Guest review by: Becki Bayley“Marie, do you know where he is?”“No. But I always thought he might stick around to watch.” She looked at me seriously. “You shouldn’t go off on your own, Michael.”I almost smiled. I wasn’t going to hide from a make-believe monster. But someone real...
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Monday, September 20, 2021
Book Review and GIVEAWAY: Cold Snap, by Codi Schneider {ends 9/29}
Guest review by: Becki BayleyWhile Spencer, Eddy, and Hamlet took Fennec to the kitchen to make him a warm and comforting breakfast, Skunk and I decided to interview the cats upstairs. They may have seen the prowler. After all, their windows looked directly over the backyard.First...
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Quick Pick Book Review: Wish You Were Here, by Jodi Picoult
Opening lines: March 13, 2020When I was six years old, I painted a corner of the sky. My father was working as a conservator, one of a handful restoring the zodiac ceiling on the main hall of Grand Central Terminal—an aqua sky strung with shimmering constellations. It was...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Book Review and GIVEAWAY: The World Played Chess, by Robert Dugoni {ends 9/22}
Guest review by: Becki BayleyI was ten when I accompanied my father to the ACE Hardware store in Millbrae. I don’t recall what he purchased, but I do recall he handed the cashier a ten-dollar bill and she gave him back change for a twenty. I remember thinking we’d hit the mother...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Book Review and GIVEAWAY: Constance, by Matthew FitzSimmons {ends 9/8}
Guest review by: Becki BayleyTwo days after her dinner with Vernon Gaddis, Con left Charles Island driven by a late-model, two-door electric compact with Virginia plates. It was the color of cold oatmeal and not much to look at, but that’s the way she wanted it given where she...