After reading and enjoying The Guest Room, I was excited to begin reading The Sleepwalker. The disappearance of a woman who sleepwalks is certainly an original concept. I've read stories of people who do some pretty outrageous things in their sleep; from making sandwiches to killing a spouse. (Honest, officer, I dreamt I was wrestling a deer!) But nothing could have prepared me for Annalee's ...
Review of The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
I had high hopes for The Wonder based on the reviews I'd read in addition to my own experience reading Room. Unfortunately, this book did not live up to my expectations. First, and foremost, I found the pacing to be unbearably slow. The first 50% of the book could have been written in far fewer pages without compromising the details of the story. The chapters were frustratingly long. I'm not a ...
Top Ten Tuesday – 2016 Releases I Meant to Read (but didn’t. but will.)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Whittling this list down to just ten was difficult. There were a lot of great books published in 2016. I had hoped to read more but, well, life... Here are ten books I didn't get to but totally plan to. The first three are books I requested on NetGalley but the publishers declined my request. That rarely happens these days and I ...
Review of To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin
MY REVIEW I was immediately drawn to the cover of To Capture What We Cannot Keep. Paris is one of my favorite cities. I'm also fascinated by the construction of the Eiffel Tower. In fact, I love reading about all of the World's Fairs . Needless to say, I was really looking forward to this book. Sadly, there was much about it that did not work for me. First, in fairness, I must admit that I'm ...
Review of Duplicity by Sibel Hodge
MY REVIEW From the outside, Max and Alissa seem to have the perfect marriage. They should. They’re filthy rich and have only been married for two months… But everything is not always as it seems. Or is it? Duplicity is a clever and well-paced story of murder and mayhem. I was kept in suspense from the very first page where we are introduced to The Other One. At first, all we know about the ...
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Read in 2016
I Can Explain. It's true. Today is Thursday (but I did start this post on Wednesday)... I could blame it on Wordpress; something about a glitch in their post scheduling system. But that would be fiction. Here's the truth: I'd gone to the dogs. Literally. I left Connecticut at 10:40pm Monday evening to meet a transport containing a litter of puppies coming up from Alabama. They had been living ...
Giveaway and Review Of Christodora by Tim Murphy
My Review Christodora contains all of the elements you'd expect to find in an epic novel. There's 40 years worth of history, tragedy, triumph, and human drama. Surprisingly, it's well laid out in only 428 pages. I mention this because I can only imagine the difficulty in finding the balance between providing enough context and detail without adding unnecessary length. This novel essentially ...
Review of Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker
My Review I was really looking forward to this book, based not only on the description, but the outstanding reviews; many of which came from trusted fellow bloggers and Goodreads friends. I'm always a little insecure when my opinion is so different but I suppose it's bound to happen now and then. After all, we can't be expected to agree on every book, right?? Tall Oakes started out well ...
Weekly Wrap-up 12/18/2017
On the Blog Reviews This week was light (too light considering my backlog) on reviews. I posted only one. I really enjoyed this book and gave it 4 1/2 stars. Review of Unspeakable by Chris Hedges Other Bookish Posts Top Ten Tuesday This week's Top Ten Tuesday was all about the Top Ten Books I'm looking forward to in 2017. There are so many amazing books coming out this year! It was ...
Review of Unspeakable by Chris Hedges
My Review Unspeakable by Chris Hedges is the first book in the "Unspeakable" series by Hot Books/Skyhorse Publishing. The series will provide a platform for writers, thinkers, and activists who have been marginalized, criticized, and otherwise silenced by the powerful mainstream media. Hedges has an extensive, impressive, and credible resumé as a journalist. He's the son of a Presbyterian ...
