This is a review of the audio book version of I See You written by Clare Mackintosh and narrated by Rachel Atkins. I had previously listened to Clare Mackintosh’s other book, Let Me Lie, narrated by both the author and Gemma Whelan and I had really enjoyed it giving it four stars.  My feelings about... Continue Reading →

What I’m going to say is most likely going to be a very unpopular opinion – I don’t like romance books.  Over the years I have tried several different authors/romance sub-genres and it was always a DNF (did not finish) for me.  So why am I writing this review?? At the end of last year... Continue Reading →

This is a graphic novel memoir about the author’s experiences with aging and dying parents.  Not only is Roz Chast the author but also the illustrator.  When the novel begins, Roz’s parents are in their early 90’s but are still living in their own apartment in Brooklynn, New York City while Roz resides in Connecticut. ... Continue Reading →

At the end of December, 2017 when I was setting my Goodreads challenge, I also set myself the challenge of reading more diversely with respect to genres.  My go-to genre is mystery/thriller, however, I also read a lot of literary fiction (including historical fiction) and some non-fiction.  Last year I branched out to include steam-punk... Continue Reading →

Alexandra Inglis is a family doctor in England who has a drunken one-night stand in Ibiza as retaliation against her husband who has confessed to a one-night stand with a co-worker several weeks earlier.  The problem is that Alex’s affair turns out to be her patient and is 17 years old. As this book progresses,... Continue Reading →

I love to cross-stitch but I had stepped away from it for a few years.  Work was extremely stressful and busy and I overall felt stressed all the time.  Cross stitch was unfortunately something that I gave up for a while telling myself that I will pick it up again when I retire.  Well, retirement... Continue Reading →

I recently finished reading The Bronze Horseman, the first in a trilogy, by Paullina Simons for either the 3rd or 4th time (can’t exactly remember how many times I have read this book).  As you can tell, it is one of my top favourite reads. This book really boils down to being a love story... Continue Reading →

I really didn’t expect that I would be away from my blog this long.   In the early spring of 2017, I made the decision that I would retire on February 15, 2018 after 34.5 years of full-time employment.  From the time I made that decision to my actual last day of work, life was very... Continue Reading →