-
Recent Posts
- “…a great experience in a park typically doesn’t happen in a few minutes.” – Subpar Parks: America’s Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressive Visitors by Amber Share
- “Your body is not your own.”- Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes
- “Flight is but momentary escape from the eternal custody of earth.” – West with the Night by Beryl Markham
- “That’s how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in…” – Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
- “…a voice on the radio offering a loom on which to spin his dreams.” – All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Recent Comments
Archives
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- April 2023
- February 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- July 2022
- May 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: June 2019
“Monsters know when they are recognized..” – Cari Mora by Thomas Harris
The psychological profiling and tracking of serial killers in books, television and film is extremely interesting to me. The first book that I encountered along those lines was “Silence of the Lambs” and I devoured all of the prequels and … Continue reading
Posted in Young Adult
Tagged CBR11, Crime, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Leave a comment
“The Chosen ones never know that they are chosen.” Daisy Jones and the Six – by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Another of Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club picks strikes again. This is definitely a page turner and a great summer read. Might I also recommend having some good 60’s rock ‘n roll playing in the background as well? Sit … Continue reading
“An Eden of dangerous things” – Florida by Lauren Groff
I don’t generally read a lot of short story collections. When I do, I prefer the ones that have some kind of thread that tie them together. This book fit that particular bill. While each of the stories in this … Continue reading
“…his attraction to her felt terrifying, like an oncoming train, and he threw her under it.” – Normal People by Sally Rooney
Wow. I’m not exactly sure where to start with this one. This was my book club’s pick for June and it is killing me that I will be out of town and unable to discuss it. Classmates at school, Marianne … Continue reading
“You can’t stop the tide.” Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams
Beatriz Williams is one of my summer read go-tos. For some reason, I never got around to this book last summer when it came out. My mother passed her copy to me and it has been sitting on my non-library … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Tagged Beatriz Williams, CBR11, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Leave a comment
“I am a liability” – 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
I read and loved “The Hating Game” based on many great reviews from fellow Cannonballers. I snatched this one up as soon as I saw it on the new book shelves at the library. It’s the perfect summer book and … Continue reading
motherofasonreads 