Author Archives: beckylindroos

I  did it – I finished this book in spite of the fact I would nod off and have to reread big chunks; in spite of the fact that after Part 1 I had very little background; in spite of … Continue reading →

1/10/25 THE DEMON OF UNREST:A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Eric Larson 2024read by Scott Brick 9h 50mRating – 9.5 – US History/ literary/military history / Although I was a history … Continue reading →

You’ve probably noticed my “review-blurbs” have been getting shorter and shorter and with more time between them. Sometimes I miss one or two. Sometimes I get confused while writing. Well, I’m 77 years old now and not in the best … Continue reading →

The explanation – “On the first Saturday of every month, a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. Readers and bloggers are invited to join in by creating their own … Continue reading →

The Department Q series comes to a thrilling conclusion when the team must turn inward to solve the cold case that has put their own leader behind bars, a place where his enemies are plentiful and time is quickly running … Continue reading →

This is a debut novel and a stunning one. I was sure it had won awards last year, but on double checking I see that idea has to be remedied. I did read Talty’s “Night of the Living Rez” from last … Continue reading →

I missed blogging several books which I read in November. They are: MYSTERY – CRIME   The Waiting by Michael Connelly, 2024 Read by a small castRating: A / crime thriller-procedura (#5 of Renée Ballard/ #Slow starting but worth it and i’ve grown rather … Continue reading →

I got this one at that super sale a week or so ago and have been looking forward to it, a bit nervous that it might be horrible. – LOL  Ido enjoy reading seasonal books – I’ve been doing Christmas … Continue reading →

This recording was never a book – it’s an “Original” from Audible, but Beth Macy is the author and all her interviews in it she did for this book and she original people read it. I feel like for now … Continue reading →

Originally by Jana H on December 7, 2024“Spell the Month in Books is a pretty straightforward monthly linkup. Find a book title that starts with each letter in the month’s name, make a list, share your link, and that’s it! The linkup opens … Continue reading →

Some readers call this type of crime fiction “Females in Jeapardy” – aka FemJeap,” describing the nature of the crimes. Parts of the books can be extremely violent, bloody, gruesome because Methos is no different from other crime authors these … Continue reading →

I read the first two Molly the Maid books and liked them very much.  I saw there was a Christmas theme for a future book so I put it on my Wish List for later.   Mistletoe Mystery By Nita Prose Read … Continue reading →

For the last 10 or so years I’ve made a tradition of reading seasonally appropriate books when I can.  As far as I can tell (by checking Audible for when I read that book) this little “tradition” of mine started … Continue reading →

Black Pill:How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison, Society, and Capture American Politicsby Elle Reeve, 2024read by authoRating – 8 This is the nonfiction story of how the alt-right white Christian Nationalists, and other right-wing groups involved … Continue reading →

Great book –  This is the 2nd read but it didn’t get a 10 last time because there were a lot of new Ideas in it for me.  I’d not thought about it much – I’d read about dictatorships but … Continue reading →

Good book and I am so glad I read it. The narrative covers the time frame of sometime just before  2020, when Joe Biden won the Presidency of the US, through 2020 when Trump lost the election (and his mind, … Continue reading →

Mrs Fredericka Mandelbaum came to the US from Germany with her husband Wolf but it wasn’t all that easy to make money in New York in 1850. So she decided she needed to become an entrepreneur and started selling the goods her … Continue reading →