I’ve been a regular reader of Linwood Barclay’s books for several years, generally awarding 4 or 5 stars, so I was pleased to get a copy of Find You First from William Morrow and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. And I tried. More than once. I kept thinking maybe being home for more …
In Case You Get Hit By a Bus is described as a “step-by-step program for getting your life in order, so you’re prepared for the unexpected.” Written by the people responsible for Everplans, a company that specializes in “digital life planning,” it includes three general areas. The first is “urgent,” and is excellent at itemizing …
Presented as “an obsessive, addictive love story for fans of Lisa Jewell,” Too Good To Be True by Carola Lovering sounded like perfect escape-the-pandemic-shutdown reading. Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley I received a copy in exchange for my honest review. TBH, I read it a month or so ago and today, when I …
I had read John Hart’s Redemption Road awhile back, and although I remember I liked it, I couldn’t tell you more about it…but when I read the description of Hart’s new book, The Unwilling, I thought it would be a good one to read along with my husband and discuss in our mini book club …
It all sounded so promising: in Courtney Evan Tate’s new novel The Last To See Her, a woman disappears, there’s a cheating spouse, etc. And while this book really did hold my interest, I REALLY hated the ending, plus none of the characters felt real or really made me care what happened to them. Buti, …
I’m a fan of legal thrillers, particularly those with a bit of a social/political focus, a few surprises, realistic characters…Scott Turow, SOME Grisham, Connelly…and William Landay’s Defending Jacob is still one of my all-time faves (what happened to him, anyway?). So when I read about Take It Back by Kia Abdullah, I was eagerly anticipating …
I have been a fan of Phillip Margolin for a long time…and while I haven’t read every one of the books in either the Amanda Jaffe or the Dana Cutler series, I had read and enjoyed the first three Robin Lockwood books — so was happy to receive a copy of A Matter of Life …
Straight off, I’ll just admit my guilty pleasure is true crime. I’ve read a lot of less-than-wonderful true crime over the years, and some extremely good stuff (Columbine, Bad Blood, Catch & Kill, and I’ll Be Gone In The Dark come instantly to mind). I had read about Becky Cooper’s We Keep The Dead Close, …
Early in 2020, I reviewed A Cold Trail, #7 in Robert Dugoni’s Tracy Crosswhite series. As I noted them, I first “met” Seattle Homicide Detective Tracy Crosswhite in My Sister’s Grave and I loved her, so I then eagerly read Her Final Breath. Following along in short order (he definitely can crank out books at …
I have deliberately avoidied reading about White Ivy after seeing a glowing review and deciding I REALLY wanted to read it. Thanks to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for providing a copy in exchange for this honest review. It’s not easy to put this one into a single genre. It’s a coming-of-age story, a family …
This is a book that nearly everyone I know needs…or at least that was the case in the months leading up to our recent election. Written by psychologist Tania Israel, Beyond Your Bubble is designed to teach skills to facilitate constructive dialogue, particularly with those whose views differ from your own. Skills include effective listening, …