Life of a Reader
As my reviewing network has expanded, I have taken on more books that are outside my typical fare and genres. It hasn’t all been bad – I’ve found some interesting books I would have not otherwise picked up. But I’ve also endured some disappointing (and entirely too long) novels. However, I have reviewed Indrajit Garai once before and was surprised […]
‘After almost two years of being as inconspicuous a coward as possible, I had no idea that I would voluntarily risk my life for anyone.’ He shook his head in disbelief. ‘But I’m glad I could. I’m glad I still could.’ I recently inherited a gob of books. I now have four shelves in my bedroom dedicated to the storage […]
A friend came to visit me and my sister for a week this summer. We spent many hours listening to The Book Pile podcast, watching Cinema Therapy videos, and discussing music, literature, and the arts. Sydney introduced me to the musical Daddy Long Legs while she was here and I have not been able to stop listening to the distinctively creative songs! […]
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin Published in 2022 415 Pages Content: * * * * (4.8) I have mostly given up finding women’s fiction novels that are clean. It is nigh unto impossible to find a book without explicit sex in it. There’s a reason some people purposefully classify their book as a “closed-door romance” – it’s […]
Arnault walks out of prison after more than twenty years. Though falsely accused of murder, Arnault quietly did his time and now has the opportunity to begin life anew. Yet this proves to be difficult as the city of Paris can’t see beyond his criminal history, false though it may be. Arnault proves his humility and compassion, however, as he […]
Man Wanted in Cheyenne is my first book review to go live over at Reedsy. I will be writing shorter and less-detailed reviews there, but hope to also write fuller and more biblically minded reviews here on my blog. In the summary of this book, it is stated that the timeless question answered in Man Wanted in Cheyenne is, “What makes […]
I’m on a mission. Actually I’m on a mission now for the second year in a row. It’s simple, truly: read all the books I already own. But let me tell you about the rabbit trails . . . I’m just kidding. We don’t have time for that. But let’s just say, I have a new rule about going to […]
I’m unimpressed and disappointed. While I considered writing this as a Mini-View instead of a full review, I decided this book warranted a full discussion. We’ll get into the whys below (yes, there is a plurality of reasons unfortunately), but I can summarize by saying it is an emphatic no to the question of whether you should read this book. Sad […]
Thoughts . . . even though I haven’t read the book. Or seen the movie. 🙂 Where the Crawdads Sing lay in wait only momentarily for Reese Witherspoon to pick it up and read the now-famous story within its covers. In fact, it was actually only one month after publishing that Witherspoon read and praised the novel. Fast-forward to the […]
Although neither of them had ever called their meeting a case of love at first sight, they’d both agreed it had certainly been a case of “pretty darn sure at first hour.” A First for Everything Sahara, starring Steve Zahn and Matthew McConaughey, is one of my favorite movies. We watch it as a family quite frequently. […]