What’s with you, kid? You think the death of Raymond Chandler left an opening in the Rat Pack? Im amused that my pick for Home Sweet Home’s bingo square, Bloomfield Hills Michigan’s own Elmore Leonard, spends about two lines on Detroit before moving the action to California, in this apparent sequel to Out of Sight. I dunno. It was a buck and I needed that home square space, I saw the movie when I was in middle school, but I remember the plot points neatly […]
So I guess I panicked from the word go.
The Bus on Thursday – 4/5 Stars This was an audiobook and I hadn’t heard of it before I looked a little into and downloaded it from Overdrive. Also, had this not been Australian I might not have listened to it, and had I read the back I wouldn’t either. I also almost turned it off early on because of a kind of off-key line that I didn’t like. But something clicked in my experience at some point and I ended up really liking it. […]
Come along for the ride
This is my Home, Something, Home read. Jessie Haas is a Vermont author and a patron of the bookstore I work at. She and her husband, Michael Daley (also an amazing author), stopped by the store one day and I had the pleasure of becoming friendly with them both. Saige is a very typical an American Girl story. This young girl is spunky, nervous, must deal with family and friends issues. Plus, she will grow and make mistakes along the way. She has interests […]
Hello Old Friends
I really can’t be objective when Harlan Coben writes another Myron Bolitar mystery. I’m just so darn happy to see Myron, Win, and the rest of the Scooby gang again and find out what they’re up to. I read this latest outing in about four hours and it felt like a great way to start the summer reading season with a book that doesn’t break any new ground but which engaged me from beginning to end. Jumping into this book is a bit like coming […]