reviews

Whine, Moan, Obfuscate . . . and Repeat Author: Elizabeth Gilbert An iconic spiritual/self-discovery memoir, Eat, Pray, Love has become a cultural touchstone making appearances in everything from common satire to the very real plight of modern women in an evolving and often confusing world. Elizabeth Gilbert documents what are her admittedly first-world problems. She has a house, a loving husband, a good job, and they are planning to soon have children and fulfill the overarching American dream. Why then is she spending every night in tears and borderline panic attacks, couched on her beautifully tiled bathroom floor, imploring some unknown universal [...]

Supernatural Sleuthing Author: T.J. O'Connor You know, it isn’t easy to investigate when you’re dead.  Or at least that’s what I’ve learned from Ghost Detective Oliver Tucker.  You see, Tuck died about 5 pages into the first book in his series – The Gumshoe Ghost Mysteries penned by T.J. O’Connor.  It’s been awhile since he’s been practicing his trade from the beyond now, as we enter the third book in the series – Dying to Tell. Dying to Tell finds Tuck in a familiar place – a dead guy with a live wife who can see him and hear him [...]

A kumbaya style Hallmark beach read to melt your  brain Author: Beth Harbison A pastel colored, bring-me-to-the-beach softcover with promises of female comradery, secrets, and road-trips, Driving with the Top Down promises an introspective journey through three secretly broken women as fate throws them together during a two week driving-trip. A sprightly beginning shows each woman in the light of a fairy-tale princess living the Martha Stewart dream, only to be shattered by the insecurities and secrets of the women’s real lives. Colleen Bradley is a married antique collecting, do-it-yourself crafter with a successful business and a seemingly ideal life. The truth, [...]