It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Um, nothing. Life has truly gotten hectic. Read: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, read by Khristine Hvam Currently Reading: Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore When I Found You by Catherine Ryan Hyde Up Next: If I ever finish […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Over the past two weeks, (because Charter sucks and went out just as I sat down to watch Game of Thrones and then blog last week), I’ve Posted […]
The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver: Book Review
Kathryn Dance is an investigator working for the California Bureau of Investigation. Her specialty is kinesics, a fancy word for body language. She’s one of the top in her field, so when new evidence emerges in a cold case suggesting that imprisoned cult leader and murderer Daniel Pell may have one more homicide to his […]
Character Connection: Eleanor Vance
Eleanor Vance is kind of the main character in The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. While I can’t really bring myself to recommend the book, Eleanor is a fascinating character. Eleanor is a fairly young woman (I want to say she’s 30-ish) who’s never had the opportunity to be young. Her mother was […]
Dr. Richard Mabry: Saturdays in the South
Please welcome Dr. Richard Mabry, author of the medical suspense novel, Lethal Remedy! SATURDAYS IN THE SOUTH Saturdays in the south—wow, that phrase conjures up a delightful picture: sleeping late, enjoying a leisurely breakfast, reading or catching a movie. For some people, maybe that’s accurate. For others, Saturday means shuttling kids to soccer games, attacking […]
Dingo by Charles de Lint: Book Review
Miguel is working in his dad’s comic book/record store one afternoon when a girl he doesn’t know wonders in. Lainey is beautiful, with a sense of humor, intelligence, an Australian accent, red-gold hair, and a matching dog–excuse me, dingo. The two hit it off immediately, but weird things start to happen–and it all seems to […]
Character Connection Announcement (No, It’s Not Dead)
Some of you may have noticed that Character Connection has all but disappeared recently. It was just starting to feel like a chore, and I felt like I was saying the same things over and over. So I took an unannounced break. I’m going to try Enbrethiliel’s suggestion and start posting monthly rather than weekly. […]
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese: Book Review
Twins Marion and Shiva Stone are orphaned when their mother, a nun, dies in childbirth and their father denies them. They are blessed to be taken in and raised by an Indian woman who loves them with every fiber of her being. Cutting for Stone primarily follows Marion as he grows up in Ethiopia and […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. It’s been a few weeks since I took part in Sheila’s meme, but they’ve been a slow few weeks around here anyway. I can’t quite bring myself to get on my computer when our weather is this gorgeous! So, over the past […]
I’ll Be Watching You by Charles de Lint: Book Review
Rachel Sorenson has just escaped an abusive marriage, but she’s still not free of her ex-husband. Frank comes along every few nights, talks his way past the security guard at her apartment building, and goes upstairs to beat on her door and demand that she take him back. Police say they just don’t have the […]
On Writing by Stephen King: Book Review
Stephen King sits down to share his thoughts on the writing process. No matter what you think of his books personally, you have to admit that he’s a master at drawing in legions of fans. He prefaces his work with an explanation of what prompted him to write it. He was talking with author Amy […]