Review: The Girl with Green Eyes
At the time of the publishing of this Betty Neels book, I was not much older than the protagonist and was either working for the philanderer who impregnated three women…
Review: The Warbler
My dad was in the army so I moved around a lot, and I thought I had trouble with putting down roots. I had no idea how good I had…
Review: Eleven Numbers
I have kind of a love/hate relationship with Lee Child and his most famous brain-child, Jack Reacher. I hate how much I love him. When you read a Jack Reacher…
Review: A Farewell to Arfs
This is the Chet and Bernie book when things get almost too dark for me. Farewell to Arfs by Spencer Quinn is the fifteenth book in the series and we’ve…
Review: Making Sure of Sarah
Betty Neels is a genre all her own, and her books are unmistakeably hers. This is one where she tries a little harder to break the mold, and it is…
Review: Three for a Wedding
For many years, I thought Betty Neels based her beloved Dutch doctor characters on her own husband. Am I the only one a little scandalized to discover that her husband…
Review: Villains’ Vignettes: Volume 2
Full Disclosure: Drew Hayes is a being from another realm – one where writing at an elite level is a superpower. Prove me wrong, I dare you, because I refuse…
Review: Child of Another Kind
For a science fiction book about an alien race interfering with our world, the most alien part of this book is the author’s relationship with emotions, religion, and women. This…
Review: Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
A while back, I wrote a break-up letter with this author and told her we were done. I meant it, too. I had given her so many chances with the…
Review: Could Have Been Real
Right after I read this book, I heard about the trauma response many abused children carry into adulthood, the ability to read people in an instant. These are adults that…
