animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

losing it

This book is Valerie Bertinelli’s autobiography. Years ago, I was a fan of her TV show One Day at a Time. I’ve always been a fan of Van Halen’s music, too. So, I thought this would be an interesting read. While the book was somewhat interesting, she mostly talked about …

duma key

I was looking forward to reading this book ever since I read a preview of it in Blaze last year. It seemed like it was going to be a really good story. I have to say, the beginning of the book was great. The story was from the perspective of …

heart-shaped box

This was a novel written by Joe Hill. Joe Hill’s real name happens to be Joe King, otherwise known as son of Stephen. This novel definitely reminded me of his father’s early writing style, which I love so much. There was plenty of creepy stuff, too. In fact, there was …

the big bad city

I just finished reading this one last night while Jake and Brian were off gallivanting all over Johnstown. It was another one of Ed McBain’s 87 Precinct novels. And, a good one at that. I do enjoy his writing style. As these novels typically go, there were a number of …