In A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage, Lalla has a lot on her plate. She is an ambitious wife and mother of two. She is trying to force her family up the social ladder with no help, or even a simple thanks, from her husband. Her daughter may notContinue Reading
In 1960, twelve people are stuck in a resort on a small Mediterranean island due to a storm. One of them commits suicide, or is it murder? A retired actor famous for playing Sherlock Holmes on screen and his Spanish sidekick, a writer of detective novels, have been tasked byContinue Reading
Washington D.C. detective John Sampson and former detective Alex Cross are working two separate cases in Cross and Sampson, the latest thriller in this long running best selling series. Alex’s son, Damon, is missing from his graduate studies at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Alex and his wife BreeContinue Reading
In How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, Jamie is a fan of both slasher movies and romantic comedies. She and her roommate/bff Laurie decide to go to a speed dating event little knowing that her knowledge of each will be needed to survive the evening. Both types ofContinue Reading
I cannot recommend Weightless highly enough. Of all the GLP-1 books I have read recently, this is the best. If you are thinking about starting a GLP-1 like Ozempic, Mounjaro or their compounded equivalent, you need to read Weightless first. It reads as if your best friend just happens toContinue Reading
Shinichi is a high school age boy who has a big problem. His right arm has been taken over by an alien. Can Shinichi and the alien work together to get Shinichi through high school? Read the hilarious manga Parasyte Paperback Collection 1 to find out. I love manga. ButContinue Reading
My Review It is autumn in Cabot Cove, Maine. Jessica Fletcher and her friends and neighbors are enjoying the fall weather as are the usual leaf peeping tourists. Unfortunately, a young female tourist is murdered. In addition, a bicycle-riding thief is terrorizing anyone foolish enough to carry a purse. WillContinue Reading
So your goal is Becoming an Artist. But you have no idea how to begin. And you need a bit, or a lot, of encouragement. First, what should you make? A drawing, a painting, a sculpture (wow, I’m impressed by your ambition), or something else completely. Actually, what is art?Continue Reading
In Tidying the Abyss, it’s like the author has snuck around in my house at night while I was sleeping. Otherwise, how does she know that I have an unopened mop box (she must have missed the still boxed Roomba, vacuum and generic swift jet in my garage)? She evenContinue Reading
Mix Alice in Wonderland with Jurassic Park. Add a dash of every science fiction sub genre but especially time travel. Voila, you have God’s Junk Drawer! Twelve-year-old Billy is found in Thailand after being missing for five years from Maine. He has wild tales of the missing years including encountersContinue Reading
The Hitchhikers is an adrenaline fueled ride through rural Canada in 1976. Alice and Tom are on an RV adventure to see the Montreal Olympics. While traveling from their home in Washington state, they pick up two hitchhikers who call themselves Blue and Ocean. Little do they know that BlueContinue Reading
These stories are not the Disney versions that you remember. They are for adults only now, even though our long ago ancestors used them to scare the pants off their own children. The author even includes trigger warnings referencing animal cruelty, child abuse, and sexual misconduct. These are some seriouslyContinue Reading
A mysterious host lures seven guests to a posh dinner party in Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests. While there, they each receive an envelope that includes a card with their age at time of their death. Most think it is a not-very-clever PR stunt. Until the bodies startContinue Reading
Were you a fan of America’s Next Top Model? Did you wonder how the models felt when the judges were so harsh about their looks and abilities? If so, You Wanna Be on Top? is a must read because behind-the-scenes it was so much worse. Girls treated like cattle, shovedContinue Reading
I loved Choose Your Own Adventure books when I was younger. I’ve always loved murder mysteries. And I’m a narrative gamer. So it is no surprise that I adored Can You Solve the Murder?, a happy combination of all three for adults. You are the Detective Chief Inspector leading anContinue Reading
This Is Not a Ghost Story. It is a ghost’s story. John is a ghost. He was unceremoniously kicked out of his home by a mysterious force that he calls The Grey Man. All John wants is to return to his house and continue his peaceful “life” there. He befriendsContinue Reading