Thursday, May 21, 2026

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

 Dominic and his children live on a remote island off Antarctica which contained the world's seed bank.  He is caretaker of the island and the research facility on it.  When a woman washes ashore during a storm, Dom's life is upended, especially since the island has lost communications and the island is essentially sinking due to climate change.

I felt really sad reading about the animals, so I subtracted a star.

3 stars.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

 We learn about Sybil's life through her letters to and from various people in her life.

4.5 stars.

Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh

Lawyer Eddie Flynn defends a young woman in a triple homicide case.  

4 stars.


Monday, May 11, 2026

The Mad Wife by Meagan Church

 1950's housewife's descent into "madness".  

I really enjoyed this novel.  Unreliable narrator is one of my favorite devices.

4 stars.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Patchwork Players by Jennifer Chiaverini

 Elm Creek Quilt Camp holds a special session for actress Julia Merchaud and the crew from her TV series, A Patchwork Life.

Okay story.  I think I'm just bored of this series.

3 stars.

Friday, May 1, 2026

We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

 Audio.  10.5 hours.

Duchess, 13, has to parent both her mother and her younger brother, Robin.  When her mother is murdered, Duchess and Robin are sent to live with an unknown grandfather who is also murdered, possibly by the same man?  

4 stars.

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

 Audio.  10 hours.

Read by Carlotta Brentan.

Emma Carpenter takes a house sitting job on a deserted beach while grieving the death of her daughter.  Along the way, she angers an author with an online one-star review.  Now she'a being terrorized as the crazed author tries to kill her.  

Very unbelievable.

2 stars.