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Crown of Cinders
Crown of Cinders by Emily R. King. 47North Althea has just learned she and her sisters are not mortals but daughters of Cronus and goddesses at the end of the first book in the series, ” Wings of Fury”. As this book opens, plans are being made to aid Zeus and their siblings in taking down their father. Althea, or Hera, her true name, must journey to seek out two more brothers, and this will eventually find her traveling through the underworld and will require great strength from her. Finally, she will use all her power and ability in order to make sure she and her siblings and allies succeed…
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A Woman of Intelligence
A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe Simon and Schuster Australia Katharina Edgeworth was once a translator at the United Nations. She loved her life and then she fell in love with Tom Edgeworth, a pediatric doctor from a well-to-do family. They eventually married and when she had her first child she stopped working and became what would today be called a stay-at-home mother. Her life appeared to be just about perfect but the reality was anything but that. Her husband was almost never, home, more married to his work than to her. Meanwhile, she has lost herself to motherhood. As much as she loves her children, it’s not complete.…
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Menopause Manifesto
A year or two ago, The Vagina Bible was recommended to me and I immediately downloaded it. I will admit I hadn't read very far into it yet but I liked what I saw. When this book was offered on Netgalley, I immediately requested and hoped very much to be accepted. Fortunately, I did get the okay and I've been reading it over the past few weeks. Growing up, I used to hear about menopause and my impression was it encompassed not just the final menstrual period but the time leading up to it. Many years later, I discovered the more correct term for the years leading up to menopause…