Our cast of key characters includes a tireless cop, an intrepid reporter and a grieving mother. The unexpected connection between them is the most interesting part of this story. And it’s not that interesting, trust me.
Read MoreIt’s rare that you are just humming along in your daily consumption of the written word and get gob smacked by something that just happened in the book you are holding in your unsuspecting hands.
Read More“Who are we to say that we are not right now in the dream of a better world?” This quote embodies this vague and drifting story that never quite gets anywhere. Which, considering the title, may in fact have been the point.
Read MoreSome quick reviews on books that you can curl up with and lose yourself in on a bitter cold snd snowy winters day.
Read MoreJust when you think you’ve scarfed down as many domestic thrillers as your appetite can handle without putting the logic center of your brain at risk, pure happenstance has you picking up one that is a cut above the rest.
Read MoreThe stories that are gathered together in this collection are not, and I cannot stress this enough, for the faint of heart. These sly stories seep into the shadowy parts of the psyche and find a way to either take root or claw their way back out.
Read MoreA reader’s reaction to a book will always correlate to where they are in their life, my hope is you may find yourself as transported as I was by this read. At its core, its heart, this is a love story.
Read MoreWhile my reading preferences rest squarely in fiction and its myriad of sub genres, I don’t often choose from the romance section. That’s not to say I have not done my share of dabbling; the lure of escape and the assurance of a happy ending have proven themselves to be too seductive to pass up on a few occasions.
Read MoreWho says you can’t run away from your problems? Can’t think of any better reason to run than exactly that! Certainly not for fitness.
Read MoreMany reviewers might use the term “unputdownable” as a descriptor here. While unquestionably apt, that “word” and it’s rampant application vex me to no end. I will stick to page turner…
Read MoreI knew I was going to like this book when I came across the expression “Chuck you Farley”. An oldie but a damn fine goodie that one! I pledge here and now to bring it back in 2019.
Read MoreI love to walk, almost as much as I love to read. It’s one of my life’s greatest disappointments that I cannot enjoy these two things together. As I was bemoaning this tale of woe to friends it was recommended to me to give podcasts a try. And I am so glad I did.
Read MoreThis tautly woven thriller takes on one of the standard tropes and twists it every which way with the intent to keep the reader tantalized. And that you will be in this intricate, unique, and at its best moments, diabolical, novel.
Read MoreSome quick reviews on books that might feed your need to resolve to explore something new this year, be warned you won’t necessarily find all of these in the health or betterment section of your bookstore!
Read MoreStory of a likely sociopathic mother who has a rather distasteful level of banality in regard to her role in the violent deaths that mark some pivotal moments in her life.
Read MoreClever, witty, gripping and vulnerable to varying degrees, this is one of the best books I have read in the last year. Keep the title in mind, it’s not for naught.
Read MoreIn this, my first review of 2019, I would like to ask that you continue this blog journey with me with the words of one of the greats. Happy New Year to all!
Read MoreI may not be able to make predictions or have the patience to await a psychic vision of where a New Year might take me, but one thing is of absolute certainty...I’ll be reading!
Read MoreMostly a meh read, but alluring based on the premise. Even though I didn’t quite see the end coming, I mostly didn’t care by that point.
Read MoreIt might be believed that a group of Mennonite women don’t have much to talk about. That would be wrong. They are the keepers of the secrets in their close knit and closed off communities.
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