Long ago, I accepted my own propensity for being terrible at doing certain things “on time.” Especially if it has to do with sending mail or letters, holidays, birthdays, cards, and actually writing things down… I will probably drag my feet, get wrapped up in emotions, focus too much on perfectionism, and fail at accomplishing my postal-related goals. Six Wakes was one of my beautiful, shiny, inspiring Xmas exchange gifts from MsWas. Guess who didn’t write a post when she got her box? Me. Shameful, […]
The Forgotten is Not One to Remember
This was the first Faye Kellerman novel that I’ve read, and my reasons for starting off the 2019 CBR challenge with it were two-fold: 1) I love a good mystery/ detective fiction novel; and 2) this was on my bookshelf one of my 2019 goals is to read through the books I already own. Unfortunately, this novel never quite gelled for me. It wasn’t horrible- I was invested enough to finish and find out ‘who done it’- but I also won’t be seeking out any […]
Where are my Lady Sherlock fans?
I got a little thrill this year when I told Sherry Thomas on Twitter I was so excited for this book, and she liked my status. The Hollow of Fear is the third book in the Sherry Thomas series. For those who are fans of the slow burn romance between Lord Ingram and Charlotte Holmes, there are heartbreaking and breathtaking moments between those two. If that’s all we got, I would have been satisfied. There’s also a mystery involving Lady Ingram, who suddenly turns up […]
Dead Man Upright: An Elegy for Derek Raymond
I read this one for the Cannonball Run Bingo, category: “This is the End.” It is the last book in the Factory Series. I first came across Derek Raymond’s work on a list of unheralded dystopias. He had written his A State of Denmark in the late-60s in response to British politics of that time. I liked his voice as a write but couldn’t connect with the main character and so I set the book aside. A few months later, I discovered the “Backlisted” podcast, where a […]