Reviews – My Poor TBR

Published August 29, 2018

Review: The English Wife by Lauren Willig

My Review: “…taking a sip of her tea, which had been brewed too weak. Americans, no matter how they aped English manners, no matter how they imported hampers from Fortnum’s, failed to understand tea.” One of my favorite quotes. As Americans we have no business brewing tea. This country...

Published August 29, 2018

Review: The Case of the Deadly Doppelganger by Lucy Banks

My Review: You like cozy mystery, yes? This is the second book in the Dr Ribero’s Agency Of The Supernatural. They are like, how the Americans say, Keystone Cops, yes? My apologies to the author for that really bad impression of Dr Ribero. This story finds our gang teaming...

Published August 4, 2018

TBR August 2018

These are the books I plan and hope to read this month, in no particular order with the exception of Shogun, which I hope to start on the 25th and close out the month. I’m planning to review them as well… picture that 😉 1. The Merchant’s Pearl Gorgeous...

Published June 13, 2018

Review: Never Be Alone by Paige Dearth

My review: If you’re looking for a feel good story of surviving teenage homeless, look elsewhere. Never Be Alone is truthful, brutal and unapologetically raw. It forces us to confront that which makes a lot of us uncomfortable, kids doing what they need to do to survive on the...

Published January 1, 2018

Book Review: As the Crow Flies by Damien Boyd

My Review: Experienced climber falls to his death due to a rookie mistake and the parents ask Detective Inspector Nick Dixon, a friend of the victim who is an ex-climber to keep an eye on the investigation so that no stone is left unturned. The officer investigating the accident...