First Impressions Clawback by J.A. Jance felt like it had been ripped from a 48 hours episode. With a financial scandal that ends in murder the reader can only expect twists and turns. Impressions While Reading Like in 48 Hours, the viewer always has an inkling of the outcome as the suspect is only interviewed […]
First Impressions I was a Harry Potter connoisseur growing up. Hence, it only seemed natural for me to venture into Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike series beginning with The Cuckoo’s Calling. Impressions on Detective Work There weren’t as many twists and turns as I had been hoping for and had suspicions of my own as to […]
First Impressions In Alan Bradley’s newest novel Flavia comes home from boarding school. I was more than happy to return to Bishop’s Lacey. I have come to love its kooky characters, like the Tanners really love Kimmy Gibbler. Impressions While Reading What I liked most about Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d by Alan Bradley […]
Today, I am happy to host a guest review for The Most Dangerous Animal of All from my mother Margaret. Wow! What a frightening need to want your biological father to be the Zodiac Killer. The writer shows no empathy whatsoever for the victims of this killer, but only seems to search for some sort […]
First Impressions The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies reminded me of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, a parent faced with a terrible decision that leads to life-altering consequences. Although, unlike Kim Edwards’ novel Dinah Jefferies creates a dimensional world with a captivating setting of 1920s Ceylon. Impressions While Reading The Tea Planter’s Wife was pretty […]
First Impressions Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll has been compare to Gone Girl but I thought it is more along the lines of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Impressions While Reading At first, I thought the novel would focus on Ani’s rape and how it affected her […]
Impressions on Relationships The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman is first and foremost a love story. It is not the kind that proclaims “love means never having to say you’re sorry” because let’s face it, who knows what that means. This is a story that transcends time. The relationship between Marthe and Charles was so […]
First Impressions The first sentence in The Grownups by Gillian Flynn includes the words “hand job”. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. What direction will the story take? To be frank, it was a turn-off. Impressions While Reading The Grownups was odd, to say the least. An unnamed psychic who knows how to […]
First Impressions The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder is the last installment in the Little House books. I had looked forward to the conclusion of the series and seeing the beginning of her life as a married woman. Impressions On the Writing The novel was not without its problems. Not only was Laura […]
First Impressions These Happy Golden Years is the perfect ending to Laura Ingalls’ childhood. It really shows how much she has grown and developed. I enjoyed seeing her as an adult and pained for Laura when she expressed her fears and homesickness. Another aspect of the novel was Laura’s courtship to Almanzo Wilder. I appreciated […]