This month’s reviews both have young men who came from different backgrounds, grew up in different decades, and faced obstacles that would define who they would become as adults. The Boys in the Boat (2015) by David James Brown is a good old American tale of working hard towards accomplishing a goal. The goal set…
You have heard the saying about how you cannot tell a book by its cover. I know I have been fooled more than once by selecting a book based on the artwork or it’s title. The same reasoning can be applied when judging people. What you see on the outside may not be a clear…
The moment you start reading The Whole Town’s Talking (2016) by Fannie Flagg be prepared. You are going to meet several delightful residents of Elmwood Springs, Missouri. The author has a different way of telling a story. It is not told in numbered chapters. The telling of this small town is broken into decades, from…
The moment you start reading The Whole Town’s Talking (2016) by Fannie Flagg be prepared. You are going to meet several delightful residents of Elmwood Springs, Missouri. The author has a different way of telling a story. It is not told in numbered chapters. The telling of this small town is broken into decades, from…
Author Leah Weiss takes readers on a journey back to the 1970s to the fictional Baines Creek, a very remote mountain community in North Carolina, in her debut novel If the Creek Don’t Rise (2017). In this tiny corner of Appalachia, you are going to get to know ten characters very well. So well in…
The month of September has managed to work its way into our lives right on time. Every month of the year has its own personalities. No two are alike. The books reviewed for this month have mysteries to be solved. Just like the months their similarities end there. A Study in Treason (2018) by Leonard…
The month of September has managed to work its way into our lives right on time. Every month of the year has its own personalities. No two are alike. The books reviewed for this month have mysteries to be solved. Just like the months their similarities end there. A Study in Treason (2018) by Leonard…
It is always fun to come across authors that are new to me. Especially books others have been enjoying for what appears to quite some time based on the number of books written by the authors. Better Late than Never is part of the Library Lover’s Mysteries series. Two things led me to selecting it: …
Welcome to July! My score is perfect thus far! Another read that is part of a series. Turns out Collared (2017) by David Rosenfelt is #16 in the Andy Carpenter Mystery series. No matter, it is a light, enjoyable read. Nothing heavy duty about it. Perfect for poolside. Andy Carpenter is a lawyer who is…
Politics and Law, topics that can be either very contentious or equally boring depending on your interests. If history is your thing, both topics can play a strong role in our lives whether we know it or not. This month’s reviews are both novels with references to very true happenings, or have the potential of…