In her new novel, The Children author Melissa Albert goes with the familiar theme of life as the child of a celebrity and pushes it even harder. Edith is a writer who gained her fame and fortune by writing a series of children’s fantasy books, using her own children’s names and even their likenesses. Ennis and Guin had no escape from the adulation and curiosity she created ... Read More...
City of Widows
Nadia Hashimi’s novel, City of Widows is set in Kabul in 2021 as America is in the final stages of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan. Despite all the promises made by the Taliban to honor the changes made in the country they are already targeting women for harassment and are arresting and/or killing anyone who aided the Afghan government against them. For two strangers, ... Read More...
July Reading Wrap-Up
Another July is in the books (pun intended) and I have yet to manifest the serene reading set-up in this graphic. Wouldn't it be lovely? Thankfully, my July reading delivered more highs than lows. The Original is a take on Katherine Hepburn’s life, but Priya Parmar surrounds her with a cast who were all original in their own way, including actor Cary Grant, a ... Read More...
Her Many Faces
When four wealthy, prominent men are found poisoned at their exclusive club the police waste no time in apprehending the killer. Katherine Cole was the server at their private party and the last one to see them alive. She was also caught at the train station trying to leave London and when detained incriminated herself. With all these facts it might seem there’s no mystery, but ... Read More...
June Reading Recap
The photo above is more an interpretation of my brain these days than a statement about June in Seattle. Apologies to everyone in the path of this staggering heatwave, but it’s been a lovely month here weatherwise. My reading was similar. The stormy part comes into play in that in an effort to mute the surrounding noise (which gets louder every day) I’ve become a bit of a book ... Read More...
May Reading Recap
May turned into quite a month for my reading and beyond. There’s plenty to share, but for now, I’ll stick with some of the books that stuck with me (and a couple that missed the mark). Daniel is a criminal profiler who works finding serial killers. He’s chosen this line of work because he’s haunted by having seen an abducted boy at a highway rest stop when he was ... Read More...
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