In the small town of Pico Mundo, an unassuming fry cook by the outlandish name of Odd Thomas has a special ability; he can see the dead. They can’t speak to him but they have their own ways of communicating. After the murder of a small boy, Odd sees his spirit wandering around. It’s obvious […]
Marie Tussaud, or Grosholtz as she is named throughout most of the book, was in an ideal position to narrate a history of the French Revolution. A foreign-born commoner, she was neither part of the nobility nor of the starving peasants. She and her family owned, designed and operated the wax museum that has become […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.
I have been AWOL for a while now, but I’m going to grab this opportunity to try to jump back into my blogging routine, such as it is. Here’s what’s happened since my last Monday post on July 8. Posted […]
CeeCee Honeycutt. Bless her heart. She’s only twelve years old and her Mama’s crazy as a bedbug. She runs around town in old pageant dresses and tiaras, making a laughingstock of herself. She’s living in 1951 when she was the Vidalia Onion Queen and isn’t taking care of her daughter; CeeCee is the caregiver in […]
Holy cow. It has been three weeks since I last posted. Three weeks! Where does the time go? I’ve been desperately juggling a lot of things for a while now and I just finally hit critical capacity. My blog had to go neglected. I accepted a new position at work as a “Clinical Research Coordinator.” […]
John Singer is a deaf-mute living a solitary life in a Southern city. His best friend, Spiros Antonapoulos, has been taken away to the state asylum. But as Singer makes his solitary way through life, he draws a group of four lonely individuals to him: Mick Kelly, a poor young girl with dreams of being […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Life and Lit: Of A Holiday, A New TV Show, and An Amusement Park Character Connection featuring Cal Morrisey from Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie Review: Memory & Dream by Charles de Lint Mini Review: Forever by Maggie Stiefvater Review: Déjà […]
I don’t know about you, but having the 4th of July fall on Wednesday this year threw me all out of whack. Work two days, a day off then work another two days and have another two days off… It kind of didn’t work for me. It was nice to have Wednesday off but then […]
It’s impossible (for me, anyway) to read a forensic mystery without comparing it to the Scarpetta novels. This one was awesome! I haven’t read a forensic science mystery this good since the early Scarpettas! These novels are the basis for the TV series, Bones. I’ve never watched that show, so I didn’t come into this […]
Oooh, Cal Morrisey. *sigh* The leading man in Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie, Cal is a dreamboat. Yes, it’s an old-fashioned word but that’s what he is. He’s good-looking, he’s effortlessly charming, he owns a successful business, he’s a great cook and a loyal friend… He has it all. But the charm is more out […]
POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR SHIVER AND LINGER!!! Now that Grace is a wolf, Sam finds himself at loose ends. He and Cole are rattling around Beck’s house and generally irritating each other. Mr. Culpeper is still determined to do something about the local wolf problem. Cole is determined to find a cure. The wolves’ lives are […]