Just a gathering
of my book
and movie reviews
from recent years.
These are my Book and Movie reviews I have written for Goodreads, Amazon, and IMDb. . They are mostly Women’s fiction and mysteries in books because that’s what I read now. I look at all types of movies and TV shows, particularly British mysteries and dramas. But as far as reviews are concerned I generally limit those to very light small screen fare where my thoughts don’t get lost in the shuffle among hundreds of other reviews. Most of what I read and watch have one thing in common: They have upbeat hopeful endings with justice prevailing and closure achieved. Call me crazy.
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Branching Out
Donor or Dad? There’s probably all kinds of things wrong with a 10 year-old talking her mother into seeking out her bio-dad so that her school “family tree” project can have more than one branch with only her mother and her grandmother on it. “It’s more like a log”, she complains. And the fact that…
Friday’s Child
By Georgette Heyer I have read this comic masterpiece many times and I have always enjoyed it. And I have listened to the almost 25-year-old reading by Eve Matheson. Again, very enjoyable. But this new version read by Owen Findley was just too too funny. His interpretations of all the characters were “bang up to…
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia This book shares a lot of motifs with some of the old-fashioned Gothics of yore. By yore, I mean the 1960s and 70s. But it goes down a much darker road as far as physical and sexual horror. And it turns at least one of the usual tropes on its head. Luckily…
Falling in Love in Niagara
Or, How Socks and Golf Doomed a 3-year Relationship. But That’s a Good Thing. This was very mediocre. First, it’s one of my least favorite types of Hallmarks where the plot and characters take second place to the setting. This type has its place in that they are very relaxing and give you something pretty…
Legend of the Lost Locket
No Festival, but a Fancy Dress Ball Ummm. It’s a good thing this girl is an antique dealer and not a detective. She, Amelia, is a successful and well-known owner of a fine antique shop in London. She is looking to expand to Paris or Amsterdam but needs more capital to do so. To that…
Blind Date Book Club
Book It! I really really liked this. Although in many ways it was a typical Hallmark romance, it was distinguished by the lack of tiresome crutches tactics that Hallmark typically depends on to advance the story, create a little drama, or motivate change and growth in the hero or heroine. And let me tell you,…
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