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To Be Where You Are

"Love shall be our token" Author: Jan Karon In book 14 of the Mitford Series, To Be Where You Are, Father Tim has made peace with his retirement only to randomly find himself with a 9-to-5, the Barlow family moves just a bit closer to redemption, Lace and Dooley face financial travesty only to miraculously escape the negativities of life, and a lot of random stuff happens to a lot of people. Meanwhile, everything has become quite twee. Now, The Mitford series has always been one that embraces the vibes of cozy, showing how a relationship with God provides sanctuary even [...]

Frances Carden2026-10-30T18:56:27-07:00October 30th, 2026|Tags: book reviews, Christian fiction, Father Tim, Mitford, read, reading|

Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery

Fight Like Charlie Author: Lawrence Ingrassia It’s standard now when you go to the doctor – that long litany of relatives, close and far, and every disease they’ve ever had, at what age, to what extent, and success (or failure) of treatment. Cancer, of course, is the one we all fear the most, and from young ages we start to memorize the people in our line, many of whom are only a bare flicker of memory, and how cancer morphed their future. But it wasn’t always like this. Enter A Fatal Inheritance where journalist Lawrence Ingrassia examines both his wrought family [...]

Frances Carden2026-10-25T16:13:01-07:00October 25th, 2026|Tags: book review, cancer, medical, read, reading|

Particularly Nasty Case, A

When a Bad Doctor Takes on A Murder Case Author: Adam Kay Dr. Eitan Rose has some bad habits, to put it mildly. We meet him in a gay bath house, naked, doing CPR on a fellow reveler, and honestly, it’s all down hill from there. Whether he is sneaking cocaine at work, arriving with cum stains on his clothes, having sex with someone he just met on his boss’ desk, or just being generally salty, Dr. Rose’s good bedside manner with his adoring patients is not enough to save his reputation or his job. He’s already in A LOT of [...]

Frances Carden2026-10-12T09:27:03-07:00October 12th, 2026|Tags: book review, Comedy, dark comedy, fiction, mystery, read, reading, thriller, Whe|