Review Career of Evil is the third book in the Cormoran Strike series and unfortunately, it will probably be my last. I enjoyed the book’s two predecessors however, this installment was long-winded with a backstory that felt unnecessary or had already been touched on in a previous novel. At times Career of Evil felt more […]
I originally picked up What the Dead Know because of my love for unsolved mysteries and the Anastasiaesque theme of the novel. Instead, Shawn Colvin’s Sunny Came Home came to mind. Let me explain. Sunny and Heather Bethany disappeared and thirty years later Heather reemerges, coming home so to speak. Like Anna Anderson I called […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, and books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Book Date, and Reading Reality Off The Blog The Wisconsin weather has been giving me whiplash, one day it’s sunny and 80 and the next it’s 40 and rainy. My […]
Wow, No Thank You was a book club selection way back in 2020, and being the bad book clubber I am, I’m just getting around to reading it. I was originally excited to read it as it reminded me of David Sedaris and his unique humorous essays. Sadly, this was far from the truth. A […]
Mini-Review Readers may come for the Sarah Palin impression but they’ll stay for the clever, witty, and insightful memoir that is Bossypants. Tina Fey’s narration enhanced the reading experience and, in my opinion, is the only way to read Bossypants. Also, despite being written 13 years ago Tina Fey’s comments on politics and women being […]
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You would think that a book about children spontanously combusting into flame would lead to a unique and quirky story. Unfortunately, Nothing to See Here failed to deliver. Instead it had a lack of character development, with a repetitive plot and was just kind of dull. Lillian, is hired by a former prep-school friend to […]
Off the Blog: At the beginning of April, my husband and I moved spending the first two weeks of the month packing/unpacking and settling in. At the start of the year, I took a break from blogging, picking it back up this past month. I realized I had been putting too much pressure on myself […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Book Date and Reading Reality Off The Blog It was an uneventful week. However, over the weekend I participated in Dewey’s 24-hour readathon and marathon-watched History of the World Part 1 […]
Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon The weather has felt like November the past few weeks which is perfect for curling up with a good book. I’ll probably have to do a bit of cleaning during the day but that’s what audiobooks are for right? Reading List: Audiobooks Ebooks Physical Books Opening Meme 1) What fine part of […]