Category Archives: book review

The Good Doctor

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

Finding myself needing to rest, I decided to start a limited series I had saved as a ‘watch later’ and never got around to. It was the 2016 version of “Doctor Thorne”, and I am so glad that I did … Continue reading →

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Clever Sleight of Hand

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Jeff Salter

Author Uses One Illusion to Distract Me From Questioning the Larger Illusion My Review of W.P. Kinsella’s “Shoeless Joe”By Jeff Salter I should begin this review by stating that (as a kid, and even older) I enjoyed playing SOFTball — … Continue reading →

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Goodreads 2023 Challenge, Part Four

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Patricia Kiyono

I read (listened to) four cozy mysteries this month. Here are my observations – maybe you’ll find one you like!: Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden by M. C. BeatonAgatha Raisin Mysteries, Book 9At the end of book 8, … Continue reading →

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Author Contract Cancelled Because

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Jeff Salter

“the Public Wouldn’t Support Two Books on the Same Subject” Jeff Salter’s Spotlight of Sanora Babb’s Novel [Whose Names Are Unknown]That Threatened Steinbeck’s and Was Shelved for Some Six Decades It was the back story – rather than the “subject” … Continue reading →

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Goodreads 2023 Challenge, Part Three

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Patricia Kiyono

It’s been a great month of reading and listening! Here are the four cozy mysteries and two romances I reviewed on Goodreads. Hope you find one that interests you! Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourists by M. C. BeatonAgatha Raisin … Continue reading →

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Sunset Stays

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

After a short break, something jarred the desire to hear more sci-fi. As usual, what I found were more interpersonal relationships, suspense, and mystery than hard-core sci-fi, which is fine, really.  Maybe it was because The Husband and I have … Continue reading →

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This Matter Was Not at All Foul

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Jeff Salter

I Loved This Book and Just HAD to Discuss It By Jeff Salter Let me start by explaining: “foul matter” is evidently a publishing term meaning a manuscript which has not yet begun the in-housing editing process. It’s NOT a … Continue reading →

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Goodreads 2023 Challenge, Part Two

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Patricia Kiyono

The weather up here in Western Michigan has been fluctuating quite a bit, so I never know how to dress when I go out. But for a few hours each evening I’m always ready for a seat in my recliner, … Continue reading →

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“Socially” Acceptable

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

I thought of the topic of the week, “How do you use social media and how has it changed”, when I found myself on one platform more and more, one that I never expected to connect with folks through:  YouTube.  … Continue reading →

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An Editorial Critique

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Jeff Salter

By Jeff Salter Crossed by DeathStitches in Crime – Book 1By ACF Bookens Book Blurb:“Salvaging from historic buildings isn’t supposed to require reporting a murder. When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton crawls into an abandoned store with a house … Continue reading →

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