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2022 Reading Wrap-Up
That’s right, I’m still here. Wouldn’t know it by looking at this dusty old blog, would you? Since we last spoke, I’ve kind of come to terms with the idea that while I can, and will, blog about books, I’m probably not what you’d call a ‘book blogger.’ I say this because I have made… Continue reading
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“The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle” by Matt Cain
This novel is… everything. It is the perfect way of telling the story of what it means to be human – the fear, the bravery, the pain, the healing, the heartbreak, the love… of yourself and of those around you. I did not expect all of that, but maybe that’s because I’m a jaded human… Continue reading
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Hi. Hello. Here’s to a…
new beginning. Here’s to a new beginning. It’s not January 1 so this isn’t a New Year’s Resolution. If anything, it’s an almost-September-1-resolution… which, of course, is not actually a thing. And yet here we are. I haven’t posted since late January 28, 2022. Today is August 29, 2022 so I am killing this ‘blogger’… Continue reading
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Editorializing on Books #1: Novels About Living People
Hello & welcome to a thing I’m going try… try to do in a more formal way, in any case, since what is a blog but a place for opinions and editorializing. Anyway, I’ve tried this before and failed so this time I’m not setting a frequency goal or a schedule. When I have something… Continue reading
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Reviewed: “The Ventriloquists” by E.R. Ramzipoor
I have a list of my top five favorite World War II novels, and E.R. Ramzipoor’s The Ventriloquists now counts among it. The characters, some of whom were real people who dared to stand up to the Nazis and some who were created by the author, are deep, complex, and unique individuals who come together in a… Continue reading
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Top 10 Books of 2021 (and some random stats)
As years go, 2021 had… well, it had it’s moments. I barely blogged, so there’s that. But I read 63 books, and that’s nothing to sniff at. Some were chapter books with reading levels of Grade 5, or lower, that I unearthed while stress-cleaning my closet but if there’s one thing that this never-ending pandemic… Continue reading
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Reviewed: “The Girl at the Door” by Veronica Raimo
tw: rape, sexual assault, abuse, drug use, professor-student relationship Trigger warnings are required for this novel, because it is based on all of those things. That’s where the story comes from, so you can’t read them… don’t read this. That being said, if you can read those things and want to try a very unique… Continue reading
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Reviewed: “The Guncle” by Stephen Rowley
This book soothed me. It made me laugh and it made me cry, happy tears and sad. As a single, childless aunt to kids not that much different in age from the kids in this book… I think I even learned to just be myself with them even more reading this. They can be themselves… Continue reading
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Reviewed: “Wunderland” by Jennifer Cody Epstein
I think there may have been too many timelines in Wunderland for it to reach it’s full potential as a World War II novel. I give it credit for not trending toward outright romance in the shadow of war, as a lot of WWII novels do, or focusing on some aspect of the resistance to… Continue reading
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Reviewed: “Killer Content” by Olivia Blacke
This book was such good fun!!! Yes, it included a murder but… watching Louisiana girl Odessa Dean try to fit in with the hipster crowd in Williamsburg, Brooklyn while trying to solve the murder of a co-worker/sorta friend was pure fun! Odessa is funny, witty, charming, and utterly self-effacing. She goofs and she’s not afraid… Continue reading
About Me
An English diarist and naval administrator. I served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament. I had no maritime experience, but I rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and my talent for administration.
Adventures With Words 