⭐⭐⭐ & 1/2 By Tess Gerritsen I would call this book "cute"--- as in, it did everything that it was supposed to do and stayed comfortably in its lane. The story was compelling. It entertained. It had a good historical angle. It just never really "blew my socks off"--- to borrow a cliche. The story … Continue reading Review: The Bone Garden
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The Maniacal Reader
Have you ever met someone who loves books and stories just as much, if not more, than you? You can always tell another literary fanatic by the way their eyes light up when they recommend a book to you. This isn't just an: "Oh, that's nice. You should check it out," kind of light in … Continue reading The Maniacal Reader
Book Review: Savage Country by Robert Olmstead
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Recommend to western lovers and lovers of stories with darker themes. Every once in a while I get a hankerin' to read a western. It's not my preferred genre, but I have enjoyed most of my forays into the literary wild west. This story follows a woman's quest to keep her land and home … Continue reading Book Review: Savage Country by Robert Olmstead
Review: The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates
🌟🌟🌟& 1/2 Recommend to lovers of Philosophical suspense (IF there is such a thing!) I wanted to give the story a full four stars, but there were a few things that hung me up. The book is about a neuro-psychologist who falls in love with her amnesiac subject. The man can remember all of his … Continue reading Review: The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates
The Pause Between Books
There's a special moment-- like a breath or a pause-- between books. Maybe it's not even a breath or a pause, but rather a dangling over empty space. A loose end. Whenever this moment comes, I feel like someone who's walked into a room but can't remember why they're there. What was I doing? What … Continue reading The Pause Between Books
Book Review: The Searcher by Tana French
🌟🌟🌟🌟 Recommend to mystery lovers who enjoy some flesh on their characters I always enjoy reading Tana French novels. She has a way of making her characters and settings really come alive. This story is no different. The story follows a retired (early) Chicago police officer who moves to Ireland to escape a bad working … Continue reading Book Review: The Searcher by Tana French
Seeking Prose 