#africa #isakdinesen #karenblixen #coffeeplantation #nairobi #kenya #pilot #denysfinchhatton #julieharrisnarrator #ihadafarminafrica The choice to download and listen to Out of Africa, a memoir by Karen Blixen writing under her pen name Isak Dinesen, was an experiment of sorts. First of all, I’ve never […]
#everyfamilyneedsagenie #fazire #threewishes #yourwishismycommand #kristenashley #audiblestudios #carlyrobins @kristenashley68 @audible_com Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have someone in your family who could grant wishes? You speak and that family member who happens to be a genie says “Your wish is my […]
#ww2russia #leningrad #alaska #washingtonstateapples #photographer #wintergarden #kristinhannah #susanericksen #brillianceaudio I haven’t read or listened to any of Kristin Hannah’s other books, so I’m going to confess up front that I was drawn to Winter Garden because Susan Ericksen is the […]
#havana #cubanrevolution #castro #batista #revolutionary #cubanexiles #cubanamericans #blackstoneaudio @ChanelCleeton @KylaVictoria @frankiemcorzo @BerkleyPub While it isn’t unusual for me to give a lot of thought to a book I’m going to review, I think I’ve spent an unusual amount of time […]
#debutnovel #firstinseries #privateinvestigator #jealousy #nilsshapiro @goldman_matthew @MacLeodAndrews @BlackstomeAudio Continuing an unintended trend, this week’s review features another debut novel. We’ve got more murder and mayhem, more crazy people, and more twists and turns, but the most distinguishing feature of Gone […]
#psychopath #agoraphobia #psychologicalthriller #psychologist #debutnovel @AJFinnBooks @amleestories @HarperAudio As with last week’s audiobook review, I find myself once again looking at a debut novelist and marveling at the caliber of writing talent that is out there. Books like The Woman […]
#borabora #honeymoon #doublecross #scubadiving #planecrash #diamonds #authornarration #randomhouseaudio @CatSteadman One of my pet peeves is when someone who is already creative and well-known in one field turns around and writes a book that is so damn good, it’s disgusting! Well, friends, […]
#jackreacher #westpoint #afghanistan #opioidcrisis #woundedwarriors #wyoming #twins #PI #dickhill @LeeChildReacher @PRHAudio As with last week’s post, the subject matter of Lee Child’s The Midnight Line, couldn’t be more timely. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you are very […]
#happy4th #blackmailer #psychopath #family #bloodthing #politics #dirtycops @James_Hankins_ @timapabon A Blood Thing by James Hankins is another one of those books that is a reflection of our times. Andrew Kane, the young governor of Vermont, comes from a wealthy family […]
#superhero #younglove #secondchanceromance #moviestar #hollywood #newadult #addiction @JMDarhower@NarratorMaxine @TheRealJoeArden @TantorAudio Today I’m going to do something I rarely do unless a book is a recognized classic. I am not going to assign a rating to J. M Darhower’s Ghosted. For those […]