open and shut case but quickly learns he isn't the only one looking for Josh.

First of all, I'd like to thank NetGalley, Penguin Group Putnam, and G.P. Putnam's Sons for the Advanced Readers Copy (ARC). I was thrilled and honored to be chosen to read Racing the Light by Robert Crais.

Well written, fast paced, and unputdownable is how I would describe Racing the Light (Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, #19) by Robert Crais. I would've stayed up all night long reading this book if I didn't have to work the next day. This is the first book I've read by this author, and I wasn't disappointed at all.

Situations from previous books in the series were mentioned, but it didn't detract from this book, and it still flowed well. There was plenty of twists and turns as well as some humorous bits that had me laughing out loud. It even had a little romance in it. In all honesty, there isn't one negative thing I could say about this book. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and Robert Crais has a new fan in me. 

Five out of five stars is what I give Racing the Light (Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, #19) by Robert Crais. I will be purchasing and reading all the books that came before this book in the series, and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.


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