Rating: 9 General Rating: Readers have come to expect a fast-paced thriller from Joshilyn Jackson and this doesn’t disappoint. Skip factor: 0% skipping. (Um. This doesn’t happen often for me. I admit, sheepishly, that I normally skip a sentence or two or twenty.) Who should read: Puzzle solvers who love thrillers, mysteries, a bit of romance, … Read more
Rating: 8.5 General Rating: But for the ending, this would be a nine. Skip factor: 1%. I skipped next to nothing. Who should read: Readers who like books that jump (POVs and time), and those who like to analyze a good mystery. Summary: Without spoiling this entire book, the gist of the story is two troubled … Read more
Rating: 9 General Rating: A fast, hard-to-put-down, detective crime thriller. Skip factor: 1%. Only skipped when I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. Who should read: Readers who like thrillers—especially detective-crime junkies—this is for you. I neglected chores and duties to sort out who the fictitious serial killer was. Summary: Detective Tess is called to the … Read more
My daughter, Jackie, was born thirty-eight years ago today. She lived 15 hours. Between 1938 and 1971, millions of pregnant women took a drug that doctors and pharmaceutical companies have long avoided discussing, Diethylstilbesterol (DES). My mother was one of those women. Prescribed as both a means to alleviate morning sickness and a miracle drug … Read more
Rating: 9 – 9.5 General Rating: Keeps your attention throughout. Skip factor: 0% which doesn’t happen too often. Who should read: Any woman would like this story. But those who enjoy great writing will love. Summary: The story starts off with a bang. When Libby Miller arrives home to break the news to her husband that she has … Read more
I do. I can’t stop buying books…old books, new books, paperbacks, ebooks…it matters naught to me. If one sparks my interest, I’m whipping out the credit card or pressing the “Buy Now” button. And those old Library Book Sales? OMG! Dont’ let me go. I used to take ten dollars but ended up scraping change … Read more
(Above are: Sonnie, Annie, Rachel & Chase) Ever thought of someone, then they called? Had a Deja Vu feeling as if you’ve been somewhere you couldn’t possibly have been? Felt like someone was watching you? If you have, you’re going to love my new novella, The Dream Diaries. These are the short stories of the … Read more
Want to be a writer? Um, maybe you don’t. I’m in a hostage situation. See that view in the window? (Yes, I have my Jack pants on.) That’s me. Every morning. At 5 am. Scratch that, 4 am. Okay, scratch that, too. Truthfully, I’ve been up between 2:30 and 3 am every day this week, … Read more
Rating: 8 General Rating: A World War II story about the perseverance of three sisters, whom survived Auschwitz and Birkenau. Who should read: Those interested in touching stories about holocaust survivors. Sisters. Women who have survived similar atrocities, and certainly survivors and children of holocaust survivors. Skip factor: 8%. I skipped more than a little between 60% … Read more
Rating: 10 Serendipitous. Heartfelt and enjoyable. A lovely warm tale about a woman and a tentacled creature. If only life mimicked this book, rewarded truly deserving people who have weathered fate’s storms. Skip factor: I skipped nothing. 0% Who should read? Readers who need a boost from life’s norm. Women who love serendipitous stories … Read more
