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I’ve long been a Karin Slaughter fan and her books have been an automatic purchase for me. She’s masterful at creating complex (sometimes unlikeable) characters faced with extraordinary circumstances. Her 2018 novel, Pieces of Her, is no exception.
My reading tastes are a bit eclectic. I like thrillers and science fiction, romances and modern novels. I even enjoy the classics. It all depends on my mood. Recently my mood has been to read tales of yarn and murder. You’d be surprised at the number of knitting mysteries available to read.
I recently “discovered” Debbie Macomber. I say “discovered” in quotes because I remember coming across a few of her romance novels in the late 1980s. My mother enjoyed her books, but I felt they were sort of tame. But not too long ago I was looking for a shawl pattern on Ravelry when I came…
Recently I spent a week with Gillian Flynn, a writer of psychological thrillers who will keep you turning the pages until the very end. In my case, after I finished one, I started on another.
I’ve always been a reader, and this past summer it seems like I’ve had more time to read than usual. One of the themes to my reading has been novels set in wartime England. It’s a fascinating period in history. The Great War (WWI), which was promised to be the last, had occurred barely a…
Love a good mystery? Look no further than Martin Walker’s Bruno Chief of Police series of novels. I’ve worked my way through the entire series this spring while waiting for my elbow to heal. Each book stands alone, although I recommend reading them in order as much as possible as Bruno has a life outside…
I belong to several Facebook groups dedicated to the Camino de Santiago. From time to time people recommend various books, usually guides or memoirs. One day someone recommended a novel, the first by author Rachel Joyce called The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. She promised it captured many of the experiences of the Camino plus…
Did you get an Amazon gift card for Christmas? Ready for a little winter reading and need for an endorsement? Here are three novels I’ve read in the last couple of months that I will gladly recommend as being worthwhile reads.
When I was a teenager I went through a phase where all I wanted to read were Regency and Georgian romances. I went through Barbara Cartland and Georgette Heyer’s books like they were sweets…donuts for the brain, so to speak. The two of them were prolific writers so it wasn’t difficult to find a title…
In 1988 author Chris Stewart travelled to an area south of Granada, Spain and — without consulting his wife — bought a farm called El Valero. She was surprisingly calm about his actions considering the farm had no electrical service, running water or access to a paved road. Oh, and the previous owner still hung…
Today’s guest blogger is Joyce Wheeler, publisher of It’s Your Life Magazine a resource for people interested in natural living and for promoting small businesses which specialize in organic, non GMO products and/or teaching others about natural living. She’s reviewing The Allergy Fighting Garden by Thomas Ogren (affiliate link)
My mother introduced me to science fiction and fantasy. Science fiction, along with romance and detective novels weren’t considered “true literature” back then, but regardless she was an avid reader of those genres and there were paperbacks all over the house. Thanks to her influence my sister and I are often found with a book or…
