Category Archives: reviews

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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Is There FAIRness in the World?

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

 Is there a place that you have traveled to when you were younger that you wish you could visit again? You can pretty much read Elaine’s Wednesday post, with some of Patty’s from Monday and Angie’s from Tuesday, since they … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t She Make Up Her Mind?

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Couldn’t She Make Up Her Mind? Once again, I listened to an audiobook to get my intellectual needs met while I worked around the house. It may be tenacity that I stayed with it even when I started getting disappointed … Continue reading →

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Have you ever started to read a book, story, article, watched a movie or TV show where you realized that the writer had another agenda other than telling a story? In the guise of a story, they only want to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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In For a Penny

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Jeff Salter

By Kelsey Browning & Nancy Naigle Book 1 in series: A Seasoned Southern Sleuths Mystery Review by Jeff Salter First of all, allow me to admit that I purchased this title so long ago that the series had a different … Continue reading →

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Review: “What IF”

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

I was looking for something a little intelligent, but lighter than what I had been listening to, while working around the house, and Randall Monroe’s “What If” filled the bill.  Monroe is a trained physicist and a short-time former contract … Continue reading →

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Quo Vadis?

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Once again, family took my time and attention and I ran late for a review, until nearly 1 AM  yesterday morning my time when, just before bed, I checked in to see if the latest post by The Hound had gone … Continue reading →

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Creative Control

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

“What is the most important thing you learned after completing your first book?” That being a writer is nothing like I expected it to be. Again, as I said last week when asked about publishing a first book, the “I … Continue reading →

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Reviewing a Childhood Classic

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Jeff Salter

The Original Text of Boxcar Children By Jeff Salter On one of the FB groups (I belong to) where some of the “old-time” children’s series books are discussed, someone recently mentioned something about the original Boxcar Children series having been … Continue reading →

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Guest: Wyatt Schroeder, Book Reviewer, Author Interviewer, Gaming and Book Vlogger

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

We’ve had not only authors as guests, but readers, narrators, editors, publishers and we’ve talked about all phases of writing work and enjoyment, so I decided to broaden the scope a bit this month. My guest today is Wyatt Schroeder, … Continue reading →

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