The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
Best for: Those who enjoy a clever, complicated mystery. In a nutshell: Those diamonds from the last book? Someone else wants them back. Also, the group looks into the ten-year-old unsolved murder of a journalist. Worth quoting: N/A (Audio book) Why I chose it: I enjoy the … [Read more]
Encore in Death by J. D. Robb
I'm 100% that bitch. And I don't need a DNA test. J. D. Robb's Encore in Death is the 56th installment in her long running futuristic mystery series. If you're a fan of the series, it's a perfectly adequate installment. It would not be a good entry point if you're looking to start something … [Read more]
Mr. & Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond
Every once in a while, I come across a book that begs, BEGS, to be a tv series, or a graphic novel. Gwenda Bond’s Mr. & Mrs. Witch would translate so well into a visual medium. I keep throwing in graphic novel as an option, because some of the more fantastical elements would need very good … [Read more]
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke
This was a fun book, just as the cover and (extremely good) title promised. Butts: A Backstory is a cultural microhistory of the butt that pretty much covers every aspect of it that you would want or expect it to. We start with the evolutionary purpose of the butt and then move on to such topics … [Read more]
The Queen’s Favorite Witch V02 The Lost King by Benjamin Dickson
CBR15Passport another country (set in England, both author & illustrator live in UK) The Queen’s Favorite Witch V02 The Lost King has the old distinction of being maybe not as good as the first, but also just as good as the first. I mean, I enjoyed volume one (even though it was a familiar … [Read more]
My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King
Like many white folk who studied the Civil Rights Movement on a surface level, I always assumed Coretta Scott King fully played the Dutiful Wife. She tended to the children, kept the house, lifted the spirits of her famous husband, mourned with dignity and carried on his legacy as she got … [Read more]
