Category Archives: reviews

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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“A Little Gift From Friends From Out of Town”

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

hat is the last movie you watched?  The last I saw in a theater was either the last Harry Potter movie or the last of the original string of Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean movies. As you can tell, … Continue reading →

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I Would NOT Want Vinny Defending Me

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Jeff Salter

But it was a terrific movie, nonetheless! By Jeff Salter Topic: What’s the last movie you watched? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? Other than some detective series episodes (which were over an hour long), the last feature … 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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“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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Entangled in a Series

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

So here I was, ready for my first interview in a very long time and my guest cannot access her email.  So, I said to myself, “You’ve started listening to a book series and were pleasantly surprised, review it.”  “But”, I … Continue reading →

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Never-ending TBR, Part Twelve

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

I’m running a bit behind on my reading schedule. In order to reach my goal of reading 50 books in 2022, I need to read three more books in the next two weeks. It’s a good thing I’ve got a … Continue reading →

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Another Agatha

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

When most of us hear “Agatha” in conjunction with mysteries, we think “Christie”, which is why many more recent writers harken back to that name in their own mystery works. Once again, I started a series of M.C. Beaton stories, … Continue reading →

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Murder and Kindness in the Highlands

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Oh, I have been a busy bee, but you’d never know to see my house! I have had projects going and a family member who was working on his own project here has been in and out too much to … Continue reading →

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Out of His Element

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Jeff Salter

Charlie Smithers on his own… in the wild Reviewed by Jeff Salter The Adventures of Charlie SmithersBook 1 in The Charlie Smithers SeriesC.W. Lovatt[his debut novel… 2012] Tagline: Harry Flashman, step aside, old son. Make way for Charlie Smithers. Book … Continue reading →

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