animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

anxious people

This book is a departure from what I normally read. There was a bit of comedy going on, but it was a story about a bank robbery that went wrong and turned into a hostage situation at a real estate open house, which the would-be bank robber ended up at. …

the scarlet gospels

This was the latest story in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser series. It’s about hell, demons, ghosts, and all that. I’m kind of past that genre at this point–I’m not even sure how I ended up with this book. So, while there wasn’t anything inherently wrong with it, it was not to …

joyland

You know how when you read books from a bunch of other authors and then read something from Stephen King you start to question why you read anything from anyone else? Well, that was how this book was. He is such a fabulous author. And it’s not just the story …

d is for deadbeat

Sue Grafton…Kinsey Millhone…Same old story (but not in a bad way). It is interesting that before authors become famous, sometimes you can find typos in their early works. I had one of the original printings of this particular book and saw one or two typos in it (as well as …

alex cross’s trial

First off, I’d like to say that I’m done reading James Patterson novels. Back when he actually used to write his own books, I thought he was really good. I liked the Alex Cross series so I continued to read his books even once they were co-authored. My former in-laws …