reviews

A Story More Skeleton than Personality Author: Debbie Macomber Making our way through a mixed audio CD book lot from eBay, Trav (the hubby) and I encountered 1105 Yakima Street and, with no further experience of Debbie Macomber beyond seeing some aesthetically pleasing cover images at the grocery store, we plunged in. The only abridged version of this book is the audio CD format, and although I don’t like the idea of chopping a book down, a free book in the hand is worth a listen, and always provides the possibility of finding a new author. I’ve discovered many series [...]

Rawness, Revenge, Remorse Author: Louise Penny Winter is once again descending on Three Pines, an isolated Quebec village where abuses, lies, dreams of grandeur, and murder are all slowly roiling to the seemingly serene surface. CC de Poiters, renowned self-help author and creator of Be Calm, a pseudo-yogic philosophy that turns emotion inward to create an insidious blankness, has recently moved into the old Hadley mansion – and with her something evil creeps. A brutal, two-faced climber, CC is known for her abusive nature and toxic philosophy and as Christmas carols fill the air, hate fills the village. CC has [...]