Category Archives: series

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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Series of Unfortunate Events

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

This week’s topic:   Would you consider publishing a serialized version of one of your stories?  To be honest I quickly, (and wrongfully), assumed that it meant to consider making sequels to some of our stories.  I really had no idea … 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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Goodreads 2023 Challenge, Part One

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Patricia Kiyono

Soon after I began my subscription to Audible, I checked out the audiobook offerings at my local library. It turns out that by downloading another app on my iPad, I can listen to books owned by a large library cooperative … Continue reading →

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Repeat, Read, Repeat

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

It’s Free Week and I want to revisit something that although I have addressed in the past, it has come up a few times quite recently here on 4F,1H: You can’t judge books by their TV shows or movies, (and … Continue reading →

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Never-Ending TBR, Part Eleven

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

I’ve got four cozy mysteries to share with you this month. All four are continuations of series I’ve enjoyed and shared before. Check out these awesome offerings! Crime for the Books by Kate YoungJane Doe Book Club Mystery, Book 3Lyla’s … 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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Poor Relations

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

I used to say that I liked to read everything but romance, but falling in with the Hound, Foxes and their friends changed that. I narrowed it down to say that I enjoyed everything but Regency, and now I have … Continue reading →

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Never Ending TBR, Part Seven

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

It’s been a busy month, and I’ve only got three titles to share with you today. But all three are great books and I recommend them highly. Take a look, and maybe you’ll find one to curl up with! Dead … Continue reading →

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