Tag Archives: Fiction

My personal canon (the books that shaped my life)

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

This post is inspired by a fellow bookblogger, Stephanie at “Adventures of a Bibliophile”.  I really liked her post and thought it would be fun (though time-consuming) to reflect back on those books that shaped me into the reader I … Continue reading →

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AudioFile Magazine’s TOP FICTION audiobook titles of 2017

Posted on December 17, 2017 by

Those who love to listen to their books rather than read them will probably be more than acquainted with AudioFile’s Ezine. List of the 2017 Best of FICTION Audiobooks with review links (Review links are embedded in the graphics and … Continue reading →

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“All things cease to appear” by Elizabeth Brundage

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

“A novel that combines noir and the gothic in a story about two families entwined in their own unhappiness, with, at its heart, a gruesome and unsolved murder.” The old farmhouse in upstate New York has seen more than its … Continue reading →

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“At the heart of the missing” by Annie Daylon

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

Set in the beautiful city of Vancouver,  “At the heart of the missing” introduces the reader to some very interesting characters. Life has not treated them fairly, but then, is life ever fair? “What good are memories if there is … Continue reading →

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“A better truth” by Valerie Joan Connors

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

And now for my review of my “Mystery/Thriller Week“ title.  It is always a slight gamble when you get a book for review that a) it’s a title you have never heard of before; and, b) you’ve never heard of the … Continue reading →

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Cover Love: part 16 – Walking in snow

Posted on January 4, 2017 by

I find myself attracted to certain kinds of covers.  Covers are, after all, the way the publisher ‘hooks’ the reader into choosing one book over countless others. Dustjackets entice the reader to enter a different world. In this, my sixteenth installment of … Continue reading →

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“Weathering” by Lucy Wood

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

A cold, cold, river.  An even colder, deserted, and unloved house.  It is here that Ada brings her six year-old daughter, Pepper.  The very first thing they do when they arrive is they take Pearl’s ashes to the river and … Continue reading →

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“The language of dying” by Sarah Pinborough

Posted on December 23, 2016 by

There is always one.  You know, the one who has to ‘deal’ with it.  Whatever it is.  Usually something of critical importance.  Like being the one to sit with an aging or ill relative, or the one who has to … Continue reading →

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“Second Helpings at the Serve you Right Café” by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

Located in a small Massachusetts college town, the “Serve you Right Café” has a hard-working staff of two.  A full-time owner/manager, a full-time baker,  and one part-time server. The owner/manager, Eden Rose, is a recovering alcoholic.  A woman with a big … Continue reading →

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Top 5 titles I’m looking forward to in 2017

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

I have completed my Goodreads reading challenge of 100 books in 2016.  At present I’m reading #103, “The language of dying” by Sarah Pinborough.I plan to have the same challenge for 100 books in 2017. As I scanned my review … Continue reading →

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“Tell me no lies” by Lisa Hall

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

The cover warns you: “Don’t. Trust. Anyone”.  Heed the advice. Stephanie Gordon, her husband Mark, and her young son, Henry, have just moved into a new home in London.  They are attempting a much needed ‘new start’.  Events prior to … Continue reading →

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“Christmas in the park” by Laura Lockington

Posted on December 16, 2016 by

Television morning show producer Sarah Nash has just taken the station up on their offer of voluntary redundancy.  The early morning breakfast show’s quality has deteriorated and the show has been failing as a result.  With her new freedom she … Continue reading →

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Series to Savour 4 – Ann Cleeves’ Shetland mysteries

Posted on December 14, 2016 by

I’m not sure what it is about the remote, isolated, and beautiful Hebrides that attracts so many readers.  All I know is that it is THIS SETTING that first attracted me to this series and enticed me to read it. … Continue reading →

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“Yuletide treasure” by Andrea Kane

Posted on December 13, 2016 by

In “Yuletide Treasure“, the reader travels back in time to late autumn of the year 1860. We visit a grand manor house that has been closed off to the world for years, Farrington Manor, in Dorsetshire, makes for an atmospheric holiday read. … Continue reading →

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“A snow garden: and other stories” by Rachel Joyce

Posted on December 5, 2016 by

Every once in a while you find a writer that seems to have a way with words that seems to speak directly to you, the reader.  It is a talent coveted by many, and one that Rachel Joyce possesses.  Her … Continue reading →

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