Tag: Goodreads
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Book Review: Split Second Thirty-Two Switcheroo (Stephanie Plum #32) by Janet Evanovich
Yes, that’s right, Stephanie Plum #32, and I’ve been along for the ride ever since the summer of 2002 when I ran into a friend at my local public library who was carrying the then recently published Hard Eight, the 8th in the Stephanie Plum series. She said they were a lot of fun to…
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Book Review: The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
If this book review sounds like I can’t make up my mind, that’s probably because I can’t. I just finished The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett, and I really don’t know how I feel about it. The Calamity Club is the sophomore novel of Kathryn Stockett, whose debut novel The Help has sold over 15…
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Book Review: The Survivors Guild by Gabriella Saab
The Survivors Guild (yes, that is how it is titled, no apostrophe) by Gabriella Saab is another story based loosely upon the sinking of the Titanic. This book however is less about the Titanic, less about those lost to the sea, and less about the unsinkability of that majestic ship. It is about the survivors,…
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Book Review: Go Gentle by Maria Semple
First of all, thank you to Goodreads and the publisher, G. P. Putnam & Sons, for the hardback copy of this book, complete with the beautiful dust-jacket color photo of what appears to be the Venus de Milo, a stunning piece of art on display in the Louvre in Paris. Be careful, though, in this…
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Book Review: The Masala Chai Mystery Club by MJ Soni
This cozy mystery should get an award for inclusivity! It ticks off all the boxes: gender, ethnicity, age, disabled/abled, economic status, it’s all in there. Was it too much? Maybe. At the beginning it was a whole lot being thrown at the reader. I’ve seen reviews that say the first 20% or so was slow…
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Book Review: The Optimists by Brian Platzer
I’ll begin this review of The Optimists by Brian Platzer with a quote from another reviewer on Goodreads: I’ll admit, when I finished this book I immediately went to Goodreads to look at some of the reviews, a few 5-star, a few 1-star, and then I turned to the 3-star reviews. Near the top I…
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Book Review-The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder: A Novel by C.L. Miller
To use a term often used in antique appraisals, this debut novel comes with quite a provenance, as it was written by the daughter of the late Judith Miller (1951-2023), a regular specialist on the wildly popular BBC Antiques Roadshow. Antiques Roadshow, both the UK version and the American version, is a favorite of mine.…
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Book Review: The Windsor Affair by Melanie Benjamin
There’s almost constant chatter about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but long before there was a Harry and Meghan, there was a David and Wallis. While the severity of what happened during what will forever be known as the Abdication Crisis does not compare to the “spare” and his wife stepping back from royal…
