Raise your hand if you have ever heard of the Batavia? If you have even a finger up, you are ahead of me. During a period of time that, as an American, I never really learned about since it didn't involve the US, the Dutch had a thriving trade route to the East Indies. Yup, not the West Indies ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
So, you think you are settling into a nice and tidy little literary historical story. Then chapter 8 happens. And as you continue to read/listen, you get literary words and great historical details, but then there's more Chapter 8s that keep you hanging on to what you think you know, and realize ...
BOOK REVIEW: Writer in Residence by Rhonda McKnight
This book was nothing like I thought it would be, but honestly, everything I needed it to be. Unless you are just brand new here, you know that, as a rule, I reward myself to complete chores and tasks with chapters. Dinner cooking, chapter. Floor swept, chapter. You know a book is special when you ...
BOOK REVIEW: I Think I was Murdered by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker
I love the combo of Colleen Coble and Rick Acker. This book's synopsis really grabbed my attention. The AI angle specifically, as I have very strong feelings about AI as a whole, and I wanted to see where it went. And while it wasn't as strong a part of the story, the AI angle did go there. Not ...
BOOK REVIEW: Not That Fancy by Reba McEntire
If you are new here, OK, new to my life and who I am, then you may not know that Reba McEntire is my all-time favorite artist. I mean, there are many I love, but then . . . Reba. I've read her books, owned her music on tape and CD before digital was an option, and probably even vinyl on my little ...