The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
After reading Thursday Murder Club last year, I was immediately craving more. Based in the English countryside, the Thursday Murder Club centers around a group of elderly residents in a senior living community. Each week the members of the club meet to discuss old, unsolved crimes. In the first … [Read more]
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
When I picked up A Court of Thorns and Roses from my local library, I wasn't sure what kind of journey it would take me on. With a full cast of humans, faeries, and other mystical beasts, it seemed right up my alley. I devoured it in a single day. The first in a series of books, ACOTAR opens in … [Read more]
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Six years into her career, Colleen Hoover published the novel Verity. The book opens with an absolute horror scene, and careens from one shock to the next for the duration of it's 350-odd pages. If you want to be completely startled over and over again, this is the book for you. Verity is … [Read more]
Burr by Gore Vidal
Burr "Shortly before midnight, July 1, 1833, Colonel Aaron Burr, aged seventy-seven, married Eliza Jumel, born Bowen fifty-eight years ago (more likely sixty-five but remember: she is prone to litigation!). The ceremony took place at Madame Jumel's mansion on the Washington Heights and was … [Read more]
Abraham Lincoln by James M McPherson
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James M McPherson
"Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky, about fifty miles south of Louisville." Abraham Lincoln James McPherson tells us in the introduction this short biography, which I decided to read before embarking on some longer ones I have, that he wanted to present … [Read more]
Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry
“He bought a couch that he adorned with silks of Tyrian purple. He lay her upon it and sang ballads to her. Like most great visual artists he was an incompetent musician and a deplorable poet.” ― Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined This is the third book I’ve read on Greek myths in the … [Read more]
