Book Review: Turner’s Woman

Turner’s Woman by Jenna Kernan is an almost perfect story. It’s exactly how I love frontier adventure, filled with danger and resiliency. This book is so good that it would have received 5 stars, if not for the need of a final line editor. The storytelling is excellent, engaging my senses, and encouraging me to…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2020, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

Catching Up – What’s Next?

Catching Up – What’s Next seemed to be an appropriate blog title to explain the barrage of book reviews – more variety coming! Like almost everyone else I know, I’ve had pandemic brain and world event shell-shock. It’s my goal to catch up on my review obligations, so that I can enjoy this summer without…

Category: Books, Food, Garden, Life through the Lens, News

BOOK REVIEW: The Mountains Wild

THE MOUNTAINS WILD by Sarah Stewart Taylor is everything I crave in a mystery thriller. I chose this book because it took place in Ireland, one of my favorite travel destinations. This police procedural travels from Long Island to Ireland during two timelines featuring Detective Maggie D’Arcy in pursuit of her missing cousin. Although Erin’s…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

BOOK REVIEW: Where the Lost Wander

WHERE THE LOST WANDER by Amy Harmon conveys the pioneer spirit in an engaging story I enjoyed immensely. The caliber of the storytelling held me captive, and this author continues to intrigue. An engaging recommended read! I read this book last October (2020) when our home was in the middle of a major remodel due…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

BOOK REVIEW: The Arctic Fury

THE ARCTIC FURY by Greer Macallister is exactly the type of historical fiction adventure story I love to read. An all-female crew including a journalist, a translator, two maids, a mountaineer, a nurse and a med student, two British Royal Navy wives, an illustrator, a dog breeder and trainer, and a navigator, join their sometimes-fearless…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2021, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2021

REVIEW: Crystal Passion

CRYSTAL PASSION by Jo Goodman cured my romance reading moratorium. The pandemic and the political unrest this year eliminated my ability to read for pleasure. I tried everything – new, old, unusual, weird, and completely out of my comfort zone. Nothing appealed. I tossed more books unfinished than ever in my life. Finally, this book…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2021, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2021

REVIEW: Kiss the Ground by Josh Tickell

KISS THE GROUND by Josh Tickell is an absorbing tale that could save us from ourselves. In our hurry to increase production of the food we eat, we’ve alleviated the nutrients and poisoned our environment. But there is hope, beginning with this book and regenerative agriculture. There are a lot of books out there that…

Category: Books, Food, Garden, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018

REVIEW: Sleep No More by Iris Johansen

Easily read as a standalone, this contemporary suspense is a good introduction to the characters Eve Duncan and Kendra Michaels for those who haven’t read either series yet. Sleep No More by Iris Johansen Series: An Eve Duncan Novel – Book 15, connected to the Kendra Michaels series. Category: Contemporary Suspense with romantic elements…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2015

Review of a Book + Movie ~ The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Classic Gothic thriller fans will enjoy Susan Hill’s THE WOMAN IN BLACK novel, especially if followed by the movie as a back-to-back experience. Well portrayed imagery in the novel followed by haunting cinematography in the movie is a great combination. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill Available now in Print, eBook, Audio, plus…